Swim England Coach Education - Opening up opportunities

This opportunity is available to individuals with a Swim England Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification (or equivalent), who are actively involved in a Swim England affiliated club, to access the Swim England Swimming Coach Certificate.Applicants must provide the following evidence to be eligible:

• Swimming Teaching Qualification Certificate
• Syllabus or transcript of content of the Swimming Teacher Qualification (if not Swim England)
• Coaching CV stating coaching experience including evidence of regular coaching within the last 3 months at a Swim England affiliated club (to include the club secretary’s name and email address)
• Be listed on the relevant Club OMS Personnel report as a Coach
• A valid DBS and Swim England Safeguarding certificate
• A letter of support from the club head coach or chairman

This opportunity is available to coaches with an overseas coaching qualification (for their sport), who are actively coaching in a Swim England affiliated club, to access the Swim England Coaching Certificate for their sport.Applicants must provide the following evidence to be eligible:

• Overseas qualification certificate
• Overseas qualification syllabus or transcript of content
• Coaching CV which includes evidence of regular coaching experience overseas and in the UK within the last month at a Swim England affiliated club (to include the club secretary’s name and email address)
• A valid DBS and Swim England Safeguarding certificate
• Be listed on the relevant Club OMS Personnel report as a Coach
• A letter of support from the club head coach or chairman

This opportunity is available to senior coaches with an overseas coaching swimming qualification, who are actively coaching in a Swim England affiliated club, to access the Swim England Senior Swimming Coach Certificate.

Applicants must provide the following evidence to be eligible:

• Overseas qualification certificate
• Coaching of athletes at a minimum of regional level or equivalent* in their previous inhabited country.
• Be at least 19 years of age.
• A valid DBS and Swim England approved Safeguarding certificate.
• Be listed on the relevant Club OMS Personnel report as a Coach
• Coaching CV which includes evidence of regular coaching experience overseas and in the UK within the last month at a Swim England affiliated club (to include the club secretary’s name and email address)
• Evidence of coaching for at least 10 hours per week, spanning a minimum of 5 sessions, with the same group of athletes.
• Lead coach for a squad of 5 athletes who are competing at regional level or above.

*With the exception of a coach working solely with Master’s Swimmers, who would need to evidence working with athletes competing at national level or equivalent.

NB: Coaches with overseas qualifications who do not satisfy these criteria above and/or aren’t of the required standard following their 1^st assessment, will be signposted to a Coach course.