The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is a collaborative program of the government of Canada, the provincial/territorial governments, national and provincial sport federations and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC). This partnership, in place since 1974, is largely responsible for building an internationally recognized coach education program for coaching development in over 65 different sports in French and English.

Increasingly, sports rely on NCCP certification as a benchmark qualification for coaching assignments, both volunteer and paid. The program is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of coaches - from those who introduce young children to sport to those who work with Canada's high performance athletes.  With the transition to a competency-based approach, sports are becoming more confident in the relevancy of the sport-specific and generic coaching knowledge that the NCCP delivers.

Program Delivery Information

Delivery of the multi-sport modules is done by the Coaches Association of Ontario, with financial support from the Government of Ontario.  The sport specific and technical courses are delivered by RowOntario.

The Competition Stream of the NCCP includes three Introductory Multi-sport modules. The CAO regularly schedules  weekend and weeknight course offerings that include:

1. Competition: Introduction Part A (11.5 hours) Replaces Level 1Theory

2. Competition: Introduction Part B (13.5 hours) Replaces Level 2 Theory

3. Level 3 Theory -integrates material covered in Part A/B (previously Level 1 and 2) with new information that is focused on planning a year of training and competition. Topics include:

• Planning
• Coaching Conduct and Ethics
• Leadership
• Retirement from Sport
• The Development of Skills
• The Analysis of Skills
• Mental Training
• Physical Preparation

NCCP accredited Learning Facilitators lead these courses in a number of Ontario communities throughout the year and the schedule and registration information can be found onthe Coaches Association's CAO event calendar or call (416) 426-7086 for further details.