Maintenance of Certification

Professional Development (PD) Points

Coaches who are Certified within any volleyball context are required to maintain their Active designation through professional developing and life-long learning.  Certified coaches will receive credit within the NCCP Locker database for completion of approved, professional development experiences.  In order to maintain their Certified status, Development Coaches & Advanced Development Coaches will need to accrue 20 PD points over a period of 5 years. Certified Performance Coaches will need to accrue 30 PD points over a 5-year period.

After 5 Years

Successful Point Accrual

At the completion of your 5 year period as indicated in The Locker, if you have accrued the required 20 or 30 points as indicated above, your PD points will reset to 0. You are still considered a certified coach and you will have 5 more years to accrue your next 20 or 30 points.

Unsuccessful Point Accrual

At the completion of your 5 year period as indicated in The Locker, if you have NOT accrued the required 20 or 30 points as indicated above, your PD points will NOT reset to 0. Your certification status will change to “not renewed” until you have accumulated the necessary 20 or 30 points. Coaches who have “not renewed” status should update this as soon as possible or they will not be able to participate at Provincials or Nationals. Coaches with this designation have not lost their certification, it is considered inactive. Once the PD point requirement has been met, your PD points will reset to 0 for the next 5-year period and you will return to certified status.

For further information regarding PD Points and maintenance of certification please follow this link:
Inactive Status Designation

Where can I find my PD Points balance?

• Log into your account at The Locker at coach.ca
• Select your profile and click on “Certification”, all of your PD points should appear on the right hand side of the page.
• On the left hand side of the page under your NCCP number, you should see the buttons: “Transcript”, “Maintenance” and “Self-Report”.
• The “Maintenance” button will show you what activities have contributed to your PD points balance.

How can I accumulate additional PD points?

• The “Self-Report” button on the left hand side of your profile page will allow you to self-report years of active coaching as well as self-directed PD.
• The “E-learning” tab on the top of the page will take you to a menu of available modules that will offer you PD points.
• Please note that there may be a lag of a few days from when you complete an e-learning course to when it shows up on your transcript.