As you would expect from Glenmore Lodge we have been working closely with the BCU with regards the development and implementation of the new BCU United Kingdom Coaching Certificate courses. You will have seen already that Glenmore Lodge has been intending to support the BCU in running some of the first BCU UKCC courses as they became available to be run.
The BCU have just changed the timeline for the implementation of many of the UKCC courses that we were hoping to run for the BCU this season. This is due the Sports Coach UK validation process and the time required to produce the appropriate resources for the new courses. The BCU feel that to put back the starting date of the new UKCC courses now is essential to ensure the coaches get the fully prepared and researched standard of UKCC coaching course they deserve.
This considered Glenmore Lodge have to cancel some of the UKCC courses. To still allow coaches to progress through the system the BCU are allowing the current BCU qualifications to continue to run until the UKCC courses start. Therefore Glenmore Lodge now has additional current BCU courses running throughout 2007. These dates are available on our website pages.
The new UKCC implementation timeline is as follows:
UKCC/BCU Level 1 - First Courses from 1st October 2007.
UKCC/BCU Level 2 - First Courses from 1st October 2007.
UKCC/BCU Level 3 - First Courses from 2008 (exact dates to be communicated during May 2007)
UKCC/BCU Level 4 - First Courses from 2008 (exact dates to be communicated during May 2007)
UKCC/BCU Level 5 - To be confirmed.
Current BCU Awards continuation timeline is as follows:
BCU Level 1 - Run until 31st August 2007.
BCU Level 2 Training - Run until 31st August 2007.
BCU Level 2 Assessment - Run until end 2010.
BCU Level 3 Training - Run through to Autumn 2007. (exact dates to be communicated during May 2007)
BCU Level 3 Assessment - Run until end 2010.
BCU Level 4 - No further registrations.
BCU Level 5 Training - Will continue for the foreseeable future- details to be communicated.
BCU Level 5 Assessment - Run until end 2010.
Coaching Process’s - Run until 2008 (details to be communicated during May 2007)
Canoe Safety Test - Will continue as a pre-requisite for coaching awards into 2008.
WWS&R - Run until 2008 (details to be communicated during May 2007)
It will also be possible to convert from a current BCU training onto UKCC/BCU
Assessment as the UKCC courses become available, this should allow easy access onto the new UKCC/BCU Scheme.

posted by glenmore @ 11:45 am