Managing Your Centre Staff recruitment, training and briefing
RGN B3 B3.1 Staffing
Recognition is dependent upon the continuing appointment of a Principal and appropriately qualified Chief Instructor(s). Where necessary, a Primary Contact may be designated to manage routine communications with RYA Training. This person must be nominated to the RYA by the Principal and must be sufficiently knowledgeable about the training centre and its recognition to ensure that communications are dealt with by the correct person. They may or may not also be the centre's Chief Instructor.
The responsibilities of the Principals and Chief Instructor(s) do not change with the appointment of a Primary Contact.
In the absence of a Primary Contact the Principal is the first point of contact for all communications from RYA Training.
In addition to following RYA requirements for levels of instructor qualifications for the conduct of courses, there should always be adequate qualified or experienced people available to supervise and ensure the safety of students not involved in training. This may involve assisting with tasks such as rigging or launching of boats, or other activities where it would be unreasonable to expect students to manage any risk.
All instructors and staff working on RYA courses are expected to comply with the RYA Code of Conduct.
B3.2 Recruitment
Centres should have a system for maintaining an accurate record of staff qualifications, which includes qualifications expiry dates and dates of any supporting certificates such as first aid, medical fitness or criminal records checks. This may be in the form of a spreadsheet or other document. Copies of certificates do not need to be held by the training centre.
Any declarations required such as acceptance of contracts or confirmation that staff have read and understood the centre’s operating procedures should also be held.
Instructors requiring commercial endorsements must hold a current medical fitness certificate which must be checked for any restrictions.
When qualified, all RYA instructors receive a letter of appointment or certificate which they should be able to produce to verify their suitability. If you are in any doubt about the suitability of someone’s qualification to instruct a course, please contact RYA Training who will be able to check this for you. The Recognised Training Centre (RTC) should make clear to all staff the terms under which they are engaged.
Issued 21/06/2024. Information correct at time of publication. 32
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