Angling Coaching awards in Ireland

1. Mark.H.V.Corps
IFI Angling Advisor
Marine & Countryside Guiding
FETAC Level 6

3. Declaration of interest
• Salmon & Trout Association National
Instructor Certificate (STANIC)
• Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Angling
(Game)
• APGAI Ireland – Single handed Advanced
Instructor, Guide
• APGAI – Single handed (APGAI), Double
Handed (GAIC)
• ACI Level 1 Coach
• National Angling Guide – Game & Pike
• Member of FFF

4. This is a mine field!
• Instructor
• Coach
• Guide

5. Qualifications
v
Peer assessment

7. What you get for your money?
• Insurance
• Support
• Networking
• Continuous Professional Development
• Marketing
• Teaching resources

8. Some of the organisations
in Game fishing
• APGAI Ireland – 2 levels qualified &
advanced
• GAIA – 2 levels GAIA & APGAI
• L2 CCA
• AAPGAI – 3 levels
• FFF
• ACI

9. Association of Professional Game
Angling Instructors in Ireland
• Casting Instructors – Single & Double handed
• Fishing Guides
• 2 levels Qualified & Advanced
• Fly Dressers

10. APGAI Ireland
• Open College Network verify ‘qualified’
awards
• Advanced qualifications remain peer
assessed

12. Game Angling Instructors
Certificate (GAIC)
• Single handed casting
• Double handed casting
• Fly dressing
• Two levels
Game Angling Instructors Certificate
& Advanced Professional Game Angling
Instructors

13. To join GAIA
• Pass a Game Angling Instructors
Certificate (Peer assessed)
• Hold STANIC (Peer assessed)
• Hold L2 CCA (Qualification) & pass
casting assessment! (Peer assessed)
• Associate member

15. Association of Advanced
Professional Game Instructors
• AAPGAI – 3 levels
• Single, Double handed & Fly Tying
• Provisional
• Advanced
• Masters
• All peer assessed

17. International Federation of Fly
Fishers (FFF)
• Single handed casting
• Double handed casting
• Fly dressing
• Two levels
• Certified Instructor
• Master Certificate

19. Angling Council of Ireland
• Level 0 - Introductory level coach
• Level 1- Coach (benchmarked at
ADB Level 2 / CCA L2)
• Level 2 - will be benchmarked at
UK level 3

20. ACI
• Assessed & certified by Coaching
Ireland
• Series of CPD's certified by ACI
• Coaching persons with disabilities
• Risk assessment & water safety
• First aid
• Biodiversity & bio security

21. Guide qualifications
• National Angling Guide an OCN level 3
qualification
Specialisations in
Game
Pike
Sea
• Marine & Countryside Guiding Certificate
FETAC Level 6
Specialisations in
Game
Sea shore

23. So that’s all clear then!
Why do people get
confused?