As of early April 2025, an updated version of the Community Coaching Essential Skills course will go live to all learners, replacing the current course that DSA coaches have been required to complete as part of their first Accreditation.
What will change
- You will have the option to complete the modules in any order and as many as you wish.
- The Safeguarding module in the Community Coaching Essential Skills course will be removed. All safeguarding content will be completed via Sport Integrity Australia’s Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport Induction course.
- You will have access to reflective workbooks that align with each of the 7 essential skills module topics (now reduced from 8 topics in the current course).
- You will gain an award upon successful completion of each module and a certificate when you have completed all 7 modules.
What won’t change
- The learning objectives and topics covered will remain as within the current course and still deliver on the fundamentals of coaching.
- The diverse learning opportunities throughout the course.
- The course remains free for all learners to access and continue their coaching development.
What if I’m already completing the current Community Coaching Essential Skills course?
- The updated Community Coaching Essential Skills course will not go live until early April 2025, so you have until then to complete the current version.
- If you do not complete the entire Community Coaching Essential Skills course by April 2025, but you have completed one or multiple modules within the course (e.g. up to Module 4: How you connect), you will receive an award for each module completed but not a course completion certificate. You will still need to complete all modules to receive a course completion certificate.
- If you did not complete past Module 1: Who you coach, you will be required to start the course again should you choose.
If you have partially completed the current course, it is advised that you complete the course within the next week. If you are not ready to complete the course at this stage, then you will be able to complete the updated version when it is released live within a couple of weeks. The new link will be added to the DSA web site, under Accreditation -> Coaching principles.
