If you have appropriate BC qualifications, you will be added to the club list of approved leaders. If you do NOT have appropriate BC qualifications, you will need to complete a self-evaluation and agree your leadership status at a review meeting. The self-evaluation process starts with an online from, which should take you about 20 minutes to complete.
In the first instance please contact Paul Savage to express your interest in doing the self-evaluation.
Self evaluation form for river kayak, sea kayak, open canoe here.
We hope you will find the self-review supportive. It will help you consider your current skill set and experience, then identify how you might become a more effective, safer trip leader. A meeting will then be arranged to confirm your leader status
After your review meeting LCC can help you gain qualifications or may provide training to assist you.
British Canoeing qualifications
If you are considering gaining a leadership, coaching or rescue assessment qualification from BC there may be grant aid available to support you. Awards may be granted by Cumbria Canoeists. LCC will support your application by providing a letter of support if you have and / or are intending to help our club by leading / coaching official club trips.
See Support for members seeking coaching and leadership qualification
To qualify for a Cumbria Canoeists grant, you must be:
- Resident in Cumbria
- A member of British Canoeing
- An active member of a canoe club or other voluntary sector organisation involved in Paddle Sport in Cumbria
See here for more details Cumbria Canoeists bursaries
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