One of the Club’s objectives is to improve members riding and motorcycling allied skills and your Club will sponsor you to complete a recognised rider training or nationally recognised first aid course.

  You can only claim the training sponsorship having completed your initial 12 month membership and then having renewed for a 2nd year.  After that you can only make one claim per financial year.

  This is a Member driven activity where you book, pay and attend one of the listed rider or recognised first aid training programs and on completion present your training ‘completion certificate’ and provider's 'tax invoice' in your name to the Treasurer who will reimburse you the cost of the course up to $100 (maximum) for rider training and $50 (maximum) for first aid course cost.  There is no reimbursement for travel, accommodation, meals or entertainment.

  This program is at the sole discretion of the Committee and President sole arbiter of any dispute as to whether a course is or is not approved.  If you are in doubt, then email and have the President approve/disprove your course subsidy before enrolling.  This decision is no reflection on the relevance or validity of your chosen training provider or the course itself. 

Improve Your Riding Skills

The Committee has agreed the following rider training providers and courses.  Please send the details to the President (President@bmwmcc.au) if you find another one for consideration.

• BMW Australia Off Road Rider Training, various locations,
• Stay Upright ACT @ Queanbeyan NSW,
• Academy of Off Road Riding @ Nelligen NSW,
• Top Rider Motorcycle Rider Training @ Marulan, (occasionally in Canberra, check the web).
• California Superbike School (Australia), various race track locations around Australia and the USA.

Learn First Aid

If not for you, then why not for a fellow rider or member of your family or that unknown stranger.  Your Club will sponsor you to complete Provide First Aid HLTAID011.

"Application:  This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide a first aid response to a casualty in line with first aid guidelines determined by the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) and other Australian national peak clinical bodies.

The unit applies to all persons who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings."

This unit of competence is offered by many community and private organisations, some have good intentions but are not accredited.  So please ensure that they are accredited to deliver this training for this unit of competence.  Accredited trainers are listed on the Australian government website https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLTAID011

Rules & Eligibility

For the Club financial year the combined rider and first aid subsidy program is capped at 20 members.  The Committee will keep you up to date on how many member claims have been made and if you are concerned please email the Treasurer@bmwmcc.au before booking your course.

The rules!

• You must be a current financial member of the BMW Motorcycle Club Canberra Inc. and having renewed for your 2nd+ year of membership.  You cannot claim either subsidy within the first 12 months of being a member.  Yes, we will check.
• You must book, pay and attend a course with one of the listed rider training or accredited first aid organisations.
• Having successfully completed your course, you send a copy of your completion certificate and course receipt (must have your name, date and type of course) to the Treasurer@bmwmcc.au with your contact email and bank details, and
• The Treasurer, having validated your membership will then reimburse you the cost of the course up to a maximum of $50 First Aid or $100 Rider Training.
• You can claim only one reimbursement per Club membership financial year ending 28 February.