Leadership Dev Item

NCCP L3I3 Instructor Course

Do you want to be on the sharp end of the instructor continuum? This course, led by some of the best instructors in Canada will give you the skills to be able to safely lead and teach the next generations of paddlers!

Registration - https://www.albertawhitewater.ca/civicrm/event/register?id=54

Simon Coward and Katrina Van Wijk will be running the Whitewater Leader 3/Instructor 3 course on May 6 - 9. The course will run on the Kananaskis and Kicking Horse Rivers.

More details and a registration package to follow. 

Tentative Cost - $210/person  + $120 NCCP certification fee

Contact

Mark Lund, M.Sc., M.A.

Retired: Grant MacEwan U - Physical Educator

Swiftwater Rescue

River travel is inherently dangerous. Each paddler should have the knowledge and skills to respond to rescue situations.

Many paddlers spend years developing their paddling techniques; however, few take the time to build their river rescue skills.

We cover:

Canoe Kayak Canada

We offer Canoe Kayak Canada’s  River Kayak Leader 2/Instructor 2 certification.  This nationally recognized kayak certification certifies instructors to lead and teach on a Class II white water setting. Candidates must be able to demonstrate instructor quality paddling, rescue and teaching skills on class II water.  At the completion of the course candidates will be “trained”.  

To be “certified” a separate evaluation must take place with an outside evaluator.  This year candidates can be evaluated for free at any of the AWA sponsored events including:

Mark Taylor and the Rocky Mountain Paddling Centre are offering an L2/I2 course based out of Calgary on the April 19-22 weekend. This course runs on Thursday and Friday evenings and then all day on Saturday and Sunday. 

Contact Mark at 403-542-3111 for more information. 

Dates : June 13 / 14

-          Location : Panther River

-          Learning Facilitator offering the course : Jim MacDonald

-          Cost : $250 (includes $60 certification fee)

When/Where:

Course will start on Friday the 24th at 530pm sharp. We've booked a classroom at Macewan University (8-207). This will be on the second floor of the Wellness center, the building between 108 and 109 st. We'll have a kayak or something leaned up outside the classroom so it's easy to spot.

River Safety and Rescue

Sept 12, 13 – Receive Certification

Location – Kananaskis River

Simon Coward/Ian Odel – LF

River Safety and Rescue

May 23, 24 – Receive Certification

Location – Kananaskis River

Simon Coward/Ian Odell – LF