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Teaching and leading paddlesports will offer you a varied, adventurous career. Discover our three key courses that will help you kick start your journey.

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What People Say

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Studied Paddlesport Instructor

“What did I enjoy? Simple answer, all of it! The whole course was fun and fascinating.”

Bethany

UK Sea Scouts Volunteer

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Studied Coach Award

“Todd has such a gift for being able to make everyone feel valuable in the learning process no matter which level of skills they possess.”

Reyna Texlar

US Programme Developer

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Studied Coach Award

“I really enjoyed the eLearning. The ability to keep going over each module until I was happy with it was excellent.”

Kathryn Haw

UK Club Paddler

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Studied Paddlesport Leader

“I had control and it felt like a normal day on the water. Didn’t feel like I was being assessed…but I was.”

Chris

UK/France Development Tutor

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New Learners

Develop Skills

Provider Roles

All Courses

What People Say

Studied Paddlesport Instructor

“What did I enjoy? Simple answer, all of it! The whole course was fun and fascinating.”

Bethany

UK Sea Scouts Volunteer

Studied Coach Award

“Todd has such a gift for being able to make everyone feel valuable in the learning process no matter which level of skills they possess.”

Reyna Texlar

US Programme Developer

Studied Coach Award

“I really enjoyed the eLearning. The ability to keep going over each module until I was happy with it was excellent.”

Kathryn Haw

UK Club Paddler

Studied Paddlesport Leader

“I had control and it felt like a normal day on the water. Didn’t feel like I was being assessed…but I was.”

Chris

UK/France Development Tutor

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