Sailing Coach Program
The aim of becoming a Sailing Coach is to build upon your Foundation Coach skills and deliver the best learning environment in Green Fleet, Intermediate Fleet and Advanced Fleet Programs for any class of boat, board or discipline.
The Sailing Coach accreditation lasts for 5 years.
Baseline Requirements
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Prior to commencing this accreditation, you must ensure you have already met the below criteria:
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Required elearning
| Introduction to Safety & Risk Management |
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Delivery: Online
Length: 1 hour study time
Overview
This course is designed to equip individuals across all roles within the sport of sailing with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage safety and minimise risks. This module will assist understanding the safety framework, enabling you to fulfil your legal and ethical duty of care.
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| Community Coaching Essential Skills |
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Delivery: Online
Length: 2.5 hours study time
Overview
The Community Coaching Essential Skills (CCES) course is designed to assist new, returning or current coaches to create positive, safe and inclusive environments for participants to learn, play, compete and thrive in sport.
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| Sailing Instructor & Coach General Principles |
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Delivery: Online
Length: 1 hour study time
Overview
This course assumes that you have acquired the foundational knowledge from the Community Coaching Essential Skills course, and will enhance this foundation by providing sailing-specific information essential for Australian Sailing accredited Instructors and Coaches to deliver quality experiences to their participants.
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| Safeguarding Children & Young People in Sport |
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Delivery: Online
Length: 30 mins study time
Overview
This course is designed to help you understand Safeguarding Children and Young People in your sport, including the Children and Young people Safe Practices, and how to recognise and respond to possible breaches.
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To access elearning Courses
To access your elearning courses, if required for your discipline, please follow the steps below:
- Click here to login to your Australian Sailing Account.
- Click 'Log in' on the Australian Sailing Learning Centre tile.
- Click the Coaches & Instructors tile.
- Find and complete your respective elearning.
- Still having any issues? Click here to find out more.
Required Face-to-face Course
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Delivery: Face to face
Length: 1.5 day course
Overview
This course aims to teach modern coaching practices to deliver quality participation programs for clubs and class associations. The course focusses on how to create the best learning environment for sailors to progress and advance their skills.
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Preparing for your course
Australian Sailing has developed a useful page to help you prepare for your Face-to-face course.
This page contains information about how to prepare, what to bring and provides useful links to assist you further.
Want to prepare the best you can for your course? Click here to find out more.
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Accreditation & Reaccreditation
A coaches accreditation starts when they receive their confirmation email and certificate from Australian Sailing. The requirements for accreditation and reaccreditation are explained in the table below.
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Accreditation
- Meet the baseline requirements
- Complete the required elearning
- Complete the face-to-face course
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Reaccreditation
- Ensure you still meet the baseline requirements
- Complete the Reaccreditation Form, attaching all relevant supporting documents
- If you are renewing multiple accreditations, you only need to submit ONE Reaccreditation Form.
Reaccreditation Form
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