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CTRI Certification Information

What is CanTRA Certification? The Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association administers an internationally recognized instructor certification program. We train instructors to teach in therapeutic riding centres across the country and offer four levels of certification - Assistant Instructor, Intermediate Instructor, Instructor and CanTRA Coach. What is a CTRI? A CTRI is a therapeutic riding instructor who is certified to teach groups of students, giving safe and enojyable riding instruction to children and adults with disabilities. The CTRI also plans the program with specialists such as therapists or educators, trains volunteers and organizes additional volunteer training, trains others to become instructors, mentors and gives direction to CTRAI's and CTRII's and is responsible for the selection and schooling of therapy horses. What will it cost? CanTRA has implemented a "tuition" type system for all levels of certification so it is easier to track candidates and to plantechnical evaluations and examinations. This budget for the costs of certification and you have specific timelines to submit information. The other advantage is that we'll have a better sense of how people are pgoressing and can help make sure a candidate is "ready" to take a technical or exam before they are scheduled in. To complete CTRI certification, our assumption is that it takes the average candidate two years to complete the process. The total cost is $770.00, which would be invoiced quaterly over two years ($96.25 each time). This tuition includes your CanTRA Membership for two years, your CTRI Home Study and Home Study Review, your CTRI Technical Evaluation and related costs, your CTRI Exam and related costs, your CTRI Certificate and Badge. What are the Requirements? You must be a minimum of 20 years of age. During your certification period, you must meet the following requirements (timelines are counted from date of registration): By 3 Months Standard First Aid/CPR certification Proof of Equine Canada Membership By 6 Months Submit Certificate for Equine Canada Basic Instructor, Equine Canada Coach 1 or Equine Canada Coach 1 Modified Cantra will also accept British Horse Society Assistant Instructor (BHSAI) for this pre-requisite By 15 Months Submit completed CTRI Home Study Complete a minimum of 100 Hours with a CanTRA Therapeutic Riding Program (under review) Submit a Draft Student Report By 18 Months Complete National Coaching Theory - Level 1 CTRI Technical Evaluation By 21 Months Obtain mentoring from a CanTRA Coach or CanTRA Examiner Submit CTRI Log Book Submit Final Student Report By 24 Months CTRI Exam This is a guideline and we can speed the process up or slow it down on an individual basis - our goal is to help you be successful! What if I Need Help? During the process, if you're having trouble finding someone to give you feedback, mentor you, etc., you can contact the CanTRA office and we'll connect you with someone who can help you. If you are in a remote area, we can also use strategies such as videotaping, so an expert in another part of the country can "watch you" and provide you with feedback and advice. How do I get started? To register, simply complete a Certification Registration Form and submit it to the CanTRA office. Forms can also be obtained by contacting the CanTRA office at (519) 767-0700 or by e-mail at ctra@golden.net. Once you are registered, we will send you your instructor manual and Home Study and you're on your way!