Introduction

Extreme Sports Cafe now works with the UK’s national instructor training centre for a full range of power kite sports. Led in this area by Neil Godbold, who has at one time or another been the national trainer for most of the power kite sports associations within the UK, helping them to develop their training and safety packages. Neil is a fully qualified further education lecturer, specialising in sports and also works as one of the worlds few kite surf trainers/examiners for the IKO (International Kiteboarding Organisation).

Neil runs our IKO Kitesurfing Instructor trainer course held on Boracay in the Philippines each year..

Neil is primarily known for his work with the IKO and the BKSA (British Kite Surf Association) in training the UK’s kite surf instructors, which he has successfully undertaken for the past three years, gaining a worldwide reputation for the quality and professionalism of the instructors he teaches.

Our center in the UK boasts a full array of teaching facilities geared towards instructor training, everything from its classroom with powerpoint and DVD presentation, to on water radio teaching, kite rescue and teaching boats on the ideally suited flat water location of Portland Harbour, to a number of land locations and even an Alpine snow base to cover the full range power kite sports instructor training.

So start a new career, change your current one and travel the world teaching kiting. Yes its really happening, its not just a market punt, over the three years Neil has not only trained the majority of the instructors in the UK, but also instructors who work a far a field as Europe, the Middle East, America, Australia and the Far East.

The IKO which has established a worldwide remit in the kite surfing world is now set to expanded its teaching standards and methods into other areas of the power kite sports world.

So coming soon

• Power Kite Instructor
• Landboard Instructor

Watch this space, as they say, for course dates and information.

New Instructor Training Course

This winter see’s the launch of the new Snowkite instructor training courses at our new winter base in the Austrian Alps. There will be two types of course on offer over the winter – the full instructor training course and a cross-over course aimed at those instructors who are already qualified within another power kite sports area and want to expand their career.

• Snowkiting Instructor Course 20 – 25 March 2005

Kitesurfing ITC 2005

To help you gauge your IKO Instructor course eligibility please check this info...

Time to start thinking about what you will be doing this summer. We have a range of dates available to do your kitesurfing instructor course so please click here for Course Dates and Availability and then get in touch with us.

Course cost £550.00

Location Portland Harbour Dorset

Course tutors
Neil Godbold - IKO head examiner UK
Jeremy Waitt - BKSA national trainer

Course type: see syllabus

Process

You will be required to fulfil all the modules of the instructor training course (ITC), hold valid first aid and powerboat certificates and complete a post ITC logged teaching programme (min 20 hrs) before you can be approved as a qualified instructor and hold your own insurance to teach.

On arrival at the course you must ensure that you meet the pre qualification criteria, you will not be allowed to proceed with the course if you do not, nor are there any course refunds. On completion of the seven-day course you will have covered all elements required to become a qualified instructor. If you are weak in any area you will be referred on this area only, to give you more time to train at this skill. On successful completion of the ITC you will be asked to complete a logged teaching period and address any referred areas. After the logged hours you will be qualified as a level 1 instructor.

This process is all conducted and qualified within the UK, in accordance to the training partnership between the IKO and BKSA. The qualification route has changed as of 2004 and it is at level 1 that you will now be recognised by insurers and be able to obtain your insurance. This qualification is awarded as a IKO/BKSA certification.

To move to level 2 you must then complete 40 student feedback forms and return these direct to the IKO, who will send you a further exam paper to pass for your level 2. This level then qualifies you as experienced senior instructor. (This does not affect candidates prior to 2004 taking their ITC prior to 2004).

Pre qualification Personal ability – Must be able to demonstrate their riding ability to kiteboarder card level 3.

Meaning, self sufficiency, competent in range of winds strengths and weather conditions, hold an upwind course, able to deep water self rescue, turn, understand ‘rules of the road and safe practice around other water and beach users be able to perform basic jumps, have your own equipment and have a six months to a years experience within the sport. Your personal riding will be assessed on the course and if not up to the minimum standard, you will not be able to continue on the course.

RYA powerboat level 2, equivalent or higher.

First Aid qualification from a recognised body. It is recommended that you hold a water based first aid qualification e.g. RYA First Aid at Sea or PADI Medic. From 2005 water based first aid will be compulsory on all new or re-new first aid qualifications.

Pre qualification support Water time, equipment and safety support is available at the Paracademy site if any course students wish to take advantage of the site prior to their course dates.

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