This booking is for the ACA Level 2 Essentials of Kayak Touring Instructor Certification Workshop. As there are different ways to participate, each with different numbers of days, please see the Packages section to select what is right for you.

This instructor certification program equips kayakers with the teaching, assessing, and leadership skills to provide safe and effective learning experiences in sheltered water. It is an entry point in the ACA Coastal Kayaking instructor scheme and, therefore, appropriate for paddlers who may not have prior experience as an outdoor educator. This course is a combination instructor development workshop (IDW) and instructor certification exam (ICE).

Discounts are available for military/first responders, teachers, FPTA members, and TBSK members. Email us for a code to use at checkout.

If you are small business in the kayak industry planning to send multiple employees, talk to us about possible group rates.

You may join this workshop in multiple ways:

• New instructor candidate — take the full course of development plus exam; or, do development only and come back for an exam later when you are ready. If you have already taken a development course, join for the exam only.

• Instructor update — renew your existing instructor certification in a minimum of one day.

• Skills/practice student — limited spots available to attend as a practice student to give our candidates realistic training. Learn skills at a reduced rate.
  

Candidates must have an ACA Level 2 kayak skills assessment prior to the start of the workshop. We will offer a one-day skills assessment on February 23. See the packages section to include that in your booking.

Our fees for this workshop:

• All candidate types, four days participation or more: $125/day.

• All candidate types, three days participation or less: $150/day.

• Practice Student: $100/day.

• Kayak rental (kayak and paddle only): $35/day.

• Kit rental (instructor kit, etc.): $15/day.

Use the links below to help you prepare for the workshop:

• ACA’s Become an Instructor page

• L2 Instructor Criteria

• L1 Instructor Criteria

• Skills Assessments

• ACA instructor resources page

Provision of Services

Kayak ANT agrees to provide all services described in the related booking or invoice. As a reference, half-day sessions shall be not more than 4 hours of instruction. Full-day sessions shall be not more than 8 hours of instruction. Dates of multi-day events are established on the booking page or invoice document. Services will not be provided without completion of a Participant Release of Liability/Assumption of Risk Agreement by all participants, to be provided prior to the start of the event or session.

Force Majeure

Neither party will be responsible for delays resulting from causes beyond the reasonable control of such party, including without limitation weather, wind, rain, lightning, sea state conditions or other natural forces that make the session unsafe. All reasonable effort will be made to offer a comparable service; however, Kayak ANT may postpone the event and reschedule at no additional cost to participants if conditions are deemed unsafe.

Cancellations, Postponements and Refunds

Refunds are not available on individual coaching sessions or day tours. Refunds policy for cancellations and postponement of multi-day experiences, workshops and trips are described in our Full Terms and Conditions. If it is necessary for you to cancel/postpone, you may reschedule at no additional cost for a future date agreed upon by both parties. In order to be eligible for rescheduling, cancellation and postponement requests must be made 24 hours in advance of single-day events, and as stated in our Full Terms and Conditions for multi-day events, overnight experiences, or workshops. 

Trip Insurance

We highly recommend trip/event insurance to protect yourself.

Full Terms and Conditions

Review Kayak ANT's Full Terms and Conditions, available at https://www.kayakant.com/terms-and-conditions.