Please submit your prerequisites to info@albertasailing.com by the start date of your first clinic.
Required:
Steps to become an Instructor
- Complete Prerequisties
- Fundamental Course - Must be taken before the techincal clinic
- Techical Course (CANSail 1/2, Community Instructor)
- Evalutation
- Pay your Annnual Dues
For more information, see Sail Canada’s pathway to becoming a CANSail Instructor.
Pre-Requisites
- Standard First Aid with CPR-C;
- Pleasure Craft Operators Certificate (PCOC);
- Making Ethical Decisions (Accessed through Coach.ca Locker);
- Safe Sport (Accessed through Coach.ca Locker); and
- Enhanced Police Check (18+).
- Sail Canada recognized provider Sterling Backcheck – when completed through Sterling Backcheck, the outcome can be directed to Sail Canada automatically.
The CANSail Fundamental Course is the first step in the CANSail Instructor system. Successful completion of this course will enable instructor candidates to attend further CANSail Instructor Training. The CANSail Fundamental Course has been developed to provide an opportunity for instructors to reflect, problem-solve, collaborate with peers, and continue to build on knowledge from previous experiences, skills, and new knowledge acquired from the clinic.
The CANSail Community Instructor Training Clinic is designed to provide training to program leaders in small communities, councilors at multi-sport camps, and instructors in training who are not eligible to become Instructors at other levels. Community Instructor candidates may not have a high level of technical sailing knowledge, but they are passionate about sailing and eager to develop their sailing and instructing skills. Successful completion of this course will prepare Community Instructors to better serve the sailors they will be working with.
Ages 14-16:
- Successful Outcome: Instructor-in-Training.
- Note: At this age, participants are too young to teach alone, cannot certify sailors, and are only allowed to assist certified instructors. The minimum sailing level required is CANSail 4.
Ages 16 and Over:
- Successful Outcome 1: iCANSail Level – If the instructor has not completed the CANSail Fundamental Course, they can certify at the iCANSail Level. Minimum sailing level required is CANSail 2.
- Successful Outcome 2: CANSail 1 – If the instructor has completed the CANSail Fundamental Course, they can certify both iCANSail and CANSail 1 Levels. Minimum sailing level required is CANSail 2.
Instructors who successfully complete this course will be qualified to teach beginner participants at the CANSail 1 & 2 Level, and have access to valuable CANSail Instructor Tools.
Instructors who successfully complete this course will be qualified to teach participants up to the CANSail 3 & 4 Levels and have access to valuable CANSail Instructor Tools.
Instructors who successfully complete this course will be qualified to teach participants at the CANSail 5 & 6 Level and have access to valuable CANSail Instructor Tools.
Wet Feet is a professional development module for current Sail Canada Instructors looking to expand their instructional base. CANSail Wet Feet is a program for delivery specific to 5-8-year-olds. The curriculum, lesson plans, and teaching methods are specific to engaging this young group while inadvertently teaching them about sailing boats, water safety, and fundamental movement and balance skills in Optimist Dinghies and dockside.
The Instructor Institute is for new sailing instructors, combining prerequisites—Coach Boat Safety, Wet Feet Module, and the CANSail 1 & 2 Technical Clinic—into one registration. The course includes classroom learning, on-water practice, and assignments to help you teach beginner and intermediate sailors. Program runs in April and May. For pricing and registration, visit https://albertasailing.checklick.com/ or email info@albertasailing.com.