BKSA Instructor

The level 1 bksa Kitesurf instructor course is 5 days in duration. On completion of this course candidates receive an action plan or full ticket to begin kitesurfing instruction.

A refresher course(1 days confrence) must be attend at the end of 3 years teaching to reissue your certificate

The BKSA provide the UK with fully trained and internationally qualified instructors.   

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The aims have been to produce one recognised instructors training route for kite surfing in the UK, to standardise the level of this training, to link BKSA training to a world based standard and replace all current licences with one recognised one only. 

The BKSA instructors training has been modified to include extra areas of training for the UK. The scheme forms the core of the course package with further areas that include foil training as well as single skin kites, further safety inputs and the legal and administrative requirements an instructor must be aware of when setting up their own school within the UK.

The instructor training has been formulated to be either delivered on a modular bases, which means you may build up to your full qualification over a period of time and take into account prior experience and qualifications or by an intensive long term course that incorporates everything. A number of BKSA instructor training courses are run throughout the year both in the UK and overseas.

In promoting the safe growth of kite surfing the BKSA will only support instructors who have qualified through a recognised scheme.

To become a recognised kite surf instructor in the UK you must complete a BKSA instructor qualification.

Important information- It will be a requirement before you go on a BKSA instructor course in 2007 you will have to do a 2 day placing at a BKSA school first or alternatively hold a relevant instructor qualification in another field ( if in doubt please contact This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . This can be done at one of our national approved training centres at a BKSA approved school. It is a two day course)

The full level 1 instructor qualification consists of –

1. Being registered as a BKSA instructor will provide you with a listing on the qualified / registered instructors page. To be registered you must for insurance purposes comply and agree to the following statements. 

2. You must be a paid up member of the BKSA

3. You have completed all modules of the instructor training and have returned the requiered records to the BKSA training officer.

4. You agree to follow BKSA training guidelines and teaching ratios.

5. You hold or have applied for personel professional indemnity insurance for instructing or are directly employed to teach and are cover under your employer’s commercial policy.

6. You must be able to supply your students with a helmet, harness and buoyancy aid.

7. You must carry a first aid kit and all times.

8. You must have some method or commuication available in case of emergency - mobile phone, VHF.

9. You must have access to some form of safety craft.

10. You must hold a risk assessment for all your teaching locations

If any of the above is missing you face the risk of severe penalties if an accident should arise.