Aim

To provide a national certification in the instruction and administration of the Paddle Canada Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced Lake Instructor courses. There are three levels of Instructor Trainers. Instructor Trainers are considered leaders in the Lake paddling community and have significant influence over the success and safety of the Lake canoeing in Canada.

Prerequisites

Lake Canoe Instructor Tandem (Intro)

Must have taught 2 Intro Skills Tandem Courses in the last three years.

Upon Successful Completion

The Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Tandem is certified to:

Teach the following courses:

Lake Canoe Skills Intro Tandem

Lake Canoe Instructor Tandem

Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer

Canoeing Basics

Assist on the following courses

Lake Canoe Skills Intermediate

Instructors

The following instructors are accredited to offer this course:

Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Introduction Tandem

Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Intermediate Tandem

Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Advanced Tandem

Course Length

Dependent on Mentorship Process

Ratio

Maximum 1 Instructor Trainer: 2 Instructor Trainer Candidates

May increase Instructor class size by 4.

Location

Pond/Lake/Ocean

Conditions

Little to moderate wind

Program Overview

Candidates must mentor on at least 2 Lake Instructor Courses Tandem (Intro).

Candidates must teach at least 50% of the time after the first mentorship.

Candidates are to produce an Instructor Course outline for the mentoring Instructor Course.

Be recommended by the Instructor Trainer(s) that candidates are mentoring under.

Assessment

Instructor Trainers are expected to have mastered the Introduction skills of the Lake Program.  

They must demo the highest demo quality manoeuvres on the Intro Instructor Course.  

They must seem comfortable and show the mastery in skill, knowledge, and safety for the course they are mentoring and teaching.