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NCCP Instructor 2/Leaderships 2 (I2/L2)

Newsletter #1 - February 2011

Newsletter #2 - June 2011

Background

The NCCP I2/L2 is the newest certification offered by CanoeKayak Canada - Whitewater (CKC-W) for the recreational stream of Whitewater kayaking in Canada. The NCCP I2/L2 was launched in the spring of 2010, and in collaboration with Paddle Canada it will be the premier certification required by all Whitewater Kayak instructors in Canada by 2011.

With many different Whitewater kayaking certifications available in Canada, the CKC-W Coaching and Education Committee decided that a unified certification that aligned with the new NCCP paradigm was not only necessary, but integral in growing the sport nation-wide. Collaborating with key partners such as Paddle Canada, and supported by the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and Sport Canada, the five member Committee sought out and developed a framework to streamline instruction to align with CKC-W's Long-Term Paddler Development Model and continue to move the sport forward.

Thanks to the vision and tireless work of the CKC-Whitewater Education Committee:

Chair; Chuck Lee, Alberta

Co-Chair: Claudia Van Wijk, Ontario

Co-Writer: Penny Paris, Quebec

Master Learning Facilitators:

Don Barrie, BC
Saskia Van Mourik, NWT
Mark Taylor, AB
Jeff Johnson, ON
Marc Gilbert, QC

Getting Certified

To gain certification, an individual needs to contact their local Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) for information on program registration. Currently, CKC-W recognizes the following five PSO's. CKC-W is hoping to gain membership in Atlantic provinces, and launch this course in the Spring 2011. Please stay tuned.

Alberta Whitewater Association

11759 Groat Road, Edmonton, AB, T5M 3K6

Phone: 780-427-6717 Fax 780-422 2663

Executive Director - Chuck Lee: admin@albertawhitewater.ca

President - Ken Purcell: purcell31@gmail.com

Website: http://www.albertawhitewater.ca

CanoeKayak BC

20585 124A Avenue, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 0M6

Phone: 604-465-5268 Fax: 604-460-0587

Executive Director - Mary Jane Abbot: mj@canoekayakbc.ca

President - Peter Benning: president@canoekayakbc.ca

Website: http://www.canoekayakbc.ca

Whitewater Ontario

411 Carnegie Beach Road, Port Perry, ON, L9L 1B6

Phone: 905-985-4585 or 1-888-322-2849 Fax:905-985-5256

info@whitewaterontario.ca

President – Vacant

Website: http://www.whitewaterontario.ca/

Fédération québécoise de canoë-kayak d'eaux vives

4545, avenue Pierre-de-Coubertin, C.P. 1000, Succursale M,

Montréal, QC, H1V-3R2

Phone : 514-252-3099 Fax : 514-252-3094

Communication : julie.crepeauboisvert@gmail.com

Directrice générale : Julie Crépeau-Boisvert julie.crepeauboisvert@gmail.com

Président – Marc Gilbert:

Website: www.federationkayak.qc.ca

Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan

1870 Lorne Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 2L7

Phone: 306-780-9300

Fax: 306-352-4153

Executive Director - Jan Hanson: : cks@accesscomm.ca

President - Fiona Vincent: vincent@accesscomm.ca

Website: http://www.saskcanoe.ca

Pre-Requisites to Certification

If you have never instructed Whitewater kayaking, or you do not have your NCCP Level 1, or Level 2, you will be required to gain certification before earning your I2/L2. According to the CKC-W Professional Development Model PDM, new Whitewater Kayak instructors will need to gain their Community Kayak Instructor 1 Lake or Pool Ceritification which will be coming in Spring 2011. Please see the bottom right-side of the PDM for further clarification.

A fee will be charged for the I2/L2 certification. This fee may change depending on location of course.

Hosting an I2/L2 Course (for I2/L2 Learning Facilitators)

If you have recently earned you are an I2/L2 Learning Facilitator, please view the I2/L2 Hosting Document for instructions on hosting your planned course.