Due to the increase in participation, especially within our under-age membership, the WI Board of Directors have decided to bring in new safeguarding protocols for coaches and officials for 2023.

This new coach/official license will become the new minimum standard for any coach and/or official/volunteer who wishes to participate and/or help at WI events in the upcoming year. We hope to use our membership database (JustGo) to validate this new license, linking them to your profile and issuing digital coaching license’s that you can have on your smartphones.

Details:

  1. Active Membership
  2. Garda Vetting
  3. Safeguarding L1
  4. L1 Coaching License
  5. First Aid

Further Information:

  1. Active Membership
    • Coaches, officials and volunteers must have an active membership for 2023.
    • You can purchase this by logging into your JustGo profile and following the prompts to renew your membership for 2023.
    • Please pick the membership option that is most appropriate for you.
    • Login to your account : HERE
  2. Garda Vetting
    • Coaches, officials and volunteers who will be involved in competitions/events in 2023 must be Garda Vetted by us (Weightlifting Ireland).
    • This is a free service that we provide and it requires a little paperwork which we will assist you with.
    • Garda Vetting is valid for 3 years before it must be completed again.
    • You can find more information on the Garda Vetting process : HERE
    • Please contact our CPO Officer, Tom Brady by email to complete your Garda Vetting form : [[email protected]]
  3. Safeguarding Training
    • This training can be done in person or online via Zoom.
    • We will update our coaching calendar with as many up to date courses as we can so you have ample opportunities to complete this training prior to the start of our competition schedule.
    • Safeguarding training is valid for 2 years before a refresher course is required.
    • You’ll find courses available with your local sports partnerships and on our coaching calendar : HERE
  4. L1 Coaching License / (only for active coaches)
    • Coaches who want to coach at competitions/events in 2023 must have completed our Level 1 Coaching Course.
    • We will offer a temporary WI Coaching License until the end of Q1, to enable coaches with other NGB coaching licenses to undertake our WI L1.
    • You’ll find courses available on our coaching calendar : HERE
  5. First Aid / (advised but not compulsory)
    • It is advised that coaches & officials who will be involved in competitions/events in 2023 complete First Aid training.
    • This will help ensure participants in clubs and at competitions/events have ample support in the case of an emergency.
    • First Aid training is valid for 2 years before a refresher course is required.
    • We will update our coaching calendar with as many up to date courses as we can so you have ample opportunities to complete this training prior to the start of our competition schedule.
    • Every affiliated club must have at least one coach with a valid First Aid Certificate before the club application will be accepted.
    • You’ll find courses available with your local sports partnerships and on our coaching calendar : HERE

For further information or if you have any questions please contact: [[email protected]]