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City/State: Sydney |
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Country: AUSTRALIA (Sydney)
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Program description: |
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This course combines serious professional training in Sydney with a surf adventure along the coast of New South Wales. It leads to qualifications in surf lifesaving and as a surf instructor.
Three elements combine to create a great training adventure: fitness training, surfing and lifesaving techniques.
The traineeship is is a physically demanding programme and you will work hard to achieve the level of fitness required of a beach lifesaver. The training is geared to getting you through the SLSA Surf Rescue swim test where you must run 100m, swim 200m, run 100m. This is a tough challenge but we have an excellent pass rate on this course.
Surfing itself is an excellent training regime and you will spend hours in the surf every day. By the time you enter your lifesaving and instructor assessments you will have developed 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.
Following your surf instructor assessment you enter a period of professional development, where you consolidate your instructional skills on a three-strand programme. The first strand focuses on improving your own surfing performance. As a newly-qualified instructor you will understand the importance of continuing personal development. We help you to achieve your best.
The second strand is supervised teaching practice. You will have experienced short periods of teaching practive before qualifying; now we give you the opportunity to plan and deliver complete training sessions. An experienced instructor is on hand for advice and assistance throughout.
The third strand is extra-curricular. We make sure there is time for other activities outside your student-contact periods.
You can choose a PADI dive course, join a windsurfing group or go abseiling and canyoning in the Blue Mountains.
The 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.
For more information on the training locations and our accommodation at Manly, see flyingfishonline.com
If you travel with Flying Fish, our flight leaves London on Wednesday and arrives Sydney on the start date, Friday
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Age range: mininum age 18
Travel to site: Varies
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Group
No. in group: 6
Living arrangements on the program: Apartment
How long does the program last?: 1-3 Months
What are the dates of this program: January
March
April
June
September
October
December
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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You may go straight into your first job, with help from Flying Fish recruitment. Most graduates of this programme spend some time travelling in Australia and the South Pacific in search of the perfect wave. You will be issued with a 'cover note' to certify your lifesaving qualification, followed by the official certificate up to a year later. Lifesaving qualifications are renewable annually
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Cost or price of this program: |
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3590
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Typical person for this program: |
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Anyone looking to combine education (with professional qualifications) optional employment, travel, adventure and fun.
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