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Riders who are experienced track cyclists from other tracks may find that they can complete full accreditation within 4 sessions.
For those new to track cycling, especially indoors, it's unrealistic to expect to be riding at the kind of skill level that is assessed at stage 4 in just 3 hours of track time. Look at Herne Hill, even experienced track league racers do not always pass their accredition, and that's an outdoor track.
I don't understand what is wrong with doing as many sessions as you need at whatever stage is appropriate for your current skill level.
Full accreditation allows you to participate in SQTs and Track Leagues across all five cities velodromes (Manchester, Newport, LVVP, Derby and Glasgow). People have worked very hard to put a system in place which ensures a standard of riding is met at each stage of accredition. Not only is it unfair to progress riders to stage 4 unless they have shown competence at stage 3, but it's also unsafe. Once a rider achieves accredition, their BC license is endorsed with 'UK Velodrome Accredited'. It's actually a hard-earned, precious thing, which can also be suspended or revoked at any of the five velodromes if the rider does anything the coach or cycling manager deem to be dangerous.
If you watch SQT sessions and track leagues at indoor velodromes, you will see how dangerous it would be to include riders who aren't quite yet ready for that level of riding.
There isn't a great deal of detailed information around about this, but the UK wide system is a very new setup and LVVP has only been open a matter of weeks.