Providing direct leadership to children (ages 6 to 12) in recreational settings can be a challenging experience. Join this 7.5 hour course to learn how to implement the five HIGH FIVE® guiding principles that contribute to a supportive and healthy experience for children. Learn ways to make positive child-centred interactions, and effective, age-appropriate ways to address behaviour challenges. Consisting of training, resources and tools, the HIGH FIVE® system is based on years of research and consultation with experts, and is the only quality assurance standard in North America designed to specifically support the safety, well-being and healthy development of children in sport and recreation programs. Learn best practices for healthy childhood development, and get certified.
Target Audience: Front-line leaders
Duration: 7.5 hours
Pre-requisite: None
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This online course (up to 2 hours) will help organizations improve their children’s programs by measuring the quality of the organization’s policies and procedures. It is about learning how to use the QUEST 1 Tool to asses policies and procedures, how to use the Guide to Policies and Procedures and how to increase the quality of programs by improving the content management and application of policies and procedures.
Target Audience: Directors & Managers
Duration: <2.0 hours
Pre-requisite: None
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This 7.5 hour course is for those who supervise children’s programs and are responsible for quality assurance. It provides a means of testing, evaluating and providing feedback to maintain the highest quality programming at both the individual and organizational levels. It is a means for organizations to pinpoint areas that need improvement and subsequently ensure these improvements are realized.
Target Audience: Supervisors
Duration: 7.5 hours
Pre-requisite: PHCD or HIGH FIVE® Sport
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This 4.5 hour workshop will help coaches who work with children aged 6 to 12 improve the quality of their sport programs. It is geared toward coaches of competitive athletes and provides training in the principles of healthy child development so coaches understand what they need to do to balance training and competition with each child’s social, emotional and cognitive needs. Coaches learn activities and gain knowledge, tips and resources to enhance their programs as well as their relationships with their athletes.
Target Audience: Coaches
Duration: 4.5 hours
Pre-requisite: None
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This course is for those wish to become a HIGH FIVE® Trainer, to deliver PHCD (or HIGH FIVE Sport), and Quest 2 training.
Target Audience: Individuals with extensive experience with training, children’s programming and/or recreation and sport. This training is designed for the person responsible for training staff in an organization.
Using evidence based research, knowledge and resources a HIGH FIVE Trainer will be able to continually enhance an organization’s commitment to quality. By enrolling your staff in the Trainer program, organizations improve the quality of programs by making a commitment to continuous improvement in the area of healthy child development and training delivery.
Learner Outcomes
At the completion of this workshop, learners will be able to:
- Identify participant learning styles
- Identify evidence-based content on healthy child development
- Use creative techniques and effective communication skills to deliver training content with confidence
Result: Successful candidates will receive a certificate and are certified to teach the program across Canada
Duration: 3.0 days
Pre-requisite: PHCD and QUEST 2*
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Next Course: January 23 - 25th, 2019 in Burnaby, BC
*If applicants are missing the QUEST 2 Pre-requisite they are welcome to take the session on January 22, 2019 (offered at the same site location in Burnaby)
Application forms can be submitted to Professional Development and Initiatives Coordinator at education@bcrpa.bc.ca.
This course is for thos who wish to becom a HIGH FIVE® Sport Trainer.
Audience: Individuals with extensive experience with training & children’s programming in sport.
Duration: 4 hours
Pre-requisite: HIGH FIVE® Sport, QUEST 2, and NCCP training
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