New Courses Weblet and Provider Applications Open

Coaching Update - to all members

We are delighted to inform you that we have opened up applications to become providers - tutors of the British Canoeing Awarding Body Rescue Awards along with other SUP specific roles. We have also now made live a course weblet advertising Canoe Wales courses. 

Content: 

1. Courses & Events weblet live on website 
2. Provider Applications open for Rescue and SUP Specific Awards 
3. Provider Request Surveys for Instructor, Coach and Leader Awards. 

Courses Weblet 

Our long-awaited feature provides one place to find Coaching, Instructor, Leader, Personal Performance Courses and Rescue Courses being run by Canoe Wales providers. 

See the feature here:  CANOE WALES COURSES & EVENTS 

Head to our website and take a look. You can search for courses under each heading and see where the courses are planned to be running via a map feature. Please be patient as our course providers should be populating their courses for the coming year soon. This feature advertises the courses for our providers and gives details of how to contact them to book a place. 

Please see this linked PDF for more information about the Courses & Events feature INFO 

Provider Applications Open for Rescue & SUP Specific Awards. 

Application deadline between 10th and 15th January 2024 

If you are already a provider of some of these awards and would like to increase the number of awards you can provide, or if you are a provider of some of the Personal Performance Awards and would like to start the process of becoming a provider of some of these, please apply using the respective Google form links for each award. 

You can find links for applications and person specifications for each award provider role on this page:  Become a Training Provider 

Provider Requirements / Person Specifications 

Each award has specific provider requirements - personal specifications which you can ensure you meet before you apply. There may be options for APL (Accredited Prior Learning) to bypass some of the requirements in some instances. For APL Guidance please see here: Accredited Prior Learning Policy 

Provider Request Surveys for New Instructor, Coach and Leader provider Awards. open for Rescue and SUP specific awards 

Each year Canoe Wales uses surveys to help gauge demand for new providers joining our workforce. 

We use the results of these along with known shortages in the workforce to determine if an application and orientation process will be opened up each year. Aside to the above open applications, if you would like to start the process to become a provider for Paddlesport Instructor, Coach Award or Leader awards please fill out the following surveys: 

Instructor & Coach Provider Request Survey 

Leadership Provider Request Survey 

These can also be found on this page: 

Become a Training Provider