Angling Coach Qualification and Licensing
The Angling Coach Qualification is for individuals aged 18 and over who want to plan and deliver structured angling coaching sessions and support people to learn and develop within the sport.
Licensed Angling Trust coaches introduce new participants to fishing, develop angling skills and deliver safe, enjoyable and well-structured coaching sessions. Coaches support activities such as Get Fishing events, club sessions and wider participation programmes, helping more people get into fishing and progress within the sport.
This course enables you to gain the Angling Coach Qualification, a core requirement for becoming a Licensed Angling Trust Coach.
What happens after you enrol?
Within 2 working days, you will receive enrolment emails from the Angling Trust Training Portal.
You will complete the following learning pathway, with each stage unlocking the next step:
- Introduction to Safeguarding Part 1 and 2 (online modules)
- Safe Delivery Essentials Part 1 and 2 (online modules)
- Angling Coach: Online Learning Part 1, 2 and 3 (online module)
- Angling Coach: Meet the Coaching Team (bookable live virtual tutor-led session delivered online by the Head of Coaching)
- Angling Coach: Assessment Day (bookable face-to-face session at a designated assessment venue)
All face-to-face elements can be booked within the Angling Trust Training Portal once the previous stage has been completed.
Course Cost: £290
The course fee also covers your DBS check and first year of the Angling Trust coach licence once you have completed all the requirements of the licence. You will receive further information about completing your First Aid requirement once enrolled, along with guidance on the remaining steps required to obtain and maintain your coach licence.
After successfully completing the programme you will receive a certificate confirming completion of the Angling Coach Qualification.
You will have access to the course for 365 days from when you receive the course enrolment email from the Angling Trust.
Eligible for a discount?
- Event Support Volunteers – £50 off to upgrade to the Angling Coach Qualification. Please contact [email protected] before booking for your code.
- Level 1 Assistant Coaches – Upgrade to become a fully fledged Angling Trust Licensed Coach for £100. Please email [email protected] and request an L1 Upgrade code and we will provide you with a discount code.
- EA Coach Bursary – If you have been granted an EA Coach Bursary, please contact your Development Officer before booking to obtain your bursary code.