License to Practice
British Orienteering trains and qualifies coaches in orienteering at Levels 1 to 5. Over 2000 coaches have been qualified since the awards began. In order to maintain a register of coaches that British Orienteering is confident are active and knowledgeable in current coaching methods a ‘License to Practice’ scheme has been implemented during 2007.
The term 'License to Practice' identifies those Orienteering Coaches who meet the following criteria:
- Demonstrated competence against the standards at the appropriate Coaching Award Level
- Signed to confirm they accept the British Orienteering Code of Conduct for Coaches (2007)
Each year to maintain License to Practice status coaches will also be required to demonstrate:
- They have completed a coaching update at least once in the last three years.
- They hold a satisfactory and current (issued within the last three years) Enhanced Disclosure completed on behalf of British Orienteering; procedures to obtain a disclosure are available at:
- They hold a current (issued within the last three years) First Aid Certificate, appropriate to their coaching level:
- Level 1 coaches are not compelled to hold a first aid certificate – although clearly to do so would be a good thing; they do need to be able to plan and operate sessions which meet British Orienteering Safety Guidelines and know how to summon qualified assistance for minor and major injuries
- Level 2 coaches must possess a current first aid certificate resulting from at least 4 hours of training with an organization which is a Health and Safety Executive approved course provider. The award of the certificate must involve an element of assessment and the training must cover basic life support and emergency aid.
- Level 3 coaches and above must possess a current first aid certificate resulting from at least 14 hours of training with an organization which is a Health and Safety Executive approved course provider. The award of the certificate must involve an element of assessment and the training must cover more than basic life support and emergency aid. Further information can be found here.
- They are a member of British Orienteering to the appropriate status, that is:
- Level 1 and 2 coaches need to be at least a Local Member of British Orienteering
- Level 3 coaches and above need to be a National Member of British Orienteering
Only coaches who are licensed to practice will be covered by the British Orienteering public liability insurance policy and able to register and run coaching activities.
However, British Orienteering values all the coaches it has accredited over the years and will provide assistance to all coaches to help them demonstrate the criteria necessary to become a licensed coach.
If you need any further assistance or information about the License to Practice scheme please contact the Coaching Manager
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