Coaching Qualifications Courses
- BCU I UKCC Level 1
- BCU I UKCC Level 2
- BCU I UKCC Level 3
- BCU Level 5
- Moderate Water Endorsement
- Advanced Water Endorsement
- BCU Level 4
Coaching Support Modules
- Foundation Modules
- Intermediate Modules
- Discipline Support Modules
- Coaching Process Course
Personal Performance Awards
- Paddlesport Start I 1 to 3 Star
- Paddlepower
- Cross Stream Challenge
- Placid Water Racing
Leader I Guide I Helm Qualifications
- Paddlesport Four Star Leader
- Paddlesport Five Star Leader
- Bell Boat Helm
- Raft Guide
Safety Training Courses
- Foundation Safety and Rescue
- White Water Safety and Rescue
- Advanced White Water Safety and Rescue
- Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning
- Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning
- Advanced Surf Safety and Rescue
BCU Lifeguards Awards

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Paddlesport Start I 1 to 3 Star

The Paddlesport Start Award is designed to provide a framework for a paddlers first session. It is very much an encouragement award and can be used by coaches who offer taster sessions, or as a first session of a series. It is an adult version of Paddlepower start.

BCU Paddlesport Start Syllabus V3-0 Oct13

BCU Paddlesport Start Training and Assessment Notes V3-0 Oct13

The BCU One Star is a flat water award that demonstrates an individual has basic boat control and foundation skills.The one star can be taken in any kind of paddlesport craft (e.g. sit-on-top, slalom C2, polo boat, sea kayak, racing canoe etc.)

BCU 1 Star Syllabus

BCU 1 Star Assessment Notes

BCU 1 Star Training Notes

The BCU Two Star is an improvement award that helps paddlers develop fundamental paddlesport skills on flat water. The emphasis is on gaining a breadth of experience, creating the desired movement of the boat and developing an understanding into how the paddle, boat and water interact.

BCU 2 Star Syllabus

BCU 2 Star Assessment Notes

BCU 2 Star Training Notes

This award is significantly different to the old 2 star, with a change to develop generic movement skills that can transfer to any discipline and with an assessed journey. Assessors will need to be able to assess the award in a variety of craft.

Star Award Pass Slips.

Please note, the 1 and 2 Star Pass Slips are not available on this website to download. If you require a copy of the pass slips please contact Canoe England Customer Services on 0845 370 9500 or email [email protected]

Successful performance at BCU Three Star level indicates that a candidate can consider themselves an intermediate paddler rather than a beginner.

Unlike the existing award this will be discipline specific with awards in Sea Kayak, Surf, Open Canoe, White Water Kayak, Flat Water Kayak and some of the competitive disciplines. The three star paddler will be a competent performer in sheltered to moderate water environments and have the ability to paddle unsupervised, with similar standard paddlers on sheltered water. The new award will look similar in structure to the existing 4 star, but with the skills applicable in an easier environment.