Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Advanced Solo

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 Advanced Tandem 

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

Upon Successful Completion

The Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Advanced Tandem is certified to:

Teach the following courses:

Lake Canoe Skills Intro Tandem

Lake Canoe Skills Intermediate Tandem

Lake Canoe Skills Advanced Tandem

Lake Canoe Instructor Tandem (Intro)

Lake Canoe Instructor Intermediate Tandem

Lake Canoe Instructor Advanced Tandem

Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Tandem (Intro)

Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Intermediate Tandem

Lake Canoe Instructor Trainer Advanced Tandem 

Canoeing Basics

Instructors

The following instructor is accredited to offer this course:

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

Moderate wind

Program Overview

Candidates must mentor on at least 1 (one) Lake Instructor Courses Tandem Advanced.

Candidates must teach at least 50% of the time.

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 Advanced skills of the Lake Program.  

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

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