Sea Kayak Training for Professional
and Recreational Paddlers
2024 Course Calendar
May 27 - May 31
Pro Course: Sea Kayak Guide & Instructor
Rapid Format - 5 Days
Nevlunghavn (South Coast of Norway)
Cabin based accommodation
Full Equipment Rental available
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June 08 - June 09
NPF Course: Teknikurs
2 Days - 2500kr
Trondheim
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June 16 - June 17
Skills Development Weekend
Focus will be on edging, bracing, skulling and rolling
2 Days - 2000kr
Trondheim
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Professional Courses
Commercial Sea Kayak Guide & Instructor
Standard Format
3 Weeks - No pre-requisites
22.000 kr Course Fee
Equipment rental & accomodation costs vary depending on the venue.
The standard format guide course is the ultimate way to kick start a career in paddle sports:
Week 1: Foundation Course + Technique Course
Week 2: Five Day Expedition
Week 3: Activity Leader Assessment, Instructing Techniques Course and Commercial Rescue techniques course
Rapid Format
5 Days - Must have completed NPF Grunnkurs*
9900 kr Course Fee
Equipment rental & accomodation costs vary depending on the venue.
The Rapid Format course is essentially the final week of the standard course. We offer this as a practical method to quickly integrate experienced paddlers into the NPF Training Framework by delivering Teknikurs and Aktivitetslederkurs (Norwegian Equivalent of EPP3 + EPP4) in a single training program. As many of the participants are tourism professionals, the course includes additional skills needed to operate commercial tours in a cold water environment.
This course is for strong intermediate paddlers and *NPF have mandated the Grunkurs as a pre-requisite. If you're unsure what that entails, or you have received some training in another country, or you have never had formal training: get in touch, we will ask you about your skills and experience ,then make a training plan that suits your needs.
Skills you will learn
Advanced personal paddling skills
Cold water safety
Wave and tide theory
Navigation and trip planning
Commercial rescue techniques
Professional instructing methods
VHF and communications protocols
Certifications:
NPF Technique Course
NPF Activity Leader Assessment
Commercial Endorsement from Arctic Kayak Group
Instructing Techniques
2 Days - Must have completed Technique Course
2900 kr
Learn how to teach a professional quality kayak lesson:
Delivering a great Explanation + Demonstration combo.
Detecting and correcting bad techniques.
How to break down a complex skill
Recommended sequence for teaching skills
Group management and workflows
This course focuses on teaching methods and how to provide feedback to students, It is constantly being revised to implement the best research from outdoor education professionals, neurologists and sports psychologists
Expedition Endorsement
Mentoring Program - For previous participants of the Commercial Guide & Instructor Course
No Tuition Fee
Many guides in the start of their career struggle to build up experience running multi-day trips. The Expedition Endorsement
We invite two past graduates to plan and lead the expedition during week two of the Guide Course. With your co-guide you will research, plan and lead the trip. An AKG Mentor will make regular check-ins during the planing phase, observe your departure, act as your onshore contact and will de-brief you after the expedition.
