instructor courses w.a

We are very Keen and in talks about getting something happening in Exmouth soon.. Register your interest with Kiteboarding Australia or us at Exmouth Surf Centre www.exmouthsurfcentre.com.au

Yes thats us probably best to register your interest directly with Kiteboarding Australia as they need minimum numbers to get the ball rolling.

iam sure the that toms is a great school ,its not the cost involved but the time to exmouth and back aswell as the course time . i have been kitting for 17 years made custom kiteboards , windsurfers and longboards as well as being a windsurfing instructor for about the same time . i have kited every state in oz aswell as most of remote w.a but iam not sure if that would give me the certain qualities i would need to become a good instructor . i dont want to start a school az there is enough around already . i want to take people with disabilities for tandem rides but cant get insurance without qualifications . i am not into teaching for the money , just to share the enjoyment of kiting , i already have all the gear i need and a mate who wants to help as well . we will be taking these guys and girls for Free . so course closer to perth would be better .. but exmouth is not out of the question , these alot of great kitting between here and there

Hi Karl,

We tried to get a KAL instructor course off the ground here in Perth about a month ago but couldn't get the numbers. The conversion course was almost full. I wouldn't recommend getting IKO qualification as all schools will in short time convert to KAL. KAL are approaching all relevant councils to implement the national kiteboarding standard.

If you go with IKO, which is a bit loose in terms of QC and ongoing checks etc, you will need to convert to KAL in due course which is just another cost you don't need to bear.

Problem we now have is that the season is now underway and most of the people involved in KAL and IKO are all running or working in schools and are tied up until things quieten down towards the end of the season. We would be happy to try running the course again in say March. As others have said, register your interest with KAL and this will help things progress faster.

KAL is based on IKO and BKSA standards but has checks and balances and some independent content specific to Australia as well. I like what you're doing with the cert.

DM

Hey Peeps,

You asked for it, you got it. We have spoken to all the powers that be and have organized another Kitesurf Instructors Course here in Perth!

There will be another KAL Conversion course also available. These will likely be the last courses in Perth until the end of Summer.

KAL Instructor qualification conversion course 5th December

KAL Instructor Training Course 6th to 10th December inclusive.

Please share this info with friends and others who may be interested.

For more info kiteboardingaus.com.au/get-involved/become-a-kiteboarding-instructor/

To book and pay a deposit for this course, click here kiteboardingaus.com.au/event/perth-instructor-course/

We hope to see you soon.

DM

Hi tgcp,

I wish you better luck than we had. Twice we were howled at to put a course on in Perth, yes, everyone wanted a course, there was so much interest, everyone had a mate who was desperate to get qualified until one became a course became available. Then? .... crickets. Then another course organized and again .... crickets.

Best of luck mate.

C'mon you lot who were all gagging to do the course. Support this course, third times the charm. Book it now. Exy is the bees knees of locations.

Do it!

Hi Tim,

The problem with IKO is the lack of quality control. It has no checks and balances to keep the quality or standards high. IKO has always been about making money for IKO.

I taught more than 200 instructors in the years I was examiner for IKO, and despite my best efforts, the outcome of those courses was poor as once you had the ticket, which was pretty easy to get,as they had no way to ensure continued high performance, you could then simply throw out the learnings and go do whatever the hell you liked. If you couldn't get enough feedback forms then all you had to do was buy "top up" open book exams.

Of the 200 instructors I trained, I would employ no more than a dozen or so. Some even used my knowledge and experience to deconstruct the teaching system to maximize profits by shortcutting almost every important part of the course, producing sweat shop labour, cookie cutter instructor courses of the lowest quality and disillusioned poor instructors whom left the industry soon after. I left IKO years ago on principal because it was broken.

The KA system has been developed and structured by some of the most knowledgeable and experienced instructor/kiters in Australia, all of whom I have the utmost respect for. The system has checks and balances and a system of QC to ensure the safest practices remain in place. Albeit, this is still being implemented and will become stronger in due course.

When looking for instructors each year to work in our school, I disregard anyone who is Level 2 IKO as they have too many bad habits and don't want to relearn the basics. We look for Level 1's fresh out of a course and then retrain them from the beginnings in the right way. Of these, only half end up any good.

IKO is good in concept, but broken in delivery. A KA accreditation is worth a lot more, or you can join the minions of poorly accredited IKO instructors and work in crappy poor standards schools focused on coin and not quality.

Problem is, most people doing IKO courses are generally a bit loose and tend to want to travel and don't accept the job as a legitimate profession. The seriousness of what an instructor does is lost on most and therein lies the problem. It's all a bit of a laugh, just hopping around countries being able to buy enough beer for the next night of partying. This all sounds like fun until you have a student have a catastrophic accident due to your negligence and they may carry the injury for life effecting them and their family.

It's a serious job with serious responsibility and is worth doing a serious course with higher standards. But hey, jump on the IKO system and abuse it as many do.

Best of luck eh?

DM

Hey Tim,

I have no idea of the situation in South America. My guess is that, like us, so long as you have an accreditation of a reputable branding, a school would consider you. As a school. to comply with our license conditions and insurance requirements, we have to employ persons with a quality accreditation.

It is generally not specified as to what accreditation we use. So if you are going to get an accreditation, does it not make good sense to get one of high quality?

Do some forward planning and ask the schools in the destination of your choice and see what their local requirements are.

Happy New Year

DM

IKO - as legit as Ali Express Cartier watches

he got kicked out because he could not meet the demands of being an IKO examiner.

nuff said

Let's get this back on track boys and girls

If you are keen get in touch with myself or KA for more info...

flights ts from Perth to Exmouth are at their cheapest, we can take care of the accomodation and transport at a great price... Make it a holiday at the same time. Our team at Exmouth Surf Centre will make sure it's awesome

Unfortunately we had to make the call to cancel the course, apologies to anyone that paid a deposit but unfortunately we were nowhere near the number needed....