Watersports Instructor Course
Are you ready for an intensive training course that will help you take the leap to a job in the outdoor industry? Are you already a keen water person? If so, keep reading…
Our courses are intensive training aimed at those who are already keen water people and want to work in the outdoor industry. Immerse yourself in the activities of surfing, lifeguarding, coasteering, kayaking and stand up paddleboarding.
If you have the ability, we have the knowledge to support you to get a qualification in some or all of these areas.
Courses Costs and Details
Watersports Instrutor Course – 10 weeks
Our 10 week Watersports Instructor Training programme combines the Entry level 1 and Improvers level 2 courses to cover basic training, discipline experience, formal training courses, consolidating your experience and getting you ready for assessment. Covering a variety of activities and relevant qualifications to give you a head start to become a lead instructor.
Included in the cost is your first attempt at an award e.g. your first attempt at passing your Paddlesports Leader Award. If you don’t manage to pass the first time, you will get feedback, solid actions to work on and the opportunity for reassessment at a later date but at additional cost.
DATES
COSTS:
31st Jan 2022 – 8th April 2022
£4495pp + £244 for all awarding body membership and certification costs.
Entry Level 1 Course – 4 weeks
Initial basic training for entry level students covering basic skills and some of the experience needed for the disciplines within the instructor course. This can be used as a stand alone training course as a starter into the industry, allowing you to work as an assistant instructor before further formal training and assessment to become a fully qualified lead instructor when you are ready. Alternatively, if you are up for the challenge and you have some prior experience then check out our Watersports Instructor Training course 10 week programme to give you a head start on becoming a lead instructor.
Included in the cost is your first attempt at an award e.g. your first attempt at passing your Paddle Explore Award. If you don’t manage to pass the first time, you will get feedback, solid actions to work on and the opportunity for reassessment at a later date but at additional cost.
DATES
COSTS:
31st Jan 2022 – 24th Feb 2022
£1645pp + £100 for all awarding body membership and certification costs.
Improvers Level 2 Course – 6 weeks
Are you already an experienced water sports enthusiast? Then our 6 week Improvers level 2 programme specialises in formal training courses, consolidating your experience and getting you ready for assessment.
Included in the cost is your first attempt at an award e.g. your first attempt at passing your Paddlesports Leader Award. If you don’t manage to pass the first time, you will get feedback, solid actions to work on and the opportunity for reassessment at a later date but at additional cost.
DATES
COSTS:
28th Feb 2022 – 8th April 2022
£3145pp + £238 for all awarding body membership and certification costs.
Equipment, accommodation and transportation
Equipment
Although we do have equipment available, including 5mm wetsuits, Buoyancy aids & helmets, you would have to provide your own wetsuit boots, gloves and hoods.
We highly recommend that you buy a winter 5mm or 6mm wetsuit, boots, hood & gloves of your own. You may already have them but if not they will be valuable items of kit for your work in the outdoor industry and a good investment. Please see the following links which have a good range of equipment:
Accommodation and transportation
Accommodation and transport are not included. Ideally having your own transport would be best but if you have none available to you we may be able to look at introducing you to other members of the course to share both transportation and accommodation as required. Please see some links below for recommendations for accommodation:
Get in touch with us and we are happy to chat the programme through to make sure that it is the right choice, or not, for you at your stage in the industry. The sooner you do this, the sooner we can make it work for you. Looking forward to chatting it through.
The Lizard Adventure Team.