Paddle Canada - Level 2 Instructor

Location: Norse Cove Kayak Centre - accommodation included

Earn national certification to teach and administer the Paddle Canada Sea Kayak Level 2 Skills course. This five-day program is designed for advanced paddlers who hold Level 3 Skills and want to refine their leadership, teaching, and risk management in real coastal conditions.

You will prepare to instruct multi-day Level 2 courses along exposed coastlines with wind, waves, and current. Candidates are expected to demonstrate strong Level 3 proficiency, including rolling and performing rescues with loaded boats in challenging water.

What You Will Be Assessed On

• Lesson planning, organization, and delivery
• Instructor pedagogy and feedback skills
• Risk assessment and on-water risk management
• Hazard response and incident management
• Low-impact camping, food planning, and nutrition
• Navigation, weather, and seamanship

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 an intensive, scenario-based experience. You will learn to deliver clear lessons in broken water, surf, and current, and to lead groups effectively while teaching topics such as weather, navigation, and seamanship.

Prerequisites

• At least 18 years of age
• Paddle Canada Level 3 Skills certification
• Instructor certifications
  • Level 1 Instructor
  • Registered coach on at least two Level 1 Skills courses
• Teaching experience
  • Lead instructor on a minimum of two Level 1 Skills courses within the past three years
  • At least 15 days of logged instruction of Level 1 curriculum across varied sites and conditions
• First aid: current certification, minimum 14 hours, with CPR
• Paddling experience: significant sea kayaking experience in a wide variety of conditions and locations

Course Length

40 hours of instruction over 5 days, with a minimum of 30 hours on the water.