Certifications

IKO Instructors can only certify students from non-IKO Instructors after evaluating their kiteboarding level.

To certify a student, follow these four steps.

1. Log in to your account and go to “Students” tab.

2. Pick and click the course, "Kiteboarder."

3. Fill out and submit the online certification form. Students you have certified will be notified automatically by email.

The ITC organizer has the authority to make a payment agreement. The only set fee is the IKO fee. The Organizer determines the final price based on his expenses.

Go to the Training Calendar and book your course online. You can also contact the ATC/ITC Organizer directly to sign up for a course. Contact details can be found on the Training Calendar. Candidates provide all required documents, like the CPR and Candidate waiver, to the Organizer, not the IKO.

 

Yes. Thanks to IKO's international recognition, the IKO Instructor diploma gives you the opportunity to easily find a job anywhere in the world. The classified ads section is available for all IKO Members in the "Jobs" section on your personal account. Instructors can also post Job Search ads. These ads are viewable by potential employers.With IKO Centers in over 60 countries worldwide, you already have the opportunity to work all over the world.

Candidates do not receive a diploma at the end of a training but a completion certificate. The diploma is available from the training section in the profile after the member receives the certification (i.e when internship hours and other requirements are completed).

We recommend a minimum of 4 Candidates. A maximum of 8 Candidates are allowed per ITC. If more than 8 ITC Candidates are accepted in an ITC, The Examiner and the Center will be sanctioned with a deduction of 6 points according to the Chart of Sanctions (Ref. 063).

The IKO Instructor diploma is valid for one year. Instructors must renew membership annually to have a valid diploma again.

First aid/CPR training teaches essential life saving skills that are considered vital for all IKO Instructors.

Any live teaching, including hands on training with a CPR mannequin and drowning rescue is accepeted. The training should be attested by a diploma.

IKO usually offers MFA training courses before each ITC.

IKO will not accept Online MFA / CPR.

You can use certification credits of the school you are working at.To do this, your school must add you as a team member first. Find how to be added as a team member here.Then, when you fill in the online form to certify your student. You have the option to use the school credit by selecting, "school working at." The school name you are working at must be displayed here. By submitting the student certification, the system will use the school credit instead of your personal credit.