Coaching Pathway

Your Locker account is the central hub for tracking all your NCCP certifications and training progress. It’s essential to keep this account up-to-date. All your completed courses and modules will appear here.

Don’t have an NCCP #? Create on now!

Clubs can verify their Coaches NCCP qualifications on the Coach Transcript page on the CAC Locker website.

Coaches can access the LMS to complete three main tasks: registering for an NCCP course, completing pre-course eLearning modules, and finishing online portfolios.

Are you currently registered as a coach in Swimming Canada’s REMS Platform?

To login to the LMS, you must login to your REMS account and click the grey button on your membership card.

Not currently registered as a coach in the Swimming Canada’s REMS Platform?

Will need to create an LMS account directly – click here to create LMS account

To become an NCCP Swimming Teacher, you must first be approved by the Lifesaving Society.  Once approved, they submit that information monthly to Swimming Canada to create or Update your NCCP Locker profile.

Process Overview:

• Submit your application and required info to the Lifesaving Society.
• The Lifesaving Society sends approved candidates to Swimming Canada (once a month).
• Swimming Canada creates your Locker profile and adds your training and evaluation details.
• To complete your certification, you must finish the mandatory Make Ethical Decisions online evaluation.

This is a cornerstone of the NCCP and a mandatory component for achieving both “Trained” and “Certified” status.

*NEW* Starting April 1, 2026 – The MED training course and the online evaluation will be merged into a single eLearning Module.

• Provider: It will be hosted directly through coach.ca. – under eLearning Tab in a coach’s Locker Account
• Cost: $85 (covers both training and evaluation).
• Duration: Approximately 120 minutes.

All new coaches will be required to complete this module as part of their NCCP registration requirements.

All coaches are required to complete one of the Safe Sport training options, which is valid for 5 years. This training is crucial for ensuring a safe and fair sporting environment for everyone.

To ensure credit for this course is recorded, you will need to log in to your Swimming Canada Learning Management System (LMS) account and confirm completion.

Training Options:

• Coaching Association of Canada’s Safe Sport Training (via your Locker account – Free)
• Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders/Coach (a $30 fee will apply)

A Criminal Record Check (CRC) is a mandatory requirement for all registered coaches and is valid for 3 years. Please note that the processing takes up to 4-6 weeks.  All CRC’s MUST be done through the Province’s Criminal Record Review program.

Important Steps:

• Obtain access code from Swim BC to submit your check. Use the “Click Here” button for the Access Code and the information needed to submit your CRC application.
• If you have a recent CRRP check, you should be able to share the results with Swim BC.