Australian Canoeing has announced the 2008 revision of its Award Scheme. This revision separates the Awards from a strict adherence to the VET Outdoor Recreation Training Package (SRO) units of competency whilst still allowing for completion of a statement of attainment containing the applicable units.

All Awards are now presented in the components for simplicity in training and assessment:

• Prerequisite,
• Skills,
• Knowledge,
• Experience,
• Communication and
• Leadership

The Award Scheme and its individual Awards have been revised in an attempt both to simplify them and to give explicit information about the minimum necessary requirements in both training and assessment. The new Award Scheme is available for viewing on Australia Canoeing's web site at www.education.canoe.org.au.

The draft of the 2008 review of the ACAS can be found at the Education and Safety Technical Committee website.