UK Coaching Certificate Qualifications

The UK Coaching Certificate came out of a review of coaching and coaching qualifications within all major sports across the UK.

Key findings were:

• There are many capable and experienced people involved in coaching/teaching and instructing
• There is a lot of variation in the quality of coaching and coaching qualifications across sports
• There is a lot of good work but that sports are inward looking and don't work together
• We can all learn from each other and looking at other sports
• Significant Government support for coaching

The BEF is endorsed to deliver (in partnership with the member bodies, including Enduranceg GB) at UKCC Levels 1, 2 and 3 and equestrian is a priority sport being supported to implement the UKCC.

UKCC Principles

• Puts Riders at the heart of what we do.
• Flexible qualification for all in all coaching environments; technical pathways for riding, driving, vaulting and
• discipline specific such as Endurance, RDA, dressage, show jumping and Eventing at different levels.
• Builds on existing good practice and provides a career structure.
• Ongoing opportunities for training and development.
• Aspiring Coaches can be assured of standardised qualification.

An idea of what is expected at each UKCC Level:

• The role of the Level 1 coach is to:
• Assist more qualified coaches, delivering aspects of coaching sessions, normally under direct supervision
• The role of the Level 2 coach is to:
• Prepare for, deliver and review coaching sessions
• The role of the Level 3 coach is to:
• Plan, implement, analyse and revise annual coaching programmes
• What is common to coaching at all levels?
• Plan (Planning process)
• Do (Conducting coaching sessions)
• Review (Review the coaching session/process)

Outcomes at Level 1

• Prepare for activities in a safe working environment
• Establish working relationships with the participants and  others
• Prepare and support participants
• Deliver prepared activities
• Conclude the activities
• Review the activities to help others
• Continuously develop personal practice

Coaching Outcomes at UKCC Level 2

• Review participants' needs
• Produce plans for a series of sessions that support    
• Participants' development in a safe coaching environment
• Prepare participants for the series of coaching sessions
• Establish and maintain working relationships
• Deliver coaching sessions
• Develop participants' performance
• Conclude sessions
• Evaluate participants' performance and the sessions
• Monitor personal coaching practice

Coaching Outcomes at Level 3

• Fully autonomous coach; role model at County/Regional level.
• Can plan, deliver, analyse and review annual programmes of rider development
• Goal Setting
• Prepare for, deliver and review coaching sessions
• Plan a series of coaching sessions
• Prepare the coaching environment
• Deliver a series of sessions
• Monitor and evaluate coaching sessions and personal practice

If you are interested in being involved with EGB’s coaching programme or training to be a coach please contact Emma Miller at