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 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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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 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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As a Stadium White Water Leader Provider you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills on artificial man-made 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.…
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As a Raft Trip Leader Provider (Grade 4) you will support paddlers to develop their raft leadership skills on up to grade 4 natural white water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant trip leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training. Or it could just be at…
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As a Raft Trip Leader Provider (Grade 3), you will support paddlers to develop their raft leadership skills on up to grade 3 natural white water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant trip leaders. This could be throughout their development process by providing training. Or it could just be at…
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As a Raft Guide Provider (Grade 4) you will support guides to develop their raft guiding skills on up to grade 4 natural white water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant guides. This could be throughout their development process by providing training. Or it could just be at the point…
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As a Raft Guide Provider (Grade 3) you will support guides to develop their raft guiding skills on up to grade 3 natural white water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant guides. This could be throughout their development process by providing training. Or it could just be at the point…
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As a Raft Guide Provider (Grade 2), you will support guides to develop their raft guiding skills on up to grade 2 natural white water. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant guides. This could be throughout their development process by providing training. Or it could just be at the point…
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As a Stadium Raft Guide Provider you will support guides to develop their guiding skills on artificial man-made white water courses. You will be sharing your knowledge, skills and experience with aspirant Guides. This could be throughout their development process by providing training. Or it could just be at the point of assessment. Each of…
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As a Stand Up Paddleboard Inland Open Water Leader Provider you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills in inland open 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…
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As a Stand Up Paddleboard Coastal Leader Provider you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills on coastal waters. 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 an Advanced 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 of…
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As an Advanced Surf Kayak Leader Provider, you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills in advanced surf. 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 Sea Kayak Leader Provider, you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills in the advanced sea environment. 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 Sea Kayak Leader Provider you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills on the sea. 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 a Surf Kayak Leader Provider you will support paddlers to develop their leadership skills on the surf. 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 a Canoe Open Water Leader Provider, you will support paddlers to develop their canoe 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. These will…
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As a Bell Boat Helm Provider, you will be responsible for teaching candidates how to safely lead and take charge of a Bell Boat. These boats are a very stable craft, making them very popular for running starter and activity sessions. Bell Boat Helm Providers will be introducing hundreds, if not thousands, of paddlers to…
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