White Water Award Provider

What the Role Entails

By becoming a White Water Award Provider, you will help a paddler to develop the fundamentals of white water paddling.

The White 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 White Water Awards with other Providers.
• Reflecting on your own development.
• Discussing with your Mentor.

Once you feel ready, when you have the confidence to run the White Water Award yourself, you will need a Final Recommendation. This must be from a current White Water Award Provider.

Final Recommendation

You will work with an existing Provider of the White Water Award. When you are both happy you fully understand the White Water 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 White 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 White Water Award you must have completed the British Canoeing Awarding Body Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning

You must also then hold one of the following British Canoeing Awarding Body qualifications or roles:

• White Water Kayak Coach
• MWE White Water Kayak Coach
• BCU Level 3 Inland Coach
• White Water Leader
• White Water Kayak Leader
• White Water OC1 Leader
• 3 Star White Water OC1 Provider *
• 3 Star White Water Kayak Provider*

* If you hold the 3 Star White Water Kayak or 3 Star White Water OC1 Provider role you will not need a final recommendation.

Further Instructions

There is no application process for becoming a White 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.