Opportunities with VISC
Take your passion for riding to a whole new level
Instructor candidate selection/hiring status: OPEN
The Vancouver Island Safety Council is currently hiring.
There will be an VISC Open House for interested people on Saturday August 30, 2025 at Camosun-Interurban Campus - Parking Lot 3 from 5pm-7pm
Deadlines for applications will be September 6, 2025.
Interviews will run September 13 & 14, 2025. Only those applicants short listed will be notified.
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If you are interested in becoming a VISC Instructor, please review the below information and complete our online application form.
The information below represents our general instructor criteria:
Live in the greater Victoria area (Mill Bay south)
All instructor positions are part-time only
Preference for those available for weekday courses (preferably retired or flexible work schedule)
Minimum 3 years of motorcycle riding experience with a valid class 6 licence
We can only train instructors to teach with the Vancouver Island Safety Council
Selected applicants train, non-paid, throughout the fall and winter (select evenings and weekends) to be ready to teach the following year (March)
Additional Training Program Details
Our instructors find their part-time work extremely rewarding in many ways and are happy to give something back to the riding community and sport which they enjoy so much. Any avid motorcyclist who has a sincere desire to teach motorcycle safety can apply if they meet the following minimum requirements:
Minimum of 19 years of age
Class 6 Motorcycle Licence for minimum of 3 years, with 3 years consecutive riding experience
Good Driving Record (ICBC Driver's Abstract Required)
No Criminal Code Driving Offences in the past five years
$250 training deposit (refunded after 1st year of teaching)
Criminal Record Check *
Driver Training Instructor Medical Evaluation *
Current Basic First Aid and CPR certification *
* Applicants will be instructed when to complete these requirements. Additional costs are the responsibility of the applicant.
Got what it takes?
There is a tremendous time commitment involved with becoming a VISC instructor. The instructor training program consists of approximately 100 hours of training. Once training is completed, our instructors typically teach 3 or 4 courses a year, with a requirement to teach a minimum of 2 courses. Instructors are expected to continue upgrading their teaching skills to include theory and traffic course instruction. All of our instructors at the Safety Council are passionately committed to both motorcycling and safe riding.