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Monday, January 21, 2008
BCU to UKCC switch over

Coaches

The following are what I beleive to be the Level 2 cross over requirements, from the old BCU scheme to the new UKCC scheme.

Having asked lots of questions of lots of people I've tried to put together a route through the mire. The following is my iterpretation of a way to acheiving the UKCC status and not an explanation of what the changes are or whether they are good or bad.

The main answer I got back was that there is no panic and that you don't have to rush the switch over, you can leave it as late as 2012. However you won't be able to award any certificates as the BCU won't recognize the old scheme.

Level 2 cross over for those holding the BCU level 2 coaching qualification.

1) hold 2 star in both Canoe and Kayak, or have the new UKCC joint two star award.
2) Register with the BCU as a coach
http://www.bcu.org.uk/bcu/CoachingItemPDFs/upload_1788.pdf
3) Attend a transfer course, which is designed to bring you up to speed with the new UKCC ways of working
4) Attend a Child protection course.
5) Enhanced criminal CRB / Disclosure check
Click here for link to CRB Form

Items 1,2,3 and 4 are to be made available at the Aldwark weekend
Click Here

Item 4, I understood as being slightly different to this. The new UKCC method of progressing a coaches knowledge relies on CPD (Continuous Personal Development). You the coach would be required to achieve a certain number of training hours before progression or revalidation. The hours are accrued by attending courses, there are many available, such as Coaching young people, White water safety and rescue, and Pool Life guard. These can be even be back dated through a Accredited prior learning (APL) or the Accredited prior experience and learning (APEL) schemes. http://www.bcu.org.uk/bcu/2027-5-self-assessment.aspx - The Aldwark people are pushing the Child Protection course though, and I would suggest that as every thing is still a little uncertain that we should attempt to use this as a way forward for those wanting to push though the conversion to UKCC. If your not in a rush to switch, I suggest that you stand back and let the smoke settle.

Aspiration level 2 coaches and below

You don't need all the items described above to continue as you are, but to progress and pass the UKCC Level 2, you will need them. If you want a more precise route to conversion let me know your level and I'll send you out some thing specific.

Aspiration level 3 and above coaches

Your route through still hasn't been decided, but I would suggest that you try and follow the above list in preparation for the cross over, as its likely that you'll have to jump through the same hoops and a few more newer ones.

If you have any questions please ask away, If you know I've got some thing wrong let me know and I'll try and rectify it. I'm also going to put this on the blog, as there is a space for you to leave comments that you might think helpful to others.

# posted by Martin @ Monday, January 21, 2008

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