Accredited Professional Centre Coach/Ride Leader/Groom Packages
UK and Ireland only
This is the new Proprietor and Coach package, there are currently three schemes under this package
- Accredited Professional Centre Coach
- Accredited Professional Centre Ride Leader
- Accredited Professional Centre Groom
To apply Centre Staff would have to be qualified to:
- Centre Coach – BHS Stage 2 Complete (including Stage 2 Teach) or above
- Ride Leader – BHS Stage 2 Ride Leader or above
- Groom – BHS Stage 2 Care and Lunge or above
- All – must hold safeguarding and protecting children certificate
In order to become a member:
All Coaches/Rider Leaders/Grooms must be a current BHS Gold Member
Accredited Professional and Centre package include:
- branding in Accredited Professional materials on clothing etc.
- 25% discount on BHS Assessments
- Reduced cost of First Aid Course (2 days = £100 rather than £139, 1 day = £65 rather than £89)
- Discounts on many CPDs events and conventions
- Free access to BHS Education standardisation training day (e.g. equine excellence pathways)
- Access to business tool-kit, and all challenge awards coach guides and sessions plans
- Accredited Professional Centre Coach ID card
- Accredited Professional Centre Coach Folder and certificate (year 1)
- Access to Accredited Professional Coach Facebook page
- Authority to sign off professional pathways skills records
- Authority to deliver challenge awards.
- Authority to train Ride Safe and sign off Guides
The Terms and Conditions are:
- The Approved Centre Coach/Ride Leader/Groom membership term will run in conjunction with the corresponding Approved Centre membership
- The membership may be upgraded mid-term and cost will be adjusted accordingly, any membership reductions will be applied at the time of the Approved Centre membership renewal
- It is the responsibility of the Approved Centre to notify the BHS Approvals Department of any changes in the names Coaches/Ride Leaders/Groom
- All coaches taking part in this scheme must be employed by the Approved Centre and work a minimum of 40 hours per month
- BHS Assessors that are employed by the Approved Centre can be part of the membership as long as they provide evidence of insurance for assessing
- All nominated Centre Coaches must abide by the BHS Accredited Professional Coach’s Code of Conduct
- The Centre must be approved for at least 6 months before taking out this membership out
- Branding can only be used in conjunction with employed work of the centre (cannot be used on a freelance basis)