British Canoeing

Paddlesport Leader

Paddlesport Leader is aimed at paddlers taking on formal leadership responsibilities in benign, sheltered water environments and aims to support Leaders to run safe, quality, enjoyable trips based on their group’s needs and aspirations.

The British Canoeing Paddlesport Leader Training course is way to support you in your development of the required skills. These courses typically cover leadership skills and the associated personal skills, safety and rescue skills. As this training is delivered by British Canoeing Paddlesport Leader Providers, we will also be able to help you identify an appropriate action plan to support your progress towards a successful assessment.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

No prerequisites for training.

Assessment:

Valid 1 day First Aid training.
Full home Nation Association Membership.
Aged 16 over at the time of assessment.

COURSE DURATION

Training: 2 day (09:00 – 17:00)

Assessment: 1day (09:00 – 17:00)

PRICE

Training: £180 per person

Assessment: £150 per person

Canoe Leader

This course delivers the personal skill level required to lead a group of up to four solo canoe paddlers, (or three tandem canoe crews) on Moderate White Water and Moderate Inland Water.

The Canoe Leader course content emphasises the application of a variety of techniques appropriate for moving water, and exposed open water, requiring the paddler to perform appropriate and effective manoeuvres in real situations.

PRE-COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Training: Be paddling at the Progressive Canoe Award standard.

Assessment:

Canoe Leader training (within 3 years)
BC WWS&R or Rescue 3 WRT
Home Nation Leadership Registration
Home Nation Membership
Valid 2 day First Aid training
Aged 16 over

COURSE DURATION

Training: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

Assessment: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

Training: £180 per person

Assessment: £180 per person

White Water Kayak Leader

This course delivers the skill level required to lead a group of paddlers in appropriate locations, up to moderate white water conditions and to judge the conditions along with the standard of the group, to make appropriate decisions along with the need to modify plans as required.

The White Water Kayak Leader course content emphasises the application of strokes, to achieve suitable techniques and boat control in real situations.

This award is for people who want to lead competent paddlers in a 'moderate' water environment.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Training: Be paddling at the Progressive White Water Award standard.

Assessment:

White Water Leader training (within 3 years)
BC WWS&R or Rescue 3 WRT
Home Nation Leadership Registration
Home Nation Membership
Valid 2 day First Aid training
Aged 16 or over

COURSE DURATION

Training: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

Assessment: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

Training: £180 per person

Assessment: £180 per person

Advanced White Water Kayak Leader

If you’re looking to lead white water kayakers on advanced river journeys, this two day training focuses on the high level of personal skills, judgement and leadership needed in advanced situations. The course covers personal paddling skills, rescue skills, safety, leadership and group skills and the theory.

To become an Advanced White Water Kayak Leader, you will need to successfully complete a two day, mainly practical assessment on sections of white water, which includes suitable river journeys. Advanced White Water Kayak Leaders need to have the personal skill level, leadership ability and judgement to lead paddlers with a range of experience, up to and including advanced white water.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Training: White Water kayak Leader

Assessment:

Advanced White Water Leader training (within 3 years)
BC Advanced WWS&R
Home Nation Leadership Registration
Home Nation Membership
Valid 2 day First Aid training
Aged 18 or over

COURSE DURATION

Training: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

Assessment: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

Training: £180 per person

Assessment: £180 per person

Foundation Safety and Rescue

If you’re looking to develop your safety and rescue skills in a sheltered water environment, this one day practical course introduces the key skills needed for you to operate safely and deal with common emergencies. This course covers general theory and planning, as well as bank-based and boat-based rescues. This course is open to all paddlers, coaches and volunteers, in any craft or discipline, with a boat-based or bank-based option, giving you the opportunity and support to develop your safety skills.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Paddle Explore Award or 2 Star (if a boat-based participant) or be of equivalent ability due to the paddling environment and the boat control required to complete the course.
Be able to swim in normal paddling clothes.

COURSE DURATION

1 day (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE £110 per person

White Water Safety and Rescue Training

If you’re looking to develop your safety and rescue skills in a moderate to advanced white water environment, this two day practical course teaches you the simple and practical safety and rescue skills that can be applied appropriately to a moderate white water environment. This includes the safe paddling strategy, recovery of a swimmer, as well as shallow water wading techniques. This training is open to white water paddlers, in either a canoe or kayak, giving you the opportunity and support to develop your safety and rescue skills.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

You should be confident swimming on Grade 2 water
You should be confident swimming in normal paddling clothes, suitable for moving water environments

COURSE DURATION

2 day (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE £180 per person

Advanced White Water Safety and Rescue Training

If you’re looking to develop your safety and rescue skills in grade 3-4 white water, this two day practical course explores the underpinning knowledge and teaches you safe practical skills that can be applied appropriately. This training develops the principles and techniques taught at the White Water Safety and Rescue training and considers the application in advanced environments, as well as introducing the concept of the team approach to provide structure in an emergency situation. If you’re a white water paddler, this is a great course for you to develop your safety and rescue skills to support yourself and your fellow paddlers.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

You should be confident in your ability to kayak on grade 3-4 white water
You should be confident swimming in normal paddling clothes, suitable for moving water environments.
White Water Safety and Rescue training.
Aged 16 or over

COURSE DURATION

2 day (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE £170 per person

Paddlesport Instructor

If you're looking to become a Paddlesport Instructor, this two day combined training and assessment course will support you to run games and activities, to support learning and inspire adventure and exploration for new paddlers in stable craft. On this practical course, you will learn skills such as kitting up a group and getting afloat, initial familiarisation activities and how to use mini journeys to support learning. This qualification is open to everyone!

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Foundation Safety and Rescue training
Aged 14 or over
Home Nation Coach Registration (CR) Form
Home National membership

COURSE DURATION

2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

£200 per person

Core Coach Training 

The two day Core Coach Training is generic and open to all paddlesport coaches at this level. On this practical based course, you will explore different approaches to coaching, understanding and enabling learning, and some core coaching skills. You will also be supported in evolving your personal coaching development plan to enable you to take your learning into practice after the course.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• Full Home Nation Association Membership 

To be able to get the most out of your training, you will need a base level of knowledge about the discipline(s) you wish to coach; this training provides the content of how you will be coaching. 

COURSE DURATION

2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

 £200 per person 

Canoe and Kayak Coach (Sheltered water)

If you’re looking to coach canoeing and kayaking on sheltered water, this two day training focuses on how to coach the technical and tactical skills for canoe and/or kayak paddlers in a sheltered water environment. The course will help you plan and deliver safe, enjoyable, progressive coaching sessions and you’ll explore specifics to help you coach some typical learners relevant to you and the sheltered water environment

To become a Canoe and Kayak Coach (Sheltered Water), you will need to successfully complete a one day, mainly practical assessment. This will include assessment of your practical coaching and safety and rescue skills; supplemented with professional discussion and questioning. 

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Training: 

• Core Coach Training
• Home Nation Membership  

Assessment:

• Core Coach Training 
• Canoe and Kayak Coach (Sheltered Water) Training 
• Coach Award eLearning
• Assessment Check In

Evidence of minimum standards of deployment:

• Valid 1 day First Aid Training
• Safeguarding Training 
• Home Nation Membership
• Aged 16 or over 

COURSE DURATION

Training: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

Assessment: 1 day (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

Training: £200 per person 

Assessment: £150 per person 

White Water Canoe Coach 

If you’re looking to coach white water canoe on moderate water, this two day training focuses on how to coach the technical and tactical skills for white water canoeists. This mainly practical based course will help you plan and deliver safe, enjoyable, progressive coaching sessions and you’ll explore specifics to help you coach some typical learners relevant to you and the white water environment.

To become a White Water Canoe Coach, you will need to successfully complete a one day, mainly practical assessment. This will include assessment of your practical coaching, safety and rescue skills; supplemented with professional discussion and questioning.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Training: 

• Core Coach Training
• Canoe Leader 
• Home Nation Membership  

Assessment:

• Core Coach Training 
• White Water canoe coach Training 
• Coach Award eLearning
• Assessment Check In

Evidence of minimum standards of deployment:

• Valid 1 day First Aid Training
• Safeguarding Training 
• Home Nation Membership
• Aged 16 or over 

COURSE DURATION

Training: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

Assessment: 1 day (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

Training: £200 per person 

Assessment: £150 per person 

White Water Kayak Coach 

If you’re looking to coach white water kayak on moderate water, this two day training focuses on how to coach the technical and tactical skills for white water kayakers. This practical based course will help you plan and deliver safe, enjoyable, progressive coaching sessions and you’ll explore the specifics to help you coach some typical learners relevant to you and the white water environment. 

To become a White Water Kayak Coach, you will need to successfully complete a one day, mainly practical assessment. This will include assessment of your practical coaching and safety and rescue skills; supplemented with professional discussion and questioning.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Training: 

• Core Coach Training
• White Water kayak Leader 
• Home Nation Membership  

Assessment:

• Core Coach Training 
• White Water kayak coach Training 
• Coach Award eLearning
• Assessment Check In

Evidence of minimum standards of deployment:

• Valid 1 day First Aid Training
• Safeguarding Training 
• Home Nation Membership
• Aged 16 or over 

COURSE DURATION

Training: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

Assessment: 1 day (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

Training: £200 per person 

Assessment: £150 per person 

White Water Kayak Coach (Advanced Water) 

If you’re looking to coach white water kayaking on advanced water, this two day training focuses on how to coach the technical and tactical skills for white water kayakers on advanced water. This mainly practical based course will help you plan and deliver safe, enjoyable, progressive coaching sessions and you’ll explore specifics to help you coach some typical learners relevant to you and the advanced water environment.

To become a White Water Kayak Coach (Advanced Water), you will need to successfully complete a one day, mainly practical assessment. This will include assessment of your practical coaching and safety and rescue skills; supplemented with professional discussion and questioning.

PRE COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Training: 

• Core Coach Training
• Advanced White Water kayak Leader 
• Home Nation Membership  

Assessment:

• Core Coach Training 
• White Water kayak coach (Advanced water) Training 
• Coach Award eLearning
• Assessment Check In

Evidence of minimum standards of deployment:

• Valid 1 day First Aid Training
• Safeguarding Training 
• Home Nation Membership
• Aged 16 or over 

COURSE DURATION

Training: 2 days (09:00 - 17:00)

Assessment: 1 day (09:00 - 17:00)

PRICE

Training: £200 per person 

Assessment: £150 per person