Senior Instructor Course - Port Edgar Boat Station and Edinburgh Watersports - Dinghy & Windsurfing

Interested in taking the lead and mentoring / developing the instructors you work with? A Senior Instructor Course could be for you in 2025.

The next RYAS Senior Instructor course will be held at the Port Edgar Sea Cadets Boat Station and Edinburgh Watersports.

Sportscotland Coaching Subsidy is available for this course - please apply here:

https://www.cognitoforms.com/RYA2/RYAScotlandCoachEducationSubsidyApplicationForm

This if successful will let you receive a booking code to enable you to use the subsidy - please complete this step before booking.

Please ensure you meet the pre requisites below for the course.

Minimum age : 18
Required certificates:

Valid RYA Instructor certificate in the discipline for which you wish to train as an SI
First aid certificate
RYA Safety Boat Certificate
RYA Safe and Fun certificate and pre-course work Experience

Candidates must first be an RYA Dinghy/Windsurfing Instructor and must fulfil the following criteria prior to the SI course:

Dinghy:
At least two years intermittent or one year full time instructing since qualifying as an RYA Dinghy or Multihull Instructor (for Dinghy Senior Instructors) or as an RYA Keelboat Instructor (for Keelboat Senior Instructors).

Sailing ability to at least the standard of RYA Instructor (an assessment may be necessary if sailing ability cannot be adequately demonstrated during the training course)

Windsurfing:
Evidence of two seasons' full-time instructing as an RYA Start Windsurfing Instructor.

Pre-entry assessment:

Signed recommendation from the Principal of an RYA Recognised Training Centre is needed

Completion of the Senior Instructor Workbook and any preparation work sent out by the Coaches prior to the course starting is required.

There will be two webinars in the three weeks prior to the course that are part of the overall course - anticipated dates are the 14th and 21st Aug.

Please contact coaching@ryascotland.org.uk if you have any queries