Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce that the Learn and Play Orienteering Coach accreditation will go live on the Orienteering Learning Centre (OLC) on Tuesday 30 July 2024!

The OLC launched in October 2023 with Orienteering Instructor (Teacher) and Orienteering Instructor (Community) as the first courses available to complete online. Since launching, 23 Community Orienteering Instructors and 9 Teacher Orienteering Instructors have been accredited through the platform. Orienteering Australia is now adding the first of the three more in-depth coaching accreditations; Learn and Play Orienteering Coach.

Learners will be able to complete most components of the course online, creating one central location for learning! Content from the recently updated Learn and Play Orienteering Coach course has been modified into 5 engaging and interactive modules, where learners will be able to expand their knowledge on coaching those new to orienteering. After a face-to-face practical session, learners will be able to upload assessment tasks for validation and their completion of the accreditation will be recorded in the OLC.

Further coaching courses will be added to the OLC with Competition Orienteering Coach and Performance Orienteering Coach expected to go live before the end of 2024. Orienteering Australia also intends to add photography and controller accreditations to the platform, and short courses for event organisers, volunteers and participants. We are excited to use this platform to enhance the experience of all individuals who are involved with our sport!

More information about the Orienteering Learning Centre can be found here, and learners can sign up here.