For ACA Instructors
Course Curriculum
Course Curriculum
Canoeing
- Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – Canoe Module ( Course Outline )
- Flatwater Canoe Safety & Rescue ( Skills Course )
- Level 1: Introduction to Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of River Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: River Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 4: Whitewater Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Canoeing ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of Canoe Touring ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Freestyle Canoeing ( Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
- Levels 2-5: River Canoe Day Trip Leading ( Skills Assessment )
- Levels 2-5: Canoe Camping ( Skills Course )
- Levels 4-5: Canoe Rolling ( Skills Course )
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
River Kayaking
- Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – Kayak Module ( Course Outline )
- Flatwater Kayak Safety & Rescue ( Skills Course )
- Level 1: Introduction to Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Course - Espanol Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of River Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: River Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 4: Whitewater Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Levels 2-5: Kayak Rolling ( Skills Course Endorsement Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of River Kayak Hand-Paddling ( Skills Course Endorsement Criteria )
- Level 3: River Kayak Hand-Paddling ( Skills Course Endorsement Criteria )
- Level 4: Whitewater Kayak Hand-Paddling ( Skills Course Endorsement Criteria )
- Levels 2-5: River Kayak Day Trip Leading ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
- Levels 2-5: River Kayak Camping ( Skills Course )
- Paddlesports Fishing ( Program Roll Out Plan Endorsement Criteria )
- River Kayak Instructor Update ( Instructor Update )
Coastal Kayaking
- Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – Kayak Module ( Course Outline )
- Flatwater Kayak Safety & Rescue ( Skills Course )
- Level 1: Introduction to Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Course - Espanol Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring Trip Leader ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
- Level 3: Coastal Kayaking ( Basic Strokes and Rescues Skills Course Strokes and Maneuvers Refinement Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Coastal Kayak Trip Leader ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
- Level 4: Open Water Coastal Kayaking ( Skills Course Tidal Currents Skills Course Surf Zone Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 4: Open Water Coastal Kayak Trip Leader ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
- Level 5: Advanced Open Water Coastal Kayaking ( Advanced Surf Zone Skills Course Rough Water Maneuvering and Towing Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
- Levels 2-5: Coastal Kayak Camping ( Skills Course )
- Levels 2-5: Coastal Kayak Navigation ( Skills Course )
- Levels 3-5: Coastal Kayak Traditional Skills ( Skills Course Endorsement Critiera )
- Levels 3-5: Coastal Kayak Rock Garden & Sea Caves ( Skills Course )
- Levels 2-5: Kayak Rolling ( Skills Course Endorsement Criteria )
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
Sit-On-Top Kayaking
- Level 2: Essentials of Sit-On-Top Kayak Touring ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of Sit-On-Top River Kayaking ( Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of Sit-On-Top Kayak Touring Trip Leader ( Skills Course Skills Assessment )
- Level 2: Sit-On-Top Surf Kayaking ( Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Sit-On-Top Coastal Kayaking ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
Surf Kayaking
- Level 2: Sit-On-Top Surf Kayaking ( Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Essentials of Surf Kayaking ( Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
- Level 4: Surf Kayaking ( Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
- Level 5: Performance Surf Kayaking ( Skills Course Instructor Criteria )
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
Stand Up Paddling
- Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – SUP Module ( Course Outline )
- Level 1: Introduction to Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: River Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 4: Whitewater Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Surf Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Coastal Stand Up Paddleboarding ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Stand Up Paddleboard Day Trip Leading ( Skills Assessment )
- SUP Yoga ( Skills Course Instructor Endorsement )
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
Rafting
- Level 2: Essentials of Rafting – Oar ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of Rafting – Paddle ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Rafting – Oar ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Rafting – Paddle ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 4: Whitewater Rafting – Oar ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 4: Whitewater Rafting – Paddle ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Rafting – Oar ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria Upgrade Roll Out Plan )
- Level 5: Advanced Whitewater Rafting – Paddle ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria Upgrade Roll Out Plan )
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
Safety & Rescue
- Level 2: Essentials of River Safety & Rescue ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: River Safety & Rescue ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 4: Swiftwater Rescue ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 5: Advanced Swiftwater Rescue ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
- Safety & Rescue Terminology ( Resource )
Prone Paddling
- Level 1: Introduction to Prone Paddling ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of Prone River Paddling ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: Prone River Paddling ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
Packrafting
- Level 1: Introduction to Packrafting ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 2: Essentials of River Packrafting ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
- Level 3: River Packrafting ( Skills Course Skills Assessment Instructor Criteria )
Surfski
- Level 2: Essentials of Surfski ( Skills Course Skills Assessment L2_ESS_InstCrit )
- Level 3: Fundamentals of Open Water Surfski ( Skills Course Skills Assessment L3_FSS_InstCrit )
- Level 4: Downwind Surfski ( Skills Course Skills Assessment L4_DSS_InstCrit )
- Level 5: Advanced Open Water and Downwind Surfski (Under Development)
- Instructor Update ( Sample Outline )
Universal Paddling
- Adaptive Paddling ( Adaptive_Endorsement_Criteria )
- Advanced Communications ( Adv-Communications_Endorsement_Criteria-1 )
Paddlesports Safety Facilitator (PSF)
- Paddlesports Safety Facilitator – General Module ( Course Outline )
- Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – Canoe Module ( Course Outline )
- Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – Kayak Module ( Course Outline )
- Paddlesport Safety Facilitator (PSF) – SUP Module ( Course Outline )
Community Paddlesport Leader
- Community Paddlesport Leader ( Leader Criteria )
Paddlesports Fishing
- Paddlesports Fishing ( Program Roll Out Plan Endorsement Criteria )
- Level 1: Introduction to Kayak Fishing ( Skills Course )
- Flatwater Kayak Safety & Rescue for Anglers ( Skills Course )
- Level 2: Essentials of River Kayak Fishing ( Skills Course )
- Level 2: Essentials of Coastal Kayak Fishing ( Skills Course )
- Flatwater SUP Fishing ( Skills Course )