East – Shared coach education 13 – 21 October

In October 2012, Scottish Hockey, Basketball Scotland, Netball Scotland and Scottish Swimming will work together to deliver UKCC Level 1 coaching courses as part of a shared education week. Each sport will deliver a standard UKCC Level 1 course and also a Fast track (technical content only) UKCC Level 1 course. The Fast track courses will acknowledge Approved Prior Learning (APL) and be open to any coach already holding a UKCC Level 1 qualification in any sport.

Programme aims

 -       Increase the number of deployed coaches progressing through the coaching pathway

-       Support local partners in the recruitment, retention & deployment of volunteers

-       Improve the quality of coaching & volunteering in the East region

Programme content

-       Coaches can undertake a maximum of three UKCC courses in one week

-       sportscotland will act as a central point of contact for all coach applications

-       sportscotland UKCC Level 1 subsidies will be utilised by coaches

Target Audience

-       Existing coaches & volunteers used by local partners who show the commitment and skills to undertake further coaching qualifications

-       New coaches, volunteers, young leaders and students looking to undertake a coaching qualification

-       Club coaches who can expand coaching delivery to another sport

The programme timetable is available here.

Register now by completing and returning an application form.