It is addressed to very experienced Spearfishing instructors who have organized and taught in a large number of training seminars of all recreational levels as well as in specialties and have served as assistants in instructor training seminars and wish to develop into the highest level of spearfishing education.
The Spearfishing Instructor Trainer Level 3 ***, has the ability to organize, train and certify all recreational as well as all professional levels of underwater hunting. He also has the ability to suggest changes regarding training processes and certification proceedures as well as to participate in the evaluation committees of these processes.
The purpose of the training seminar is for the participants to acquire knowledge on teaching techniques and demonstration of theoretical and practical objects related to the training of spearfishing instructors of all levels.
The seminar includes, among other things, the elaboration of essays and presentations both on specific and general topics, final written evaluation, and final lecture evaluation on two of the subjects to be taught during an Spearfishing Instructor Trainer Level 3*** course
Content
The theoretical part of this program, which includes at least 20 one-hour lessons and takes place in an auditorium or online through a special platform, analyzes all that useful information that will prepare the participants for the requirements of preparing, organizing, and processing spearfishing training seminars of Spearfishing Instructor Level 1 *, Spearfishing Head Instructor Level 2 **, Spearfishing Instructor Trainer Level 3 *** and the crossover procedures.
The subjects taught include:
- Structure of the international Spearfishing educational organization SI (Spearfishing Instructors)
- Evaluation of educational organizations and analysis of their educational goals
- Teaching procedures for candidate instructors
- Analysis of the training programs and training objectives of the instructor training seminars of (Spearfishing Instructor Level 1 *, Spearfishing Head Instructor Level 2 **, Spearfishing Instructor Trainer Level 3 ***, as well as all crossover procedures
- The use of teaching aids and video in the lecturing procedure
- Instructors' evaluation and certification procedures
- Vocational guidance and investment opportunities for underwater hunting instructors
- Introduction to evaluation of sponsorships and collaborations
- Introduction to Digital Marketing
- Analysis and evaluation of the skills of the candidate instructors
- Local and international legislation on spearfishing
Subsequently, in the practical part of the training seminar, the candidate trainers Spearfishing Instructor Level 3 ***, through the corresponding trips to the sea and / or the pool, perform a predetermined series of customized exercises and procedures in order to lay the right foundations and experiences in following subjects:
- Organization of training programs for trainers of Spearfishing Instructor Level 1 *, Spearfishing Head Instructor Level 2 **, and Spearfishing Instructor Trainer Level 3 ***.
- Evaluation of the control of a group of divers in open water events
- Organization of procedures and safety methods of a group of experienced divers in various open water events
- Evaluation of teaching skills and control of rescuing, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures.
Participation requirements
Documents and conditions of participation:
- Τhe participant must be over 22 years old
- Identity Card or Passport
- Medical certificate issued within the last 12 months
- SI Underwater Hunting instructor (Spearfishing Instructor Level 2**) Certification
- Freediving Instructor Level 2** Certification
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid Instructor Certification (BLS)
- Disclaimer form (to be completed at the beginning of the procedure)
- Certificate of Spearfishing educational activity of the last three years
- English language excellent knowledge Certification
- Bachelor degree in any subject, of any university
- List of completed and certified seminars stating that the candidate has trained at least 200 students with at least 20 per different level of underwater hunting training seminar and at least 10 students in three different specialties from the existing ones at the given time period of the seminar.
- Certification of spearfishing educational activity of the last two years
- English language good knowledge Certification