Certificate in Coach Education
CONTACT USDevelop the people who develop your coaches.
The Certificate in Coach Education (CCE) Learning Programme can help your organisations strengthen its coach education workforce with flexible, insight-informed CPD.
Designed for those delivering and assessing coach learning, it supports current and aspiring coach educators to develop the skills, confidence and understanding needed to meet the changing needs of coaches and participants.
Support your tutors, assessors and coach developers to create high-quality, inclusive and learner-centred coach education experiences.
What is the Certificate in Coach Education Learning Programme?
The Certificate in Coach Education Learning Programme is a flexible CPD programme for people involved in coach education, learning and assessment.
It has been designed to support and upskill coach educators outside of a formal qualification, while also providing a development route for those working towards the Level 4 Certificate in Coach Education and Development.
The programme can be delivered as a complete learning journey or as individual workshops, depending on the needs of your organisation and workforce.
It is fully mapped to the Coach Developer Professional Standard and focuses on the skills and behaviours needed to deliver inclusive, effective and learner-centred coach education.
The Evolution of Coach Education
Coaching is changing. Coaches are working with more diverse participants, in more varied environments, and for a wider range of reasons. From participation and wellbeing to talent and performance.
As coaching evolves, the way coaches learn and develop must evolve too.
Many organisations are reviewing how they support their coach education workforce, recognising the need for tutors, assessors and coach developers who can deliver learning that is more inclusive and connected to real coaching practice.
The Certificate in Coach Education Learning Programme has been developed to support that shift. It gives your workforce the tools and confidence to create better learning experiences for coaches and better outcomes for the people they coach.
How Will My Organisation Benefit?
Support your tutors, assessors and coach developers to feel better prepared, better connected and better equipped to deliver high-quality learning experiences.
Help your workforce design and deliver learning that is relevant, engaging and grounded in real coaching practice.
Develop coach educators who understand how to support different learners, build caring relationships and create environments where people feel able to contribute and grow.
Give your workforce a shared understanding of effective coach education practice, helping to improve consistency across programmes, pathways and delivery teams.
Use the programme as CPD, onboarding, refresher training or as part of a wider development pathway towards the Level 4 Certificate in Coach Education and Development.
Who is the CCE Programme For?
The programme is designed for organisations that deliver, support or quality assure coach education across sport and physical activity.
It is particularly relevant for:
- National Governing Bodies
- Active Partnerships
- Coaching organisations
- Training providers
- Education and workforce development teams
- Organisations delivering coach learning, qualifications or CPD
It supports people who are already working in coach education, as well as those preparing to move into these roles, including tutors, assessors and coach developers.
What Will my Workforce Learn?
The programme is built around six core themes, delivered through six three-hour workshops.
Understanding coach learning, development and assessment
Learners explore how coaches learn and develop, and how learning and assessment can be designed to support meaningful progress.
Building caring relationships
This theme focuses on the relationships that sit at the heart of effective coach education, including trust, professional boundaries, wellbeing and support.
Ethical and effective practice
Learners consider the professional responsibilities of coach educators and how to make informed, ethical decisions in practice.
Planning and initiating coach learning, development and assessment
This theme supports learners to design and adapt learning experiences that reflect real coaching environments and the needs of different learners.
Supporting and sustaining coach learning, development and assessment
Learners explore how to support ongoing development, motivation and behaviour change, helping coaches continue learning beyond a single course or workshop.
Evaluating and reviewing coach learning, development and assessment
This theme focuses on assessment, feedback, reflection and evidence of progress, helping coach educators review and improve their practice.
Flexible Delivery to Suit Your Workforce
UK Coaching-led delivery
The programme can be delivered by UK Coaching tutors, giving you a fully supported option for your workforce.
Licensed partner-led delivery
Licensed delivery gives your organisation greater flexibility. It allows you to use your own tutors, contextualise the content to your sport or setting, and deliver the programme in formats and at times set by you.
This option can help you embed the learning more deeply across your organisation while maintaining alignment with UK Coaching’s approach and standards.
Looking for individual course registration?
If you are an individual coach educator looking to take part in the programme, or you want to view more detailed course information, fill in our Open Course Registration form.
Ready To Develop Your Coach Education Workforce?
We can help you explore how the Certificate in Coach Education Learning Programme could support your organisation, your workforce and your wider coach development goals.
Complete the form below and a member of our team will be in touch to discuss your needs.