Renewing your Coach Level (AC, CiRF, L2 and beyond) Licence

Find and Purchase Mandatory Training (Tier 2) on Athletics Hub

• Use the following link to purchase the required courses: MANDATORY SAFEGUARDING & FIRST AID TRAINING AND UPDATES FOR COACH LICENSING RENEWALS (TIER 2).
  • When booking, please make sure to select the date/ time that is most suitable for you to complete the Safeguarding course.
• You will be prompted to log in to Athletics Hub to complete your purchase. You will need your URN (on licence card) or email address and password.
• Courses can also be accessed using the Qualifications & CPD option on the left hand menu in Athletics Hub.

Once you have purchased your Mandatory Training (Tier 2), you can access it via Athletics Hub.

• Once you log in, it will open on the ‘My Dashboard’ Page.
• On the left hand menu, click on ‘Online Courses’.
• Select ‘Go To MyLearning’:
  • Select the ‘Mandatory Training’ module and complete all elements (including the declaration).
  • n.b. please check the ‘Activity Completion Status’ in the box on the right hand side of the screen is showing all required elements are complete.

• Log into your profile on Athletics Hub by clicking https://www.athleticshub.co.uk/login (you can use the links to access your URN or reset your password).
• Click on your name at the top of the menu on the left-hand side of the screen to navigate to your profile.
• In the ‘User Details’ section, scroll to licence terms and conditions for your role – leader and coach are both covered in ‘Coaches Terms and Conditions’.
• Click the link to download and read the relevant terms and conditions.
• Tick the relevant box (underneath the link) to accept the revised T&Cs
• Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the blue ‘submit’ bar.

If you are a licensed leader/ coach and a technical official you will need to accept T&Cs for each role. If you are not a licensed technical official, you do not need accept these T & C’s.

Athletics Coach (L2 or beyond)

• Complete a PVG/ Self- Declaration update.
• If you ARE coaching with a scottishathletics affiliated athletics club, please contact your club’s Welfare Officer who will guide you through this process.
• If you ARE NOT coaching with a scottishathletics affiliated athletics club, or if you have any other queries, please contact: pvg@scottishathletics.org.uk

Coach in Running Fitness

• If you ARE coaching with a scottishathletics affiliated athletics club – Complete a PVG/ Self- Declaration update. Please contact your club’s Welfare Officer who will guide you through this process.
• All other Coach in Running Fitness (will be issued with O18 licence card only) – complete online Self Declaration using this form: Self Declaration

DBS is the English/ Welsh equivalent of a criminal record check in Scotland.

In no situation should a Scottish based Leader/ Coach progress an application to DBS. 

Please follow the steps above and do not click the ‘renew now’ button on My Athletics Portal.

• Log in to myathletics portal, it will open on the Summary page.
• On this page, check that all your details are correct. If you need to make any changes, use the links on the left hand side of the page.
• To upload a new photo click ‘edit member image’ on the right hand side of the ‘Personal Details’ box.
• A new window will open called ‘Update Member Image’, select ‘Choose File, upload your photo (making sure it meets the requirements listed above) and click save.
• The photo should now appear in the ‘Personal Details’ box.
•  Photographs:
  • Please only use a portrait orientation, passport style photograph for licensing purposes. This photo will be used on your licence card.
  • Photographs should be updated every 9 years, in line with licence renewals.
  • Your photograph should be no larger than 100×130 pixel, under 4MB