Location: Mountain Trout Camp - accommodation is included. 

This course offers national certification in the instruction and administration of the Paddle Canada Level 2 Skills course. We are partnering with Horizons Adventures to provide this opportunity. The Paddle Canada Level 2 Instructor course is designed for advanced paddlers who hold a Level 3 skills certification and wish to enhance their proficiency through instruction and guidance.
 
The course prepares candidates to become instructors for Paddle Canada’s Level 2 courses, which involve multi-day kayaking trips along exposed coastlines with potential exposure to wind, waves, and currents. Candidates should have a high level of proficiency in Level 3 skills, including rolling and performing rescues with loaded boats in challenging conditions. 
 
Assessment will cover various areas, including lesson organization and planning, instructor pedagogy, risk management, handling hazards and disasters, low-impact camping, food and nutrition, navigation, and seamanship. Students are expected to have a firm understanding of these skills and an ability to teach them to others in an engaging and dynamic manner.

The Sea Kayak Level 2 Instructor is certified to:

• Conduct Waterfront Kayak courses
• Teach Basic Kayak clinics
• Run Rolling Skills clinics
• Facilitate Level 1 and Level 2 Skills courses and certify paddlers at those levels
• Assist a Level 3 Instructor during a Level 3 Skills course

The Level 2 instructor course is a uniquely challenging experience where participants will learn to deliver lessons in demanding situations, including working with broken water, surf, and currents. 
 
We will focus on developing your ability to teach instructor-led topics such as weather, navigation, and seamanship while enhancing your leadership and group management skills.

Prerequisites

• At least 18 years of age.
• Skills Certification
  • Paddle Canada Level-3 Skills
  • We have Level 3 available if you need to upgrade your certification.
• Instructor Certification
  • Level 1 Instructor
  • You must have been a registered coach on at least two (2) Level 1 skills courses.
• Teaching Experience
  • A minimum of two Level-1 Skills courses within the past three years, being the lead instructor on both courses.
  • Significant teaching experience as a Level-1 Instructor in a wide variety of conditions and locations including a minimum of 15 days of logged instruction of Level-1 curriculum (either courses or clinics).
• First Aid Certification
  • Current certification in first aid (14 hours minimum) with CPR.
• Paddling Experience
  • Significant paddling experience in a wide variety of conditions and locations.

Course Length

40 hours of instruction (5 days) with a minimum 30 hours instruction on the water.