Open Water Sup Instructor Course

The ISA Open Water SUP Instructor qualification is the only internationally recognised Open Water SUP Instructor qualification recognised by the International Surfing Association and member organisations. All ISA courses set the international standard for accreditation for Instructors and Coaches in the surf and paddle board centre and school industry.

The ISA Open Water SUP Instructor Qualification is the Instructor accreditation professional SUP instructors wanting to teach in open water and the associated types of SUP racing and paddling. It covers teaching, instructing and coaching in exposed waters, downwind and racing conditions for a distance of 5km.

All ISA Instructors must be a minimum age of 16 years old. Instructors under the age of 18 must work with a supervising instructor until they reach 18 years of age, at which time they are able to instruct on their own.