Difference between BHS & UKCC qualified instructors?

[blackandwhite]

This may be a daft question but is there a marked difference in what each of these organisations produces? (Everyone was BHS back in the middle ages when I started in this game )

Current yard is also a school offering lessons from UKCC qualified staff. I am frequently found muttering under my breath about lack of instruction in the basics and too much concentration on jumping regardless of ability on the flat. New instructor came at the weekend (BHS qualified) and the kids thought they'd landed on a different planet! I much prefer her style and changed my muttering to "good. I like her." Am I just ancient (36, so not as ancient as some but deffo in the "hat held on with elasyic" bracket!) and old fashioned or is there an actual difference between the two?

 

[rabatsa]

UKCC is how to teach but BHS is what to teach as well.

 

[Double_choc_lab]

Another "back in the 'ol days" here. I wondered the same thing as well. So does UKCC mean you could know *** all and just teach that? Whereas at least with BHS you have been examined on the knowledge as well as the practicalities of teaching?

 

[Nightmare before Christmas]

I think UKCC seems to go into more depth, sports psychology and overall horse and rider performance aims.

BHS seems to be just teaching rather than coaching and making competition plans.

I am doing my UKCC BS accredited coaching exams starting monday

 

[Nightmare before Christmas]

Another "back in the 'ol days" here. I wondered the same thing as well. So does UKCC mean you could know *** all and just teach that? Whereas at least with BHS you have been examined on the knowledge as well as the practicalities of teaching?

No with BS UKCC you have to be knowledgeable about the sport. For level 3 you have to have been competing 1.20/1.30s ect

 

[EventingMum]

IMO BHS qualifications are a more rounded qualification with the candidates horse knowledge and care and riding being examined in the stages part of the qualification as well their teaching / coaching skills and knowledge being examined in the teaching part.

Now the BHS teaching exams can now incorporate the generic UKCC - level 2 for PTT and level 3 for IT so the coaching methods now examined are similar. This highlights the efforts the BHS have made to make their qualifications relevent in this day and age.

A difference can be seen in the discipline specific UKCC qualifications which are run by BE, BS, BD etc and the coaching content is aimed at one discipline usually open to people who have reached a certain level competitively whereas the generic UKCC is not discipline specific and covers flatwork and jumping coaching. However within all the theory of coaching skills, learning styles etc taught will be the same.