NCCP

Minimum Standards

All dojo chief instructors are required to be NCCP Instructor Beginner Certified. All dojo instructors and assistant instructors as well as all coaches must provide a Criminal Records Check (CRC) to the office by an approved agency every 3 years. Any instructors or coaches that work with youth (under 18) or vulnerable adults are required to get a vulnerable sector check as well. See below for the approved places to get your Criminal Records Check. If there is a cost, Karate BC will reimburse you. See the Karate BC Instructor and Coach Policy HERE.

• Criminal Records Check – Province of British Columbia
• RCMP Criminal Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Check
• My BackCheck

National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP)

NCCP Programs

• Instructor Beginner
  • Pathway
  • Portfolio
• Competition Introduction
  • Pathway
  • Portfolio
• Competition Development (Karate Canada)
  • Pathway
  • Portfolio

Upcoming Courses

Visit the Karate BC Events Calendar to see a complete list of upcoming coaching courses being offered.

Professional Development (PD) For Instructors and Coaches

As a new initiative to ensure that coaches across Canada are continually up to date, Coaches Association of Canada has unveiled a Professional Development Program as a requirement to maintain instruction and coaching certification. Below is a description of what is needed and how they are achieved.

Activity	Point Values
NCCP Training Workshops	5pts/module - no limit
Non NCCP sport specific	no limit
Non NCCP multisport	10 pts max/5 years
Self Reported activities	1pt/hr up to 3pts/5 years
Active Coaching	1pt/year
Certified Karate Instructor Beginner	10 pts /5 years
Certified Karate Competition Introduction	20 pts /5 years
Certified Karate Competition Development	30 pts /5 years

Frequently Asked Questions

• I took an NCCP course with Karate BC so am I now certified?
  • Answer: Not quite yet. You need to complete the online Making Ethical Decisions evaluation as well as complete the Making Headway in Sport module – both are in your locker. Next, you will need to register for an evaluation with Karate BC (HERE). Karate BC will pair you with a trained Karate BC evaluator who will take you through the rest of the process.
• Do I need to be certified at Instructor Beginner before taking the Competition Introduction Workshop?
  • Answer: Not necessarily – as long as you have the required prerequisites, you can take any workshop available to you.
• How do I get an event registered for Professional Development points so karate instructors and coaches that are attending can log PD points in their locker?
  • Answer: Contact the Coaching Development Coordinator at coachdev@karatebc.org
• How do I get PD points for an event?
  • Answer: The event organizer will collect your NCCP number and the event will be input into your locker for you.
• How do I get an NCCP number?
  • Answer: The number is assigned to you by the Coaching Association of Canada. It is your coaching identification number. If you have taken a coaching course in any sport, you will have an NCCP number. Click HERE  to find your NCCP number. Still having troubles? Contact the Coaching Development Coordinator at coachdev@karatebc.org
• I have some students that want to compete in the Karate BC Provincials. Can I coach them myself on the competition floor?
  • Answer: You can, provided you satisfy the coach and instructor Policy guidelines (see section 2.1 of the Instructor and Coach Requirements Policy)