Starting on Friday, October 14, 2022,Texas Motorcycle Training Schools who have appropriately credentialed motorcycle instructors can begin offering the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s (MSF) Basic Rider Course 2 updated (BRC2-LW) eCourse (eP2x6) and MSF’s 3 Wheel Basic Rider Course updated (3WBU) eCourse (eP1x7-9).
The curriculum for each course did not change – as with eP1x11, the delivery method was modified to allow schools to deliver the classroom phase of the course online.
- Texas Motorcycle Instructors cannot present the eP2x6 and eP1x7-9 variants until they have completed the online eP1x11 (BRCu) MSF Q-Center certification course. If you are interested in becoming certified under the eCourse(s), please contact MSF for more information.
- If you are a Texas Motorcycle instructor who is currently certified for BRC2U (L/S) and/or 3WBU and you complete the certification for eP1x11 (BRCu), you will receive the eP2 (for BRC2-LW) and 3eP1 (for 3W) designator in the REMS database. MSF will certify you automatically for eP2x6 and eP1x7-9 (if you are currently certified in those courses) after completing the certification for eP1x11 (BRCu).
- You must submit proof to TDLR’s Education and Examination Division that you have earned the eP1x11 variant certification, before you can teach this variant. Please note that you will not be able to report your class if you have not submitted the proof of certification.
- TDLR staff have updated the records of Motorcycle Instructors who had already provided their eP1x11 certification to TDLR and were approved to teach the BRC2U and 3WBU. Please do not re-send your certification if you have been approved.
- Schools may continue to decide for themselves which delivery method variants they will use. They can offer multiple approved delivery method variants.
- Schools and Motorcycle Instructors are not required to implement the new eP2x6 and/or eP1x7-9 delivery variants.
eP1x11, eP2x6 and eP1x7-9 Variant Information
The eP1, eP2 and 3eP1 variants already include end-of-module “Knowledge Checks” (module quizzes) and an end-of-course Knowledge Test that requires the student to obtain a score of 80% or better to pass and receive an eCourse Completion certificate. Texas Motorcycle Instructors will not be required to administer the current Knowledge Test for the eP1 (for BRCu), eP2 (for BRC2-LW) or 3eP1 (for 3W) variants because students will have satisfied this requirement online and will present the completion certificate to the school.
Students are required to provide a copy of their respective variant certificate before an MSB-8 can be issued. MSF eCourse certificates (regardless of delivery variants used) are part of the school’s course packet and must be retained for audit purposes.
For schools providing the eP1 or eP2 variants: school reporting personnel will enter a zero “0” for no eCourse received or “100” for eCourse received when reporting classes in REMS. This class reporting method ONLY applies if providing the eP1 or eP2 delivery method variants. Use “EP2” (for BRC2-LW) and “3EP1” (for 3W) as the course identifier in REMS for these variants. Please be sure to use the correct designation when entering information.
Schools and instructors should review the MSF eP1x11 FAQ document for important MSF guidance before presenting these variants to be sure they are using them correctly and using the most current MSF guidance.