New Fas Surf Instructor Course at Donegal Adventure
Centre
Congatulations to all who completed our first FÁS RLSS Beach lifeguard & ISA Surf Instructor course. We hope to have news of a 2012 / 2013 course soon.
Please email us here for
information about the 2012 course.
The candidates upon complete all their training and pass their assesments they will recieve the following awards.
RLSS Beach Lifeguard which is an internationally recongnised award .
ISA Surf coach level 1
Cardiac First
responder which is is the Irish National Standard in Automatic
External Defibrillation
Aquatic First Aid
-specialised first aid for lifeguards and others who work around the
water.
ISPCC child protection course.
DAC Site Specic training awards in hirh ropes course and team building.
Candidates should note that strong swimming ability is a pre-requisite,
and that a swim time-trial is part of the interview. The course is for
people who would like to be trained to become surfing instructors and
beach lifeguards, and work in outdoor adventure centres and surf schools
when qualified.
The course will take place in Bundoran over 20 weeks, and will include
intensive surfing practice and lifeguarding training.
Canidates will
then be put forward for the governing body assessments in Surfing and
Lifeguarding. Interviews will take place on November 8 & 9, and the
course begins on Monday November 21st.
Accommodation is available on campus: for information on accommodation,
please email collie@donegaladventurecentre.net Please contact your local
Fas office for further information, and you may also contact Donegal
Adventure Centre at info@donegaladventurecentre.net.