EC NCCP Certification

Ontario Equestrian proudly offers the Equestrian Canada - National Coaching Certification Program (EC NCCP) from the Coaches Association of Canada as the national coach education and certification program for equestrian coaches.  EC NCCP Certified Instructors and Coaches are trained to support human and equine athletes at all stages of long-term equestrian development.  

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Through Ontario Equestrian, the following contexts of EC NCCP certification can be trained and certified (evaluated) by our team of Learning Facilitators and Coach Evaluators:

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Instructor‍

Working with athletes new to the sport, introducing fundamental movement skills and working on physical and technical skills for equestrian sport, using programs like Rookie Riders and EC Learn to Ride.

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• Instructor - English - Flat
• Instructor - English - Jump
• Instructor - Western 
• Instructor - Drive

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Competition Coach

Working with athletes who are learning to compete, improving their physical and technical skills while beginning to integrate the mental and tactical skills required to be competitive in English or Western Disciplines.

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• Competition Coach - English - Flat
• Competition Coach - English - Jump
• Competition Coach - Western

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Competition Coach Specialist‍

Working with athletes improving their technical, tactical, physical and mental skills while specializing in a competitive discipline. Competition Coach certification is required prior to challenging the Competition Coach Specialist. Athlete Pre-requisites required for application.

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• Competition Coach Specialist - English - Dressage 
• Competition Coach Specialist - English - Eventing
• Competition Coach Specialist - English - Jump
• Competition Coach Specialist - Western - General Performance
• Competition Coach Specialist - Western - Reining
• Competition Coach Specialist - Western - Speed Events

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Competition Development (HP1)

Working with athletes travelling nationally for competition, working with an Integrated support team. These coaches are working with athletes aiming for national championships and the FEI levels of competition. Athlete Pre-requisites required for application.

• Competition Development (HP1) - Olympic Disciplines
• Competition Development (HP1) - Non-Olympic Disciplines

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You can work towards the certification that supports the age and stage of athlete you are working with by attending training or by challenging an in-person or virtual evaluation.

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Certification Pathway

The OE Community Hub includes Training and Certification Pathways to help you navigate through the steps to certification. You can find Certification Pathways in the Training catalog - under Types, choose "Certification" and you'll see pathways that can be added to your Dashboard.

Once you've added the training pathway, you'll see the pathway on your OE Community Hub Dashboard.

You can complete the required and recommended training through the pathway, and once the required elements are complete, register for a coach evaluation through the Community Hub.

If you have not registered for a course on the OE Community Hub before, you’ll need to create a UserID and password to setup your account. Please use the same email address as your ECampus account to ensure that your records are properly connected.

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We also receive generous support from the Coaches Association of Ontario and the Coaching Association of Canada, who offer funding, mentoring and training opportunities to our organization and/or to coaches directly.

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To learn more about our Coaching partners and shared principles go to:

• Coaching Association of Canada
• Equestrian Canada
• Coaches Association of Ontario

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