Professional Instructor Development
[12 weeks, UK]
Course overview:
Become part of our instructor team (albeit in training), while being coached and mentored by experienced senior instructors, enabling you to develop a mature and effective instructional style. Develop an excellence in instructional skills and personal competences across a range of disciplines, and upgrade your range of qualifications.
Pre-requisite experience
12 week Professional Instructor Training, 6 week Cowes based Fast Track Dinghy Sailing. Fast Track Windsurfing, or equivalent qualifications and experience.
Duration
12 Weeks
Location
Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK
Some courses require a minimum pre-requisite experience.
Additional days of training are arranged on an individual and course basis with your course co-ordinator.
In our experience this is the most valuable period of students' learning and development, providing the opportunity to rapidly refine instructional skills in a world-class coaching environment, with invaluable expert feedback and analysis.
This programme is strongly recommended by UKSA Careers and graduates leave with an employer's reference from UKSA, which is highly valued by top watersports employers.
Benefits
- Put your instructional skills to the test in a guided learning environment
- Rated by our students as the best part of their training
- Become part of the UKSA team, mentored by our best staff instructors
- Gain practical experience of equipment maintenance and repair
- Build confidence in managing groups, lecturing and coaching
- Build your theoretical knowledge
- Health and safety training afloat and ashore
- Deliver service to customers and develop your personal skills
- Practice and enhance your on-the-water skills
Syllabus
18 days of RYA / BCU training for upgraded qualifications, plus:
- Boat repairs for GRP and polypropylene craft
- Rope work, rigging and sail repairs
- Painting and varnishing skills
- Outboard engine maintenance and repair
- The application of safety law, and systems of work
Qualifications
Students can select up to 18 days of training from the following list to achieve further qualifications, either to complete outstanding qualifications from their Professional Instructor Training or upgrade their existing qualifications.
- RYA Sailing with Spinnakers
- RYA Day Sailing
- RYA Performance Sailing
- RYA Dinghy Instructor
- RYA Keelboat Instructor Endorsement
- RYA Intermediate Windsurfing Instructor (Non planing )
- RYA Intermediate Windsurfing (planing)
- RYA Advanced Windsurfing
- RYA Safety Boat
- RYA Multi-hull endorsement
- RYA High Performance Sailing
- BCU Kayak Coach 2
- RYA Competent Crew (surcharge applies)