Make Ethical Decisions (MED) training and evaluation ensure coaches will be fully equipped to handle virtually any ethical situation with confidence and surety. MED helps coaches identify the legal, ethical, and moral implications of difficult situations that present themselves in the world of team and individual sport.

Please review the information provided on MED training and evaluation.

By successfully completing the Make Ethical Decisions (MED) workshop coaches will be fully equipped to handle virtually any ethical situation with confidence and surety. MED helps coaches identify the legal, ethical, and moral implications of difficult situations that present themselves in the world of team and individual sport.

A standardized decision-making module gives coaches a thorough process to rely on, while shared knowledge from qualified Learning Facilitators and experienced peers helps move the key principles out of the classroom and into the real world.

The MED workshop is a cornerstone of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), and leaves coaches with no doubt as to what to do when the going gets tough.

WHO NEEDS THE WORKSHOP?

MED training is very beneficial for coaches who will pursue certification, as it prepares the coach for the terminology and expectations of the MED online evalution.  

MED training is not required to take the evaluation or to achieve certification however it is required to achieve ‘trained’ status.

Successful completion of the online MED evaluation is necessary for "certified" status in any new NCCP program.

For more information on the NCCP status requirements for Swimming Canada NCCP levels, please visit the Training and Certification page.

HOW DO I TAKE THE WORKSHOP?

CLASSROOM VERSION

Classroom based Make Ethical Decisions workshops are offered by some Provicinal Sport Organizations across Canada as multi-sport workshops.   Some Provincial Swimming Organizations may also host swimming-specific MED training workshops.   

Provincial Sport / Coaching Organization offered courses can be accessed by selecting your province or territory from the map here.    Costs for the workshop range between $30 and $50.

Swimming-specific MED workshops will be listed on the Swimming Canada NCCP Course List.

ONLINE VERSION (offered by Coaching Association of Canada)

There are no upcoming NCCP online MED workshops scheduled as this training opportunity is currently being refined to provide you, the learner with a better user experience. Please sign-up for the Coaching Association of Canada newsletter to be notified via email when the workshop delivery has been reactivated.

Before you begin your Make Ethical Decisions (MED) online evaluation, we’d like to share a few items with you:

• As of September 2011, the Coaching Association of Canada offers TWO versions of the Make Ethical Decisions online evaluation;
  • Community Sport
  • Comp-Int

• Effective, September 2011, for the Swimming Canada's NCCP program, the correct evaluation to complete is as follows;
  • Swimming Teacher - complete the Comp-Int MED evaluation
  • Fundamentals Coach - complete the Community Sport MED evaluation
  • Comp Int Coach - complete the Comp-Int MED evaluation
  • Comp Int Coach - complete the Comp-Int MED evaluation

* As additional context-specific MED evaluations are made available, coaches will be required to complete the MED evaluation specific to the context they are pursuing certification in.

• You need to have a CC number and an active account with the NCCP Database for the Make Ethical Decisions online evaluation.
• If you have not been assigned a CC number, and it has been more than four weeks from the time of your workshop, please contact the NCCP Database via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• If you have your CC number, but do not have an active account yet set up, please contact the NCCP Database via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You will need to provide your name date of birth and NCCP# to receive account access.

Once you can access the MED Comp-Int Evaluation, we recommend reviewing the pre-evaluation tasks. These tasks are provided to review the material taught in the Competition – Introduction Make Ethical Decisions module. It will also help to prepare you for the actual evaluation, improving your chances of successful completion.

The Comp-Int MED online evaluation has two scenario’s that you are required to complete for a successful evaluation. You may do one of the scenario’s and return later to complete the second.

If at any time you need help with the technology, please contact the Support Service at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The MED evaluation will only allow you two attempts to successfully complete the evaluation. If both attempts are unsuccessful, you will be required to participate in a Make Ethical Decisions module in order to access the online evaluation for another two attempts.

Once you have successfully completed the online evaluation, your file on the NCCP Database will automatically be updated on the following Monday.

To access the Make Ethical Decisions online evaluation, visit http://www.coach.ca/elearning-s13846