Written question asked by Janet Dean (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 March 2010. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Sports: Training

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by what means the national sporting governing bodies plan to undertake their consultation on the review of the UK Coaching Certificate; and what partner organisations in each sport each governing body plans to support.

Answer: The UK Coaching Certificate (UKCC) Review is being led by Sportscoach UK, Sport England and SkillsActive. The review will be conducted in partnership with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport, the Home Country Sports Councils and UK Sport. The NGBs will be consulted throughout this process and, following the completion of the review, the NGBs may choose to reassess the construction of their coaching awards should they feel it is necessary.This review incorporates the following elements:"National Occupational Standards and Common Units""UKCC endorsement criteria""UKCC endorsement process""UKCC support to sports""UKCC Communication and Marketing""UKCC Costings."

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