Taranaki Instructor Training Course
Event Details
Event Contact:
Joel Meuli
Tel: 0275111026
Email: joel.meuli@surflifesaving.org,nz
Description
Instructors Training Course
Our Instructor Training Course will give you the basic skills and knowledge to be an instructor across a number of awards. Following the course, trainees will need to instruct and present candidates for the relevant exam to earn a particular Instructor Award. The qualification will equip you with relevant theory and practical skills about instruction and teaching to use when training members in the Surf Lifeguard Award, Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Awards, Rescue Water Craft (RWC) Awards and Rock Rescue Module.
The Instructors Award - Surf Lifeguard certifies that the holder has the basic skills and knowledge to be an Instructor. The qualification enables members to obtain relevant theory and practical skills about instruction and teaching to be utilised when training members.
The Instructors Award - IRB certifies that the holder has the basic skills and knowledge to be an Instructor. The qualification enables members to obtain relevant theory and practical skills about instruction and teaching to be utilised when training members.
The Instructors Award - Rock Training, certifies that the holder has the skills and knowledge to be an Instructor to deliver the Rock Training & Rescue Module. The qualification enables members to obtain relevant theory and practical skills about instruction and teaching to be utilised when training members in rock activities.
The Instructors Award - RWC certifies that the holder has the advanced RWC skills and knowledge to be an Instructor. The qualification enables members to obtain relevant theory and practical skills about instruction and teaching to be utilised when training members
Note the above awards are four separate awards. The Instructors Training Course is a mandatory component for all of these awards, however they each then have different components required.
Outcomes
At the completion of the qualification candidates will be able to:
- Prepare for lessons and implement lesson plans and sequences
- Create a safe physical environment conducive to learning/training
- Communicate with candidates/athletes
- Identify and apply effective questioning techniques
- Evaluate own instruction
- Identify and apply learning styles and identify and reduce learning barriers
- Prepare candidates for assessment
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of an instructor