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Six Week Instructor Training Challenge

 Call us on 01978 861912 for more information or email sales@proadventure.co.uk

·         6 weeks

·         BCU 1 & 2 Star - Kayak/Open Canoe

·         BCU Level 1 Coach - Kayak/Open Canoe

·         MIAS Level 1 or 2 - Mountain Biking

·         Rock Climbing skills training

·         REC Emergency Care - First Aid

This six week course is aimed to get you to a good level of performance in the core outdoor sports offered at most outdoor centres, these being:-

·        Canoeing

·        Kayaking

·        Climbing

·        Biking

Each one of these sports has their own skill set and techniques that need to be understood and performed well before you can think about teaching them. So to this end we will teach you the required knowledge to enable you to gain the National governing body awards that work as stepping stones to getting instructor qualifications. We will also breakdown the coaching tools we use to assist you in learning how to teach.

Kayaking and Open Canoeing :

1 star – Basic skills in any type of paddle sports craft

2 star – The skills required to be a “paddler” and enter into the coaching system, done in both canoe and kayak

FSRT – Foundation safety and rescue Training, these are the skills needed to teach safely   within the level 1 coaching environment

UKCC Level 1 coach in paddle sport - This is the award that will enable you to teach paddle sports on sheltered flat water and to work in outdoor centres

Rock Climbing :

Personal Climbing – Looking at your skills to climb, and to read guide books, choose good routes and the movement and skill to climb them smoothly

Setting up – Looking at the basics of rigging for group climbing sessions, gear choices and anchor choices

Mountain Biking:

Personal Skills –setting up and checking your bike, climbing, descending, cornering, essential navigation skills and emergency repairs

MIAS level 1 allowing you to take groups out on low level terrain

MIAS Level 2 allows you to take groups on more difficult terrain, depending on your previous experience

First Aid : You will participate in a 16 hour Rescue Emergency Care (REC) Emergency First Aid course or a BCU First Aid Course, which is aimed at those who work in, or regularly spend time in the outdoors, and is recognised by MLTE, BCU and MIAS as valid for the First Aid requirements for instructors under their schemes.

The cost for this 6-week course is £2,500 pp

 

Accommodation is available from £60 per week.

Call us on 01978 861912 

Career Development Loans This course is eligible for career development loans and can be funded by REACT EU-funded redundancy training funding.

Feedback and Course Review from Nat Spring from the Feb March 2009 Course

• Overall an excellent experience – I couldn’t have hoped to gain more from the 6-weeks and I felt that it was money well spent. 
• Considerable input from Richard on coaching techniques and approaches.
• Opportunity to gain leading experience in a variety of different activities.
• Being able to join groups of customers of all ages, abilities, interests etc. and assist a number of different instructors (each with a different style of coaching/instruction) was invaluable experience.
• One-to-one tuition, particularly from Richard and Scotty, was extremely beneficial.
• Started process of becoming a paddlesport coach which was my main objective from the 6-week course.
• Paddling on the Dart was not only a great fun but helped develop my canoe skills.
• Emphasis on making every outdoor experience a learning experience.
• Opportunity to learn bushcraft skills.
• Leading climbing groups outside and on the wall – I now feel ready to take my SPA assessment having gained additional group management and rigging experience.
• Coaching and group management skills learnt are transferable to all different activities and will certainly help with my forthcoming Mountain Leader assessment.
• Advice on next steps from Richard during and at the end of the course and my first paid work as an outdoor instructor.
• Friendly and supportive atmosphere at Pro Adventure.