The new Gender Equity LENS e-learning module gives you the information and tools you need to act on your commitment to gender equity, helping you make policy and program decisions to better serve women and girls in your sport.

You’ll learn how to bring a gender lens to your decision-making and create the conditions to support women and girls to participate, lead and stay involved.

By taking this e-learning module, you will:

• build your understanding of key equity and inclusion concepts, including gender, intersectionality, and unconscious bias;

• learn how embracing gender equity can make your sport better for all involved;

• learn how to apply our LENS framework to help you ask the right questions and challenge assumptions that keep equity out of reach; and,

• learn how to create sport environments that support women and girls to participate and lead in sport over the long term

• Receive two NCCP professional development points upon completion of the Gender Equity LENS e-learning module (if you are registered with The Locker through the Coaching Association of Canada)

Learn how to create safe and respectful environments for girls to participate in sport and physical activity with this e-module for coaches and activity leaders, developed by Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities in partnership with Canadian Women & Sport and the Coaching Association of Canada. 

Studies have repeatedly shown that during adolescence, girls drop out of sport at a significantly higher rate than boys – 41 per cent of girls between the ages of 3 and 17 don’t participate in sport, and as girls enter adolescence, their overall participation rate drops by 22 per cent. In this e-module, coaches and activity leaders will build their understanding of how to address common motivators and barriers for girls and ultimately keep them engaged in sport. 

Mental health impacts the quality of life and performance of both sport participants and coaches. The Coaching Association of Canada’s Mental Health in Sport eLearning module was developed to educate coaches about mental health to empower them to effectively play a role in supporting the well-being of the participants in their sport program, while also supporting their own mental health.

Sport is linked to a range of positive outcomes, including improved mental health and well-being. Coaches have a great deal of influence over participants’ mental health.

After completing the Mental Health in Sport eLearning module, you will be able to: 

• Describe the foundations of mental health
• Recognize and understand your role in promoting coach and participant well-being
• Understand the importance of self-care

Coaches who are maintaining their NCCP trained or certified status will receive 1 Professional Development (PD) point upon completing this module. This eLearning module will take approximately 45-60 minutes to complete, and is available free of charge in the Locker.  You will be taken to an external website to sign-in.

Coach Initiation in Sport is an online NCCP module developed to introduce new or experienced coaches to the foundational skills in coaching, such as: long-term athlete development, ethics, coaching motivation, and athlete safety and wellness. The Coach Initiation in Sport module will also introduce coaches to the NCCP, a valuable tool for preparing a coach’s first in-person NCCP workshop. The Coach Initiation in Sport online module is designed as an important introduction to the key coaching concepts and educational tools that are the foundation of the NCCP. The module remains an excellent informational resource for coaches which they can revisit at any time after successful completion of the module.

Please use this tool to determine your readiness to pursue your NCCP Competition Development High Performance 1 Certification. While you may access a PDF version of this document by way of the document(s) link we strongly recomend that you complete the self-assessment online to receive appropriate feedback, including recomendation regarding engaging in a training cohort or proceeding directly to evaluation.

IMPORTANT: When applying for certification, you must upload a copy of your completed self-assessment to your profile in order to be accepted into either certification pathway.

Please click here to access the self-assessment tool. 

After completing the NCCP Emergency Action Plan eLearning activity, coaches will be able to:
- Describe the importance of having an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
- Identify when to activate the EAP
- Explain the responsibilities of the charge person and call person when the EAP is activated
- Create a detailed EAP that includes all required information for responding to an emergency

To complete the free NCCP Emergency Action Plan eLearning activity, visit the NCCP Emergency Action Plan eLearning page in the Locker.

Making Ethical Decisions(MED) is a cornerstone of the NCCP, and leaves coaches with no doubt as to what to do when the going gets tough. The MED online evaluation provides the opportunity to apply the skills learned in the workshop to real-life situations. By successfully completing the MED evaluation, you will have demonstrated the ability to handle virtually any ethical situation with confidence and surety.

Upon completing the MED evaluation, you'll be able to:

• analyze a challenging situation and determine if it has moral, legal or ethical implications; and
• apply the NCCP Ethical Decision Making Model to properly respond to each situation in a way that is consistent with the NCCP Code of Ethics

THIS COURSE IS HOSTED ON AN EXTERNAL SITE
In order to complete this evaluation, you must login to "The Locker", the Coaching Association of Canada's coaching database and eLearning platform.

IMPORTANT: Coaches that have completed the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions training, and have it listed on their transcript, will have FREE unlimited access to the NCCP Make Ethical Decisions online evaluation. A fee of $85 will apply for coaches who have not taken the training and choose to go directly to the evaluation.

The Managing Conflict Online Evaluation assesses the skills learned through participation in the Managing Conflict (Multisport) course. 

Note: Access to this online evaluation is FREE if you have already completed the course. A non-refundable fee of $85 is charged to those that choose to go straight to evaluation. 

The goal of the Rule of Two is to ensure all interactions and communications are open, observable and justifiable. It is one of three pillars of the Responsible Coaching Movement, along with background screening and ethics training.

After completing the Understanding the Rule of Two eLearning module, participants will:

• Have a solid understanding of the Rule of Two Improve their ability to assess and implement preventive measures
• Be aware of questions to ask to determine their sport organization’s policies

Applying the Rule of Two in sport environments provides many benefits, including: Increasing the safety and security of all participants

• Reducing the risk of an incident of abuse Protecting everyone, including coaches and volunteers
• Reducing a sport organization's liability Providing additional help if there’s an accident or emergency

The Support Through Sport eLearning series is designed to empower coaches to recognize and take action when it is suspected that a teen sport participant is involved in an unhealthy dating relationship. Bystander Empowerment is one of three supplementary modules in the Support Through Sport series. In Bystander Empowerment, you will participate in several activities to help improve your skills in being a helpful bystander.

After completing the Bystander Empowerment eLearning module, you will be able to:

1. Recognize different forms of violence Identify helpful and hurtful bystander behaviour
2. Use strategies to intervene as a bystander in situations of violence

This eLearning will take approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete and is available for free in the Locker. 1 PD point will be earned after the completion of this module.

Modelling Healthy Relationships is one of three supplementary modules in the Support Through Sport series. In Modelling Healthy Relationships, you’ll participate in several activities that will help improve your skills at modelling healthy relationships in the sport environment. After completing the Modelling Healthy Relationships eLearning module, you will be able to:

1. Recognize the elements of a healthy relationship
2. Identify opportunities for modelling healthy relationships in the sport environment
3. Identify strategies for how to set, maintain and uphold expectations for healthy relationships

This eLearning will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and is available for free in the Locker. 1 PD point will be earned after the completion of this module.