The Coaching Association of Canada’s Aboriginal Coach Development Program is hosting an Aboriginal Learning Facilitator training session for the Aboriginal Coach Manual (ACM). This training session will be held August 24 to August 28, 2011 with August 24 and 28 identified as travel dates; location to be determined at a later date. Successful candidates will be trained under experienced Aboriginal Master Learning Facilitators.
This is the first of a two-part certification process. After this training session, candidates will be recognized as Learning Facilitators in Training, and will be required to deliver an ACM workshop as part of the evaluation process. This evaluation process will be under the direction of the program manager with Master Learning Facilitator evaluating the workshop process.
Successful candidates will:
- Have Aboriginal Coach Manual qualification.
- Have certification in the Competition – Development stream in any given sport.
- Have strong public speaking and communication skills.
- Possess strong facilitation skills.
If you possess the above skills and match the criteria, and would like to be involved in building the capacity of coaches in communities across the country, please complete the registration package and submit to the Manager for Aboriginal Coach Development. Please note: ACM qualification is mandatory. If you do not have this qualification you will be required to take the workshop before being able to participate in this Learning Facilitator training session.
Please note that expenses to this training are covered by the Aboriginal Coach Development Program on a reimbursement basis therefore participants will be required to share accommodation for this training session.
Preference will be given to eligible candidates who are of Aboriginal ancestry.
Deadline for submission of applications is August 5th, 2011. 9:00pm EDT
For more information about the training session and the application form, click here.
