
Turn your passion into a career by becoming a sailing instructor
Before starting your training Sailing Monitoring, we advise you to acquire experience as an instructor helper or club leader in a structure affiliated with the FFVoile.
This step is not obligatory, but is strongly recommended because it will allow you to confirm your taste for teaching.
To begin your training, you must meet 5 conditions:
| Terms | Methods of obtaining |
| Be the holder of a valid FFVoile license endorsed by a doctor | The C.N.P.A. can deliver it to you |
| Certify a level of practice level 4 FFV | Level 4 is obtained in regattas (regional level) or during training courses. certification. It can only be validated by an authorized FFVoile trainer. |
| Certify the ability to swim 25 m and submerge | Provide a school certificate of “Know how to swim.” OR provide a “ Certificate of achievement of ability to swim 25m and submerge » delivered by a sailing professional. |
| Be the holder of Coastal license | The C.N.P.A. regularly offers training courses Coastal Sea License |
| Hold PSC 1 | Red Cross, Fire Brigade, High Schools, SNSM… These organizations regularly offer training: Consult their sites |
| “Badge” Violence Prevention Module | 1-I register: CLICK HERE and then: 2-I connect to create my “Badge”: CLICK HERE |
Training educational Sailing Initiator (CQP I.V)
When all these conditions have been met, you will then be able to begin your educational training.
This training lasting 160 hours will allow you to acquire and validate the skills necessary in 3 areas to become Instructor :
- Safety
- Animation
- Teaching
| SECURITY UCC 1 certification is mandatory before educational situation. | UCC 1:Secure the context of practice UCC 2:Promote the development of preventive attitudes among practitioners |
| ANIMATION | UCC 3: Allow maximum practice time UCC 4: Maintain the commitment of practitioners |
| TEACHING | UCC 5: Intervene to accelerate the progress of practitioners UCC 6: Evaluate the level of autonomy of practitioners |
The different training modules
| Content | Duration | Dates | Prices* | |
| Module 1 | UCC1 – UCC2 UCC3a – UCC5a | 40 hours including UCC1 Certification | February or All Saints' Day | 220 € |
| Module 2 | UCC4 – UCC3b-c-d UCC5b-c-d – UCC6 UCC1 retake if necessary | 35h | February or Easter | 220 € |
| Module 3 | Certification with public | 30 h | Easter or Summer | 80 € |
| Module 4 | Certification with public | 30 h | Easter or Summer | 80 € |
| Module 5 | Certification with public | 25 h | Easter or Summer | 80€ |
* Included CNPA contribution, FFVoile license required (extra)
Schedule of upcoming training courses, Prices
- Contact us – Helpinstructorsof the CNPA can benefit from preferential conditions.
Once all the internships have been validated, obtaining the diploma, qualification level 5 professional, is effective after validation of the training file by a Jury chaired by the French Sailing Federation.
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