Can my Local Authority insist on my holding only valid NGB-issued Coaching Qualifications before allowing me to use their premises?
No. Apart from having a Duty of Care towards those whom you teach, currently there are no LEGAL requirements for teaching martial arts. Naturally, you should provide your students with Liability Insurance and as an instructor you should have Professional Indemnity cover too and CRB disclosure, and the LA are likely to insist on these. To get insurance, it is likely you will need to produce something like a black belt certificate issued by a known organisation or a Coaching and/or 1st Aid certificate, before you will be insured. TKGB will be developing an Instructor Qualification Programme which will promote best practice and maintain high standards in traditional karate. Qualifications are planned to conform to a nationally recognised body so that nobody can call your qualifications into question.
No. Apart from having a Duty of Care towards those whom you teach, currently there are no LEGAL requirements for teaching martial arts. Naturally, you should provide your students with Liability Insurance and as an instructor you should have Professional Indemnity cover too and CRB disclosure, and the LA are likely to insist on these. To get insurance, it is likely you will need to produce something like a black belt certificate issued by a known organisation or a Coaching and/or 1st Aid certificate, before you will be insured. TKGB will be developing an Instructor Qualification Programme which will promote best practice and maintain high standards in traditional karate. Qualifications are planned to conform to a nationally recognised body so that nobody can call your qualifications into question.
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