The Windsurf Instructor Basic Traineeship leads to qualification as an RYA Start Windsurfing Instructor and prepares you for work teaching the sport as a professional.
The training is eligible for UK Armed Forces resettlement funding for service leavers.
See also our Windsurf Instructor Pro Traineeship, which matches the Basic course and follows it with six weeks of post-qualification professional development. We also offer combined Dinghy Sailing/Windsurf Instructor and Surf/Windsurf Instructor courses.
The course is suitable for beginners and early intermadiates. It is designed to include plenty of time for developing personal skills on the water.
The first two weeks provide intensive foundation training, including personal performance coaching and essential courses in first aid and rescue boat driving.
The core of the skill-building programme is next. You windsurf every day under the guidance of expert coaches, who guarantee to improve your performance on the water.
The final two weeks are devoted to instructor training and assessment, focusing on the coaching techniques needed to inspire beginners. You will develop an imaginative approach to teaching safe and efficient windsurfing, as well as the theory that underlies it. We make sure you have time to learn and practise all the necessary skills before being examined.
To gain the RYA instructor qualification you will need to demonstrate RYA Intermediate Non-planing windsurfing ability, good communication skills, an understanding of RYA training, in-depth theory knowledge, group management ability, safety awareness and an effective coaching style.
The Traineeship takes place at Balmoral Windsurfing, our specialist centre on Sydney Harbour. For more information on the training location and our accommodation at Queenscliff and Manly, use the Destinations link above left.
If you travel with Flying Fish, our flight leaves London on Wednesday and arrives Sydney on the start date, Friday.
Fly London/Sydney on Wed 28 Oct - Arrive Sydney for afternoon briefing on the start date, Friday - Training starts on Monday - Course finishes on Wed 9 Dec - Depart on the end date, Thursday
Availability
Available
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What you get
Resettlement funding for UK Forces RYA First Aid RYA Powerboat Level 2 RYA Windsurfing: Start Windsurfing RYA Windsurfing: Intermediate, Advanced and Advanced-Plus RYA Windsurfing Instructor: Start Windsurfing or YA Windsurfing Instructor Flying Fish online recruitment
Before you start
There are no formal pre-course requirements and we can accept you on this programme as a beginner - although you will benefit from having mastered the basics before you join us. More experienced? Search again for Windsurf Instructor Fast-track
What next
You can join our Pro Windsurf Instructor Development programme - or go straight into your first job, with help from our online recruitment service. As an RYA instructor you will be in demand for work, particularly during the Mediterranean summer season
With a few weeks' teaching experience you will be ready to join a two-week Windsurf Instructor Upgrade (Intermediate) in Greece or Australia
Included in the price
A shared room in self-catering Budget accommodation at Queenscliff, equipment, publications, tuition and exam fees
Upgrade to single occupancy or Standard accommodation on request
