The role of a Sea Kayak Safety and Rescue Tutor is rewarding, demanding and critical to the development of the sport; you will play a key role in the development of independent paddlers, instructors, leaders and coaches. Sea Kayak Safety and Rescue Tutors carry out the following tasks to provide the Sea Kayak Safety and…
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By becoming a Paddle Safer Provider, you will work with new and novice paddlers who want to develop their safety skills when taking to the water. The aim is for paddlers to gain knowledge and raise their awareness of paddling safely in a sheltered water environment in, or on, the craft that they paddle. The…
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As a SUP Safer Provider, you will work with those new or relatively novice to Stand Up Paddleboarding, wanting to gain knowledge and raise their awareness of their personal safety. You will support paddleboarders in a sheltered water environment, where they will explore and learn to appreciate the potential hazards they might encounter and be…
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The role of a Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Course (PSRC) Provider is rewarding, demanding and critical to the development of the sport; you will play a key role in the development of independent paddlers, instructors, leaders and coaches. PSRC Providers carry out the following tasks to provide the Paddlesport Safety and Rescue Course; provide course…
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As a White Water Safety Provider you will be helping to develop paddlers who wish to work and paddle within a white water environment. This will also help raise safety awareness across the paddling community. Though this can seem demanding, it will also be very rewarding. You will be helping both coaches and leaders on…
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As an Advanced White Water Safety Provider you will play a key role in the development of independent paddlers. You will work with your learners to: Raise their safety awareness within advanced water conditions. Develop their incident management strategies. Avoid problems. Creat solutions. What will you do as an Advanced White Water Safety Provider? First…
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As a SUP Instructor Tutor you will be supporting paddleboarders to take their first steps on their coaching pathway. You will develop their safety and instructor skills and provide them with their own clear development plan. You will give them the skills required to run fun and enjoyable starter and taster sessions for those new…
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Become a Leadership Provider As a member of our provider team, you will be responsible for faciltating leadership award training course’s and assessments. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with paddlers. Delivering inspiring trainings and assessments. To become a Leadership Award provider you will need to not only understand leadership theories and how they relate to paddlesport, but be…
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As a Paddlesport Instructor Tutor you will be supporting paddlers to take their first steps on their coaching pathway. You will develop their safety and instructor skills and provide them with their own clear development plan. You will give them the skills required to run fun and enjoyable starter and taster sessions for those new…
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Become A Coach Award Provider As a member of our tutor and/or assessor team, you will be responsible for facilitating the coach award training course’s. These form the core of the majority of paddlesport coach development pathways we offer. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with paddlers. You can be involved with your discipline specific trainings and assessments or…
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As a Paddlesport Leader Provider, you will support paddlers to develop their leading skills on sheltered water. You will share your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training sessions or it could be at the point of assessment. These sessions will be tailored around the…
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As a Core Coach Tutor you will be responsible for facilitating the core coach training course which forms the core of the majority of coaches’ development pathways. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with paddlers from a range of disciplines. Core tutors need to not only understand coaching theory and paddlesport but…
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As a Sheltered Water Coach Tutor, you will be progressing Coach Award candidates on their journey to assessment. You will be developing the skills they need to coach in a sheltered water environment. You will be working alongside the candidates to help them put in to practice what they learnt on the Core Coach training,…
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As a Sheltered Water Coach Assessor you will be supporting candidates through their Sheltered Water Coach Assessment. You will work with the candidates before the course to ensure they have everything in place for their assessment, as well as making sure they know what is expected of them on the day. You will be expected…
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As a Stadium Safety and Rescue Training (SSRT) Provider, you support the development of paddlers across our community. Being a safety award provider can be very rewarding. You will be supporting Coaches and leaders, they will benefit from your support as well and go on to safely introduce thousands of people to our sport. Applications…
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Coach Developer Standardisation Workshops, meet the mandatory requirement for all Coach Developers to attend a standardisation every 12 months: Paddlesport Instructor Tutors, Coach Award Tutor/ Assessors and Performance Coach Mentors and Assessors are all required to attend one digital session per year. Whilst not a mandatory requirement, all aspirant Tutors and Leadership Providers are welcome to join the…
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By becoming a Progressive Stadium White Water Award Provider, you will help a paddler to develop the fundamentals of white water paddling on a white water stadium. The Progressive Stadium White Water Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by: Supporting your paddlers to…
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By becoming a Stadium White Water Award Provider, you will help a paddler to develop the fundamentals of white water paddling on a white water stadium. The Stadium White Water Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by: Supporting your paddlers to become independent.…
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By becoming a Paddle Explore Award Provider, you will work with paddlers who have begun their journey into paddlesport, supporting them to work towards independence. The award is for paddlers in stable craft on sheltered water. The Paddle Explore Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of…
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By becoming a Paddle Start and Discover Provider you will work with paddlers to begin their journey in to Paddlesport. Paddle Start and Discover Awards are Paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help paddlers take charge of their learning by: Supporting your paddlers to become independent. Help them know how their progressing…
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In short the role of a PaddleAbility Provider is rewarding, demanding and critical to the development of our sport; they play a key role in the development of independent paddlers, Instructors, leaders and coaches. As a PaddleAbility Provider carry out the following tasks on behalf their National Association: To provide the Introduction to PaddleAbility Foundation…
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Being a Guide Provider is a great way for you to support the development of Guides. you can also get involved in the delivery of specific Guide Modules. Skilled providers are critical to the development of the sport moving forward, you will play a key role in the development of Guides. As a result you…
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As a Wild Water Racing Coach Assessor, you will be supporting candidates through their Wild Water Racing Coach Assessment. You will work with the candidates before the course to ensure they have everything in place for their assessment. As well as making sure they know what is expected of them on the day. You will…
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By delivering the Flat Water Raft Racing Award you will work with paddlers to begin their journey into raft racing. You will work with paddlers to develop the specific skills required when rafting in a flat water environment. The Flat Water Raft Racing Award is paddler-focused. At Paddles Up Training we want you to help…
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As an Open Water Canoe Coach Assessor, you will be supporting candidates through their Open Water Canoe Coach Assessment. You will work with the candidates before the course to ensure they have everything in place for their assessment, making sure they know what is expected of them on the day. You will be give give…
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As a Paddlesport Touring Leader Provider, you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills on moderate water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training sessions. Or it could just be at the point of assessment. Each of these sessions…
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As an Advanced Canoe Open Water Leader Provider, you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills on Open Water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training sessions. Or it could just be at the point of assessment. Each of…
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As a White Water Leader Provider, you will be supporting paddlers to develop their leadership skills on White Water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training sessions. Or it could just be at the point of assessment. Each of these…
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As an Advanced Canoe White Water Leader Provider you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills on advanced white water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training sessions. Or it could just be at the point of assessment. Each…
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As a Canoe White Water Leader Provider, you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills on white water environments. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training sessions. Or it could just be at the point of assessment. Each of…
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