Assessments for the Fundamentals Coach and Comp Int Coach portfolio should be performed by a peer coach / supervisor with 3+ years of coaching experience at or above the level you are pursuing certification at.

Make Ethical Decisions (MED) online evaluation is currently available in a Community Sport version and Competition-Introduction version. Coaches who have completed the Competition-Introduction version are currently covered for all levels. Coaches who have completed the Community Sport version of MED are covered for Fundamentals Coach only.

Specific MED evaluation for each level are anticipated for the future. Coaches will be required to complete the MED evaluation specific to their level within 5 years of the new evaluations being launched.

Course agenda's are located within the NCCP Program training page of each coaching level.    Select your coaching level under NCCP Program and select the tab titled Training.

 

1. Under normal circumstances you will receive a CC# when you complete your first NCCP training workshop. Once a workshop is entered into the NCCP Database, you will receive an email with your CC# / username and password. Please note that it can take up to three months for a workshop to be entered in to the database.

2. If you do not receive a confirmation email, or to request a CC#, please send an email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include the following information: name, address, date of birth, and possible time frame of the NCCP training/workshop, if applicable.  If you have duplicate CC#s, then you can also make a request to merge the two files.

3. Your CC# can be used to check your transcript by clicking here. Your transcript is proof of completion of NCCP training, evaluation, and certification.

4. To receive an NCCP coaching card by mail, please send a request in writing to CAC Coach Services at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and provide your CC#(if available), name, address, and date of birth.

Current Red Cross Certification is required to apply for NCCP recognition. Please contact the Canadian Red Cross Water Safety division for more information. http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=32250&;tid=001

Based on your description, as a supervisor you should be looking to reach NCCP Comp Int Coach certification.

The best location to post for coaching positions in Canada would be http://www.csca.org/JobPosting.aspx

Minimum coaching certification requirements are set by each Provincial Swimming Organization. Please visit http://www.nccpswimming.org/index.php/en/contacts for a listing of these organizations.

Swimming Canada minimum coaching registration and certification policies are found in the National Registration Policy document, found in the Member Services menu of the www.swimming.ca website.

Coaches must meet minimum NCCP requirements for professional development, in order to maintain active NCCP certification. Policies regarding this requirement are not yet confirmed. As policies are finalized, they will be made available through this website and your Provincial swimming organization.

At this time, we do not anticipate a fully certified Level 3 coach with MED will be required to do anything, but apply, to be recognized as Competition Coach certified. We are awaiting approval of this policy by the Coaching Association of Canada. When this policy has been approved, the application form for recognition will be made available.

No, there are no previous certification requirements or membership requirements to take the Swimming 101 course.

The pre-requisites to take the Swimming 101 course are:

• 16 years of age (note: NCCP policy requires a coach to be 16 years old for certification)
• Complete the Swimming 101 pre-course online workbook - a link to this online workbook is available on this website

To view a list of courses, click here

Fundamentals Coach certification has five key steps:

1. Swimming 101 Pre-Course Workbook (3 hrs)
2. Swimming 101 Course (20 hrs)
3. Fundamentals Coach Portfolio (3+ hrs depending on completeness of submitted tasks)
4. Fundamentals Coach Assessment (2+ hrs including observation and debrief)
5. Make Ethical Decisions training (optional 2-3 hrs) + online evaluation (required 2 hrs)

Fundamentals Coach is designed for coaches working with introductory to regional level competitive swimmers. When your swimmers begin progressing to the Provincial level, pursuing the steps required for Comp Int Coach would be advised.

Yes - the multi-sport competition coach courses can be taken at any time and will be recognized on your NCCP transcript.

There are two pre-requisited Comp Dev course before attending the first Comp Dev swimming course (Swimming 301) - these are Developing Athletic Abilities and Coaching and Leading Effectively.

There is one pre-requisite Comp Dev course before attending the second Comp Dev swimming course (Swimming 302) - this is Psychology of Performance.

The "Old to New" transition information is presented here:

http://www.nccpswimming.org/index.php/en/nccp-old-new/find-my-nccp-old-to-new-recognition

The core program of all contexts within the 'new' NCCP program are being delivered and are available for coaches in all Provinces. The next phase of development will introduce Advanced and Master certification for coaches at each context. Coaches pursuing further education and information have many opportunities available, and all should be considered based on a self-assessment of education needs.

The transfer of current NCCP certification to the new program can be found here:

http://www.nccpswimming.org/index.php/en/nccp-old-new/find-my-nccp-old-to-new-recognition

Please reivew the instructions here - http://www.coach.ca/-s13876

Your NCCP CC umber is generated by the Coaching Association of Canada when you take your first NCCP training event. In order to access your NCCP CC number, please see the instructions on this page - http://www.coach.ca/-s13876

Make Ethical Decisions is incorporated in the Multi Sport Comp-Int Part A module, and YES it will appear on your NCCP record as complete.