UKCC Information
IMPORTANT NOTICE !
Skills Matrices for all disciplines of UKCC Level 1 Course available here:General, Acro, Women's/Men's Artistic, Trampoline, Pre School, Aerobic, Floor Vault & Beam, Rhythmic, Team Gym and Tumbling
What is UKCC?
United Kingdom Coaching Certificate
The UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) is a national initiative to endorse coach education programmes, across sports throughout the UK, against agreed criteria including:
• the endorsement of the coaching qualification each coach will take
• the development of appropriate resources to deliver effective and high quality coach education programmes
• quality assured administration of coach education provision and
• quality assured training provision of coach education programmes
For sports clubs, the (UKCC) will mean that the coaches you bring into your club, or the members whom you train as coaches, will have been trained to a recognised standard of competency. For parents, this also means that whoever is coaching their children will have been properly prepared to provide appropriate coaching.
Previously, every National Governing Body developed a unique coaching qualification structure in line with the needs of their own sport. Unfortunately this has ultimately resulted in a lack of synergy between sports UK wide.
The Implementation of the UKCC will address these issues and ensure a standard approach to the delivery of coach education across the UK.
Scottish Gymnastics have already implemented UKCC Level 1 qualification and Level 2 being launched early September 2009.
Are there any other changes that I should be aware of?
Yes, previously coaches wishing to obtain a level one could attend at 14ys and obtain their certificate when they became 15yrs old. Potential coaches, from August 2008, wishing to access any of the UKCC Level 1 courses across all disciplines will now have to be 16yrs old before commencement of course.
Candidates wishing to access UKCC Level 2 will have to be 17yrs before the first day of the course and will not be certified untill they are 18yrs.
Costs
UKCC Level 1 - £350
UKCC Level 2 - £520
If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact Scottish Gymnastics, Coach Education Team on 01786 466232 or alternatively e-mail Coach Education on mailto:education@scottishgymnastics.org
UKCC Level 3 Technical Modules
Entry
• UKCC L2
• Club Coach (cycle)
• 18+
Cost
• Member fee:£65 per module + additional Charge for exam
• Non-Member fee:£100 per module + additional Charge for exam
Coach requirements
• You are required to have a gymnasts available who are working towards this level and this needs to be someone that you have been working with and developing
• Will require a mentor coach
Layout
• Fully practical
• 3-4 Modules per discipline
• Exam 3-4months later
Non-UKCC qualified coaches accessing UKCC courses - Mapover
We have now successfully implemented the UKCC level 1, level 2 and level 3 technical modules. To ensure that our entire workforce is delivering to the frame work all current cycle 5 and 6 level 1 coaches across all disciplines must attend a UKCC map over before they can progress on to the UKCC pathway. Coaches wishing to attain a UKCC qualification will not be permitted to unless they have completed the UKCC map over module.
If you have any questions regarding this please contact the Scottish Gymnastics office on 01786 466232 or alternatively email coacheducation@scottishgymnastics.org
