Level 1 Kitesurf Instructor Training

General

All kitesurf Instructor Training Courses (ITC’s) are run in conjunction with the British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) and are open to all kitesurfers of a suitable standard of riding proficiency / experience. (Details of this are attached).

The aims have been to produce one recognised instructor training route for kitesurfing in the UK, to standardize the level of this training, to link BKSA training to a world based standard and replace all current licenses with one recognised license only.

The BKSA ITC has been modified to include extra areas of training for the UK. The syllabus 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 5 day course which incorporates everything.

Enrolment Requirements

Riding proficiency / experience requirements are attached to this fact sheet by way of a questionnaire which must be completed and returned to the BKSA. Further to this all candidates must possess:

• A valid RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate or above
• A valid First Aid qualification
• Valid BKSA membership

The BKSA can put you in touch with centers for training in both of the above – this training will usually be done preceding the start date of the ITC, and lasts for 3 days.

Course Duration

This BKSA ITC usually runs from a Monday until Friday (5 days).

Course Costs

The  BKSA ITC:  £399 per person (Including course materials and manuals)
RYA Powerboat Level 2: £240 per person approx.
RYA First Aid: £80 per person approx.

Once you have completed your level one Instructor course you will be issued with a course completion certificate on the reverse of which will be an individual action plan usually containing some shadow teaching hours to complete before becoming a fully recognized instructor.

After 150 hours of Teaching in a BKSA recognized school in no less than a 6-month period you can apply for you senior instructor course

BKSA Senior Kitesurf Instructor Training

General

So your're already a kite surfing instructor, you have some experience of teaching kite surfing either in the UK or overseas, you like and enjoy it and want to take it to the next level.

The purpose and function of a BKSA Senior instructor course is to expand on the knowledge and skills learnt on your initial ITC. And look onwards at the next step on the career ladder. Every BKSA School requires at least one senior instructor as the principle/ manager in charge of kitesurfing operations.

The course is designed to teach and inform experienced instructors about employing staff, safety management systems, running schools, the different courses that can run in schools from learn to Kitesurf, to powerkite and landboard to instructor training, powerboating, first aid and so on. How to run different level groups in areas, run and manage beaches, deal with awkward customers and adverse weather effectively. The slightly grittier back office side to kitesurfing schools in other words.

This is one side of it; the other is to look at the more advanced level of students and how to run effective high quality coaching sessions on the intermediate areas of the Scheme.

Enrolment requirements

• Member of the BKSA
• BKSA Level 1 instructor
• 150 hours of logged teaching hours in a BKSA recognized school.
• Minimum 2 years kitesurfing and 6-months/one seasons as a level 0ne instructor.
• Have valid qualifications and be operating within the guidelines of the BKSA scheme.

Course Duration

This course is run over two days often including one evening session.

Course Costs

The  BKSA Senior ITC Course: £195 per person (including course materials and manuals)