The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) is a collaborative course put on by the government of Canada, the province/ territorial governments, national and provincial sport federations, and the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC). Since the partnership was first established in 1974, it has largely been responsible for creating an internationally recognized coaching education program for high quality coach development in more than 65 different sports in French and English.

All different sports are increasingly using the NCCP certification as a benchmark qualification for coaches whether it is a paid or volunteer position. The program is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of coaches - from those who introduce young children to sport to those who work with Canada's high performance athletes. Since more sports looking into a more competency- based approach, sports are becoming more confident in the relevancy of the sport-specific and generic coaching knowledge that the NCCP delivers.