PONY CLUB AUSTRALIA NCAS COACH ACCREDITATION SCHEME
The Pony Club Australia NCAS Scheme currently offers two levels of accreditation.
- NCAS Preliminary
- NCAS Level One and Mounted Games Specialist (optional)
The NCAS scheme has been revised in 2020 and will begin to be used and assessed in 2021. It requires candidates to purchase a workbook and a manual from Pony Club Australia.
Course pre-requisites.
The pre requisites to begin and work through the course are as follows:-
- Be a current financial member of Pony Club NSW.
- Be 16 years or over to commence
- Be 18 years or over to receive your accreditation
- Hold a current Working with Children certificate/number.
- All candidates must attend two days of a NSW State Instructors School in your zone or another zone. You must attend Day One and Day Two but they can be in different zones.
- You must have completed the Work Book. Purchase from Pony Club Australia.
Beginning the Course:
- Make contact with your ZCI and let them know you are undertaking the course.
- You must purchase a workbook and manual through Pony Club Australia
- The work book must be completed before being assessed.
- When you have completed or are near to completing your workbook contact your Zone Chief Instructor or the assessment co Ordinator to book your place at the assessment
Assessment
- Candidates must let their ZCI or the assessment co Ordinator know they wish to be assessed.
- You must receive your tasks and information at least 2 weeks before the assessment from the Assessment co Ordinator.
- You need to be in attendance all day at the assessment
- Your work book needs to be completed by the assessment
- You need to complete the practical sections of your accreditation
- You are assessed by 2 State Assessors
After the Assessment
- You will find out your result on the day
- If you pass your assessment you will receive a letter and certificate
- You are added to the NCAS instructors list
For more information in regard to coaching and accreditations send an email to coach@pcansw.org.au
In order to maintain your accrediation coaches must fulfil a number of criteria and complete and submit a renewal form every four (4) years, please see the NCAS updating sheet below for details.
PCA NSW have a number of NSW Specific certificates that can also be completed or renewed:
- Old System Instructors or Examiner Certificates - coaches must renew these certificates every four (4) years with certificates all falling due on the same recuring date i.e. next renewal 30-6-2023. No new certificates will be issued under this scheme
- Introductory Instructors Certificate - this certificate is for new coaches run under PCA NSW guidelines by Zone Chief Instructors (ZCI's), certificates are valid for four (4) years with coaches encouraged to undertake NCAS training during this period.
- Gear Check Certificate - this certificate is not an instructional certificate but is a great certificate for every PCA NSW to hold, certificates rund under PCA NSW guidelines by ZCI's, and are valid for four (4) years with renewal falling due on teh dame recurring date as Old System Instructors Certificates. PCA NSW Gear Check online course can be found here
Assessment details, forms and a Mentors list can be found in the download section below.