Joint Aikido Council Coaching Awards

Courses for 2017

CL1 Course

22nd & 23rd April

Venue will be Ren Shin Kan Dojo, 265 Castle Street, Dudley, DY1 1LQ

Cost: £40.00

Tutor: Samantha Remington-Jones

CL2 Course

6th & 7th May;
27th 28th May;
24th & 25th June.

Venue will be Ren Shin Kan Dojo, 265 Castle Street, Dudley, DY1 1LQ

9.30 start both days.

Joint Aikido Council Coaching Awards

Introduction

The joint Aikido Council is committed to the education of Aikido teachers within a progressive pathway which supports the development of coaches from JAC Level 1 through to JAC Level 3.

The requirements for each level are outlined below and it is the intention that teachers progress through all levels as appropriate. They are also designed to aid the transition for existing coaches from British Aikido Board accreditation to a system which is more closely aligned to the requirements of the United Kingdom Coaching Certificate as laid down by Sport England. It is hoped that further development of the awards will be undertaken so as to gain full accreditation by Sport England in the near future.

Requirements

Level 1

The learning programme and assessment for the JAC Level 1 is run over two days where the learning programme is delivered followed by an assessment of a delivered session at the course venue or elsewhere.
Eligibility Criteria
To ensure the suitability of candidates participating in the JAC Level 1, the following pre-requisite criteria must be met. The candidate must:

hold full current Membership of a Joint Aikido Council member association
be 18 years of age or over
hold a minimum grade of 1st Dan
have good knowledge of their associations Kyu Grade Syllabus

Learning Programme and Assessment Detail

Course fee £40.00 – payment must be received with application form
Minimum 8 and maximum 20 participants per course
Portfolio Tasks of to be completed and submitted two weeks before assessment day
A lesson plan for an Aikido session
Health and Safety task – preparing a facility for a training session
Safeguarding and Protecting Children

Notes:

Tasks which don’t meet expected standards should be re-submitted within 6 weeks of original assessment date.
Completed portfolio tasks will be assessed by course tutor and returned during practical assessment day
Any tasks unable to be completed should be submitted to the Coach Education Administration within 6 months of the course date. Otherwise the candidate will need to resit the course and assessment.

Award Requirements (current)

In addition to attending a JAC Level 1 Aikido Coach learning programme, completing the assessment and completing portfolio tasks, the candidate will need to have full current membership of a Joint Aikido Council member association in place before receiving their JAC Level 1 in Coaching Aikido Award.

Level 2

The learning programme and assessment for the JAC Level 2 is run over two days where the learning programme is delivered followed by an assessment of a delivered session at the course venue or elsewhere.
It develops and builds upon the ‘how to coach skills’ in level 1 in order to further apply these skills; the technical principles of Aikido; health and safety; and practitioner development.
Eligibility Criteria
To ensure the suitability of candidates participating in the JAC Level 2, the following pre-requisite criteria must be met. The candidate must:

hold full current Membership of a Joint Aikido Council member association
be 18 years of age or over
hold a minimum grade of 1st Dan
have good knowledge of their associations Kyu and Dan Grade Syllabus
have held the JAC level 1 coaching award for a minimum of one year.

Learning Programme and Assessment Detail

Course fee £50.00 – payment must be received with application form
Minimum 8 and maximum 20 participants per course
Portfolio Tasks of to be completed and submitted two weeks before assessment day
A scheme of work for a 10-12 week Aikido programme
Health and Safety task – preparing a facility for a training session

Notes:

Award Requirements (current)

In addition to attending a JAC Level 2 Aikido Coach learning programme, completing the assessment and completing portfolio tasks, the candidate will need to have full current membership of a Joint Aikido Council member association before receiving their JAC Level 2 in Coaching Aikido Award.

On completion of the award requirements the JAC Level 2 coach will be able to:
deliver unsupervised Aikido sessions
oversee/mentor a JAC level 1 coach

Level 3

The learning programme for the JAC Level 3 develops and builds upon the skills developed in level 2 in order to further apply these skills; the technical principles of Aikido; health and safety; and practitioner development.
The candidate builds up a portfolio of evidence over a maximum period of two years which is then assessed before the award is conferred.
Eligibility Criteria
To ensure the suitability of candidates participating in the JAC Level 3, the following pre-requisite criteria must be met. The candidate must:

hold full current Membership of a Joint Aikido Council member association
be 21 years of age or over
hold a minimum grade of 2nd Dan
have good knowledge of their own and other member associations Kyu and Dan Grade Syllabus
have held the JAC level 2 coaching award for a minimum of two years.

Learning Programme and Assessment Detail

Portfolio to be completed and submitted two weeks before assessment day including evidence of
A minimum of three appropriate units completed (see below)
Evidence of student and/or group progression

Notes:

Tasks which don’t meet expected standards should be re-submitted within 6 weeks of original assessment date.
Completed portfolio tasks will be assessed by course tutor and returned during practical assessment day
Any tasks unable to be completed should be submitted to the Coach Education Administration within 6 months of the closing date. Otherwise the candidate will need to resit the course and assessment.

Award Requirements (current)

In addition to attending a JAC Level 3 Aikido Coach learning programme, completing the assessment and completing portfolio tasks, the candidate will need to have full current Membership of a Joint Aikido Council member association before receiving their JAC Level 3 in Coaching Aikido Award:
On completion of the award requirements the JAC Level 3 coach will be able to:
deliver unsupervised Aikido sessions
oversee/mentor one or more JAC level 1 and/or 2 coach(es)
Plan, implement and oversee individual and group coaching programmes.

External units appropriate for level 3 accreditation

NB: Each unit will attract its own individual cost which will be determined by the provider

Requirements for under-18 Coaches
Where coaches are regularly teaching young persons under the age of 18 they will need to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check and undergo Safeguarding Children training. Regular teaching is defined as once per calendar month or more (Sport England) and training should be undertaken no more than three months after coaching has begun.
Both DBS and Safeguarding must be renewed every three years.
Booking a coaching course
The JAC will arrange a number of courses each year for each coaching level. To book a place on these courses please follow the link on the website.
Alternatively associations can arrange courses internally by arrangement with a JAC Coach Tutor.
Any such courses will incur a tutor fee of £30.00 per hour plus expenses of 40p/mile; payable directly to the tutor; with the association also being responsible for providing a suitable venue at their own cost.
Current coach tutors are;
Philip Smith (UKA) – accredited for levels 1, 2 & 3 email: smith9447@hotmail.com
David Yates (BAF) – accredited level 1 email: david.yates42@btinternet.com

Progression to Level 2 for current CL1 teachers & re-validation at all levels.

Jan 2017

Please find below the transition advice and documents for progression to Level 2 for current CL1 teachers, as well as the re-validation requirements for all levels.

Safeguarding People

For those interested in coaching, there are also options for SafeGuardiung courses: http://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/available-courses/safeguarding-people.aspx