Certifications

What equipment do I need for the online riding skills demonstration?

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After you record the videos, you upload the footage to your IKO profile so we can review it. Once the footage has been reviewed, we’ll contact you to let you know whether or not you passed. You must be recognizable in the video and the footage must be high quality and stabilized for it to be accepted. If your skills are not demonstrated clearly in the video because of poor quality recording (bad angle, water on the lens, etc.) the video will be rejected.

I only want to lead IKO Adventures? What skills do I need to demonstrate?

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To lead IKO Adventures, you must be able to do all of the skills mentioned in the manual in the Freeride Evolution Course.

How long does it take to complete the course?

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Most candidates are able to complete both steps and finish the course in a few weeks. However, the course may take longer if you have to redo any of the steps.

How do I get ready for the Coach Level 1 Course?

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Review the latest Assistant and Instructor Manuals and learn the new certification standards for the Level 5 – Evolution Course/s in the discipline you want to teach. Study each trick and know the lesson plan and associated tips. Revisit your first aid and CPR course material. Practice and be sure you can demonstrate all the Level 4 - Advanced tricks and all tricks in at least one of the Level 5 - Evolution disciplines (Freeride, Freestyle, Wave Riding, Hydrofoil and Wing Foil). Someone must film you demonstrating each trick in the discipline you want to teach.

What are the benefits of becoming a certified Coach Level 1?

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Once you pass the course, you’ll be a certified Coach Level 1. As a Coach Level 1, you’ll be able to teach one student at a time and certify kiters who take Evolution Courses in the discipline you have been certified for. You’ll also be able to lead IKO Adventures - downwinders, boat trips and kite trips.

What does the course fee include?

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Once you’ve booked your Coach Level 1 online course, you’ll have access to a PDF copy of the course manual and one appendix per Evolution Course category with all the details of the tricks to help you get ready. You’ll get your certificate after you pass the course.

What are the prerequisites?

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You must be a certified IKO Instructor (Level 1 or above) with active IKO membership and demonstrate in the video the following Level 1 to 4 Safety procedures and the following tricks in at least one of the Evolution Courses - Freeride, Freestyle, Wave Riding, Hydrofoil and/or Wing Foil.

Level 1 to 4 Safety Procedures:

Self-rescue

Self-launching

Self-landing

Level 5 – Freeride (to be a certified Freeride Coach)
¨ Ride blind

¨ Transition with back-roll

¨ Jump with various grabs

What is the Expired Instructor Reassessment?

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The Expired Instructor Reassessment enables an IKO Instructor whose membership has been expired for more than two years to be recertified, without having to attend an ITC.

Will I be a certified IKO Assistant if I only complete Module 1 eLearning?

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No, you must complete both Module 1 and Module 2 to be a certified IKO Assistant.

What if I fail the assessment at the end of Module 1 eLearning?

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The assessment is there simply to improve your knowledge. You can take the assessment several times. If you don't pass the assessment online during Module 1, you can take it again during Module 2 In-Person Training at an IKO Cente.

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