What the Role Entails
By becoming a SUP Sheltered Water Award Provider, you will work alongside paddlers to help them gain skills and confidence to paddle on sheltered water on a Stand Up Paddleboard. This will include making decisions based on the environment and planning the route of the trip.
The SUP Sheltered Water Award is paddler-focused.
At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by:
- Supporting your paddlers to become independent.
- Helping your paddlers to be clear ‘what’s next’ for them.
What does the development process look like?
As long as you meet the minimum requirements, you can become a Provider at any time, by completing the following steps:
Complete the Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning
This fun eLearning guides you by subject, through the design of the awards, why we made those choices and will give you some useful hints and tips.
Development Phase
You do what you need, this might involve:
- Co-delivery of SUP Sheltered Water Awards with other Providers.
- Reflecting on your own development.
- Discussing with your Mentor.
Once you feel ready to run the award independently, the final step will depend on your existing qualifications, in some cases you will be able to straight away! It’s a self managed process.
Open the Minimum Requirements tab for more info.
Alternatively, you may need a Final Recommendation from a current SUP Sheltered Water Award Provider.
Final Recommendation
You will work with an existing Provider of the SUP Sheltered Water Award. When you are both happy you understand the Award and the requirements of being a Provider, they will then send us their Final Recommendation. The role will then be added to your British Canoeing record.
You can find out more in the Final Recommendation Guidance Document.
Want to know more?
You can read more about the SUP Sheltered Water Award here.
Ready to begin?
Click here to access the Personal Performance Award Provider eLearning or use the finder tool to find an existing Provider to work with.
Minimum Requirements
To provide the SUP Sheltered Water Award you must have completed the British Canoeing Awarding Body Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning
To automatically be able to provide the SUP Sheltered Water Award, you must hold one of the following British Canoeing Awarding Body qualifications:
- SUP Sheltered Water Coach
- SUP Open Water Coach
- SUP White Water Coach
- SUP Race Coach
- SUP Inland Open Water Leader
- SUP Coastal Leader
If you hold one of these awards you can work through a personal development plan and when you feel ready approach a SUP Sheltered Water Award Provider for your final recommendation.
If you hold any BCAB Coach or Leader Qualification and you have SUP DSM or SUP Sheltered Water Award you can work through the recommendation process as well.
Once your Personal Performance Awards Provider Recommendation is complete please return it to [email protected] .
Further Instructions
There is no application process for becoming a Sup Sheltered Water Award Provider. You just need to complete the eLearning and then ask a current Provider for your final recommendation when you are ready.
If you would like to begin your journey, then the Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning can be found here.
What the Role Entails
By becoming a SUP Sheltered Water Award Provider, you will work alongside paddlers to help them gain skills and confidence to paddle on sheltered water on a Stand Up Paddleboard. This will include making decisions based on the environment and planning the route of the trip.
The SUP Sheltered Water Award is paddler-focused.
At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by:
- Supporting your paddlers to become independent.
- Helping your paddlers to be clear ‘what’s next’ for them.
What does the development process look like?
As long as you meet the minimum requirements, you can become a Provider at any time, by completing the following steps:
Complete the Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning
This fun eLearning guides you by subject, through the design of the awards, why we made those choices and will give you some useful hints and tips.
Development Phase
You do what you need, this might involve:
- Co-delivery of SUP Sheltered Water Awards with other Providers.
- Reflecting on your own development.
- Discussing with your Mentor.
Once you feel ready to run the award independently, the final step will depend on your existing qualifications, in some cases you will be able to straight away! It’s a self managed process.
Open the Minimum Requirements tab for more info.
Alternatively, you may need a Final Recommendation from a current SUP Sheltered Water Award Provider.
Final Recommendation
You will work with an existing Provider of the SUP Sheltered Water Award. When you are both happy you understand the Award and the requirements of being a Provider, they will then send us their Final Recommendation. The role will then be added to your British Canoeing record.
You can find out more in the Final Recommendation Guidance Document.
Want to know more?
You can read more about the SUP Sheltered Water Award here.
Ready to begin?
Click here to access the Personal Performance Award Provider eLearning or use the finder tool to find an existing Provider to work with.
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