Surf Instructor/Lifesaving Basic Traineeship

  Australia

• Sydney: 
Sydney
• Tasmania: 
Hobart

Term: Throughout the year 
Dates: September, October, Jan, March, April and June

Description: This programme combines serious professional training in Sydney with a surf adventure along the coast of New South Wales. It leads to a qualifications in surf rescue and surf instruction.

Three elements combine to create a great training adventure: fitness training, surfing and lifesaving techniques.

The traineeship is a physically demanding programme and you will work hard to achieve the level of fitness required of a beach lifesaver. The fitness training is geared to getting you through the SLSA Bronze Medallion. During the assessment there is a run, swim, run test. This involves a 200 m beach run and a 200 m swim, out and back through the surf, followed by a further 200 m run. This has to be completed in 8 minutes. This is a tough challenge but we have an excellent pass rate on this course.

You also cover rescue techniques using board and tube, resuscitation, carrying methods for spinal injuries, radio and flag communication, first aid and beach safety theory.

Surfing itself is an excellent training regime and you will spend hours in the surf every day.

By the end of the programme you will have good coaching and communication skills as well as a practical understanding of all the safety issues needed to operate effectively on a surf beach.

On receiving the SLSA lifesaving certificate, UK residents will be able to convert a Surfing Australia surf instructor qualification to its British equivalent, for use in Britain and Europe.

The Basic Traineeship takes place on Sydney's Northern Beaches: at Manly Surf School and the North Steyne Surf Life Saving Club, Manly. One week is spent on surfari, travelling north to explore the best breaks between Sydney and Byron Bay.

Beginner surfboards are provided but you will need your own short board or mini-mal, available at a good price in Sydney.

If you travel with Flying Fish, our flight leaves London on Wednesday and arrives Sydney on the start date, Friday.

Highlights: After the program, you can be qualified as:

Surfing Australia Surf Instructor
SLSA Bronze Medallion
New South Wales Surfari
Flying Fish Recruitment Service

Qualifications: at least 18 years old

Cost in US$: 7,271.00, Our flight from UK: USD 1,744.00

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Australia Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

Year Founded: 1993