In this post we will explain all you need to know about an assistant instructor course.

This is your first entry to a professional career in kiteboarding.

We will talk about what is this course and who it is for. We will describe what you need to have in order to attend the course and what you will learn during it. We will also talk about the duration of the training and what you will be able to do after you have successfully completed it. To finish you can find out the next dates available, how to sign up and what you can do after you have become an assistant trainer.

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1. What is it?
2. Who is it for?
3. What to need to have , prerequisites
4. What will you learn?
5. How long will it take?
6. When are the next courses?
7. How do i sign up?
8. What are the next steps?

The AITC is the Assistant Instructor Training Course developed by the International Kitesurf Organisation commonly called IKO.

IKO was founded in 2001 and is represented in 38 countries around the world. The IKO is the world’s leading kiteboarding organisation, specialising in educational programs, the promotion of safe kiteboarding practices, and the enhancement of industry standards. The IKO develops and improves kiteboarding instruction, certification methods and standards on a yearly basis. Courses are designed for kiters from beginner to advanced levels. Professional training is constantly developed and improved from Assistant Instructor, Instructor, Assistant Trainer, Examiner and Training Master. The latest additions include Coach and Coach Trainer Certifications.

On this video we will cover the first step in the professional career in IKO the assistant instructor.

This course is for those that are kiting and want to teach others how to get as stoked as they are with kitesurfing. In order to teach in a safe and fun way we recommend you take the Assistant instructor course, in it you will learn the basics of teaching and discover several techniques that help you to teach in an effective and fun way.

If you are looking to progress your self i recommend you take a look at our evolution classes. If you don’t have the level or if you are uncertain it’s a good way to make sure by taking one of those.

• Be at least 16 years old
• Have a riding level equivalent to IKO Kiteboarder Level 4 – Advanced*

And this means you can ride comfortably, rescue a board, do a small jump, ride topside and respect the ROW rules.

• Have an IKO account ‘Kiter Free’ , just create an I.K.O. account on the iko website, it’s with that account that IKO will register your students and certify your level. So make sure you remember your email and password as you will need to enter it to communicate with IKO.
• Be fluent (reading, writing, speaking and general understanding) in the language thatthe course is given)

You are going to be taught in the most effective techniques to teach kitesurfing to complete beginners. You will also learn and test all the technical knowledge involved in kitesurfing. For example:

• you will learn or confirm Safety skills such as
• Self-Launching
• Self-Landing
• Self-Rescue and Pack Down

You will also do riding Skills Assessment and Improvement such as

• Trim Adjustment
• Trim Possibilities
• Trim Experimentation
• ITC Riding Test Requirements
• Board Recovery in Deep Water
• Rider Recovery in Deep Water
• Pass/Take the Kite To/FromSomeone

Also how to check and adjusts your personal and school equipment, wind and points of sail terminology, kite flight theory, aerodynamic basic principles and terminology, equipment, weather wind and tides, the Right of way rules, maintenance and repair such as doing a 

• General Equipment Check List
• Equipment Storage and Care
• Bladder Repair
• Fixing Kite Tears
• Board
• Board Check List

Pump Maintenance, fixing lines etc.  There will also be teaching demonstrations, teaching practice, riding skills assessment and improvement and feedbacks in order to help you progress and achieve the desired goal of becoming a competent instructor.