Providers

To deliver athletics as a provider organisation, you need to meet the below requirements:

• Registered as a provider in OfficialsHQ
• Hold a valid ABN or declare ABN exempt
• Confirm adequacy of insurance
• Agree to Provider Guidelines and Provider organisation terms and conditions
• Meet safety assessment (as determined by the NSO)

NOTE: All coaches that deliver under a provider must be registered and meet coach registration minimum requirements.

Sporting Schools is an Australia-wide program in partnership with over 40 national sporting organisations (NSOs), of which Australian Athletics is one. Australian Athletics does not currently endorse provider organisations to deliver on their behalf.

Coaches

To deliver athletics as a coach, you need to meet the below requirements:

• Registered in OfficialsHQ as a coach and connected to a provider, SSO or NSO
• Be aged 16 years or over
• Hold a current Working with Children Check (paid check) or relevant exemption
• Confirm adequacy of insurance
• Agree to Coach terms and conditions

To deliver on behalf of NSO, coaches need to:

• Be connected to an endorsed provider, SSO or NSO in OfficialsHQ
• Primary School Programs:
  • Level 1 Community Athletics Coach or above, opens in a new tab
  • Kids' Athletics upskilling course (please contact coachaccreditation@athletics.org.au after completion of Level 1 or above course)
  • Run Active accreditation
• Secondary School Program:
  • Level 1 Community Athletics Coach or above, opens in a new tab
  • Novo Athletics upskilling course (available when allocated a secondary school coaching position)

Teachers

To deliver sport as a teacher, you need to meet the requirements below:

• Hold a valid state and/or territory teacher registration
• Be employed at the school
• Confirm adequacy of insurance

Registered teachers can deliver Kids’ Athletics and Novo Athletics in Sporting Schools by meeting the following requirements:

• Primary School Programs:
  • Kids' Athletics upskilling course
  • Or, Run Active accreditation
• Secondary School Program:
  • Novo Athletics upskilling course

Teachers can complete these courses by booking in a teacher-delivered package via the Sporting Schools Booking System.