Required for instructors & leaders

1. Vulnerable Sector Police Check (every 3 years) 
2. Safe Sport (every 3 years)
3. AWA Disclosure Form (annually)
4. Making Ethical Decisions (1 time only)
5. Professional Development Points (report annually, need 12 points every 3 years) 
6. Making Headway in Sport (1 time only)
7. Active UAPS Membership

Instructions

1. Vulnerable Sector Police Check
   • You need to complete a Vulnerable Sector Police Information Check every 3 years or hold an active Nexus Card to be covered under our AWA insurance policy. 
   • If you live within Edmonton or surrounding counties your VSC can be completed online for $15 here: https://www.policesolutions.ca/checks/services/edmonton/ Ensure you check off that you are a volunteer, and instructing youth (as many of our course participants are minors, and we often have minors attend club weekends). A regular police check is not sufficient, it must be the vulnerable sector one. Please forward your invoice to treasurer@paddleuaps.com & info@paddleuaps.com for reimbursement, and results to instructor@paddleuaps.com.
   • If you live within Calgary your VSC can be completed online for $25 after receiving a letter from the AWA stating you are a volunteer. To receive a letter please email coordinator@albertawhitewater.ca and admin@albertawhitewater.ca with your full legal name, date of birth, & current address. After recieving the letter, complete the check online here:  https://www.policesolutions.ca/checks/services/calgary/. Ensure you check off that you are a volunteer, and instructing youth (as occasionally our course participants are minors, and we often have minors attend club weekends). A regular police check is not sufficient, it must be the vulnerable sector one. Please forward your invoice to treasurer@paddleuaps.com & info@paddleuaps.com for reimbursement, and results to instructor@paddleuaps.com.
2. Safe Sport
   • Sign into your account at www.thelocker.coach.ca (you would have created this at your Lake Kayak Instructor training course). To complete Safe Sport, Select the following: Elearning > Multi Sport > Safe Sport. Enter ‘Canoe Kayak Canada’ as your sport, check off as a coach. After completing the course, take a screenshot before closing the tab as we have had issues with instructors receiving credit. Once you close the course tab, you should receive credit immediately. This can be viewed by going profile > certification > and scrolling down. If you did not receive credit email coach@coach.ca with your screenshot. 
3.  AWA Disclosure Form

• Complete at https://www.albertawhitewater.ca/form/safe-sport-screening
• Please check off Safe Sport if completed within past 3 years, Vulnerable Sector Police Check if completed within last 3 years (or you hold a NEXUS card), and Self-Disclosure Form.

 4. Making Ethical Decisions

• MED training is included as part of Lake Instructor training. Once your Lake Instructor Training has been entered into the locker, you are able to take MED training for free. If you are not able to take it for free, please email your Lake Instructor Trainer as they may have forgot to credit you for the training. 
• Sign into your account at www.thelocker.coach.ca (you would have created this at your Lake Kayak Instructor training course). To complete Making Ethical Decision evaluation, Select the following: Elearning > Multi Sport > NCCP Make Ethical Decisions (MED) Online Evaluatio > Begin. If prompted enter ‘Canoe Kayak Canada’ as your sport, check off as a coach. After completing the course, take a screenshot before closing the tab as we have had issues with instructors receiving credit. Once you close the evaluation tab, you should receive credit immediately. This can be viewed by going profile > certification > and scrolling down. If you did not receive credit email coach@coach.ca with your screenshot. 

5. PD Points

6. Making Headway in Sport