How to complete an activator checklist Follow
It is a requirement of your activator terms and conditions for you to have completed your personal activator checklist and each club must have at least one fully compliant Lead Activator for programmes to appear online for parents to search and book onto.
To access and view your checklist you will need to log in to your account on ClubSpark and click into the 'coaching' tab on the left hand side:
The following steps will take you through completing each section:
DBS Check
If you do not have an ECB DBS you can apply for one through your checklist by clicking 'no' followed by 'apply now' to start the application.
If you do have one, click yes and the required fields will auto populate with the details you have created your account with. Double check that these match what you have applied for your DBS with (including any middle names) and amend if not. Once you are confident the details match, click verify.
The system will either accept the information and go green to confirm, or say reject at the bottom in orange if the details don't match or you don't have a valid DBS. If this happens, you can review/amend the information and verify again.
Please note: if you are confident that the details you have provided in this field are correct but the DBS still rejects when clicking to verify then this may indicate a further issue. We are currently looking into instances of this and hope to have a solution soon.
Initial Activator Training
If you have previously attended an activator training session with your county board then this will automatically be green. If you haven't attended a session in the past then you can easily book onto one by clicking into the 'book your training' button.
Clicking on the button will take you to the page below where you can search for a local course using your postcode and the filter options on the left hand side:
Once you have booked a session, this part of your checklist will go green and show as compliant.
Please note: Whilst attending a session before your programme start date is desirable, you will be able to attend one later if there are none suitable beforehand. It is the booking of the course, not the attendance, that will turn this section green to enable you to advertise your programme as early as possible and maximise the bookings on your programme.
Safeguarding training
This is done through the ECB e-learning platform and will need to be completed every three years to ensure you remain compliant. If you have completed a Safeguarding course through ECB within this time frame then you will just need to click on the 'complete course' button which will perform a check of the system and turn this section green for you.
If you have not completed this then it will add the course onto your Moodle profile and you will be able to complete it. Upon completion this will feed through to the checklist and then turn this section green.
E-learning
This is the National Programmes Activator course which is also completed through the ECB e learning system and will be valid for three years once completed. If you are currently compliant then clicking into the 'complete course' button will turn this green and show as complete.
If you have not completed this then clicking into the 'complete course' button will add the course onto your Moodle profile and you will be able to complete it. Upon completion this will feed through to the checklist and then turn this section green.
Important note: If you have completed the National Programmes Activator course and a qualifying Safeguarding course within the last three years then you must click the 'complete course' button as this will not pull through automatically if this button is not clicked.
A list of qualifying Safeguarding courses can be found here - Safeguarding courses to satisfy the activator checklist requirement