1. Instructor Revalidations
Maintaining your Instructor Qualification
Your Instructor Qualification is valid for five years and during this period Instructors must:
Maintain a current Applied First Aid Certificate
Comply with the Working with Children State Legislation in your State/ Territory. For more information on this contact your State Association.
Comply with relevant State Maritime Licence requirements
Pay an annual renewal fee
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2. Instructor Revalidations
Following five years Instructors must revalidate their qualification.
To revalidate the qualification and maintain currency the Instructor shall meet the following requirements:
Hold a current First Aid Certificate
Pay their annual Instructor fee to Australian Sailing
Complete the General Instructor principals online module
Read and sign an Instructors Code of Behavior
Have been an active Instructor over the five years (based on courses recorded in myCentre reporting)
Provide evidence of competency as an Instructor by one of the following:
Be assessed by a Senior Instructor
Attend the assessment day of an Instructors Course (in their specific qualification)
Provide video evidence of conducting a session signed off by an Accredited Centre Principal. This will then be assessed by a Senior Instructor.
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3. Annual Renewal Fee This annual fee includes:
Support from Australian Sailing
Professional development opportunities throughout the year
A quarterly instructor newsletter keeping you up to date on all areas of instructing/coaching within the Australian Sailing programs
Instructor Liability Insurance and Centre Public Liability Insurance. Maintaining Instructor currency provides you with liability Insurance whilst delivering Australian Sailing Programs or Course at an accredited Centre. Your Centre will hold Public Liability Insurance as a condition of being accredited with Australian Sailing, but as a current qualified Australian Sailing Instructor you are also covered under the Australian Sailing Policy against public liability matters that might arise against you personally, again Only if you are delivering an Australian Sailing Course at an accredited Discover Sailing Centre.
Promotion of Instructor/coach qualification through the search facility on the website.
Development of courses materials and input towards the advancement of the sport
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4. Instructor Revalidations
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5. Questions / Comments Provide opportunity for questions.
Park any issues that are taking too long to resolve, or elect to speak ‘offline’ with the person/people.
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6. Thank you for attending
Thank everyone for attending the event. We hope to see you back next year!