Desperate Plea - Instructor course

   I have been given a job at Rockley Watersports in France this summer. The only problem is that i don't have my instructor qualification. I am booked onto a course at Carsington Water sailing club but i am the only one. It needs at least 3 people to go ahead.
Basically i am asking if there is anyone who needs to do their course, please come on this one. It is cheapest that i can find anywhere at £265 for the course and £75 for the pre-entry.
Dates Tues 27th May Pre-entry (this is not vital i may have another option for this)
Instructor Course 5 days 28th May - 1st June
Please if you are intersted let me know. There is a slight possibility of my family getting a cottage close by and an even slighter possibibility that the people who help me out here may be able to stay in said cottage. (Only a very slight possibility but it's worth a mention)
I wont be able to work without this qualification so please let me know if you want to do the course.
Thank you
Nathan Littley
nathan@whalleyscouts.org.uk

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chippy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 27 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote chippy Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Desperate Plea - Instructor course Posted: 23 Feb 08 at 8:35pm
	I have been given a job at Rockley Watersports in France this summer. The only problem is that i don't have my instructor qualification. I am booked onto a course at Carsington Water sailing club but i am the only one. It needs at least 3 people to go ahead. Basically i am asking if there is anyone who needs to do their course, please come on this one. It is cheapest that i can find anywhere at £265 for the course and £75 for the pre-entry. Dates Tues 27th May Pre-entry (this is not vital i may have another option for this) Instructor Course 5 days 28th May - 1st June Please if you are intersted let me know. There is a slight possibility of my family getting a cottage close by and an even slighter possibibility that the people who help me out here may be able to stay in said cottage. (Only a very slight possibility but it's worth a mention) I wont be able to work without this qualification so please let me know if you want to do the course. Thank you Nathan Littley nathan@whalleyscouts.org.uk

olly_love Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1145	Post Options Post Reply Quote olly_love Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Feb 08 at 9:13pm
	am not to sure where you are based but warsash in southampton are running instructors courses for under 19s at 60 a time. some special offer.
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radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Feb 08 at 10:24pm
	You may also want to get in touch with your local RYA Officer. Check out who that person is from your local RYA Newsletter your SC gets or from the RYA website. There may be another course running just as cheap nearby at a sailing club. But £60 is cheap as chips, even if it means making your family have a holiday on the south coast!!

Garry Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536	Post Options Post Reply Quote Garry Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 7:00pm
	Contact your regional development officer http://www.rya.org.uk/Regions/ then contacts for your region.
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Ross Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 02 May 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1163	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ross Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 7:29pm
	Does anyone on the forum teach watersports full time? What can an instructor (be it sailing, windsurfing, diving, kite surfing etc) expect to earn a month?
	Ross If you can't carry it, don't sail it!

Kudlinski Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 18 Sep 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 132	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kudlinski Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 7:50pm
	I worked full time last year form january to september, I was earning if I remembe rigt £5.50 an hour and taking home up to about £800 maybe a bit more a month not alot for the hours I was doing. I know some centres offer better wages though. Now I am not teaching I miss being outside but love having my weekend back.
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olly_love Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1145	Post Options Post Reply Quote olly_love Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 8:50pm
	i get paid 6.60 at one centre over the summer teaching at an si level and also being a powerboat and keelboat. but earn 10.80 at anothr center. last summer i was working from 8 in the morning till 6pm then doing weekends and two evenings a week and was earning about 600. but that is working every possiable hour
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chippy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 27 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote chippy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Mar 08 at 9:46pm
	Southampton is not practical really. The cheap rate is for uni students only. Is anyone interested in carsington? Nathan

radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 9:20am
	Ross You get more working in the UK than you do abroad. Depending on who you work for depends on your pay. Centres basically pay about the minimum wage which is pants really, but it is the standard pay rate for that type of job. What you have to watch though is whether you can live on site for next to nothing or have to pay the going rate. I work as a casual/freelance and get paid a lot more than the full time workers and can turn down work if I want but it doesn't come that often.

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Mar 08 at 11:10am
	At places abroad (sunsail, rockley, neilson etc) that include accomodation, expect about £80 or so a week after deducations, of which it is common to receive about €50 a week in cash with the remainder paid into your bank account. Gnerally, this cash amount remains the same even if you're a senior, or get bonuses for returning staff, more than one watersport qualification etc- the idea being that everyone is socialising on about the same level of cash. The rates abroad are not minimum wage- they fall outside it. You will get more basic pay if you work in the UK. But living costs are also likely to be higher, and so are beer costs. And you won't get as good a tan most summers . I'd reckon though if you wanted to make a proper living from teaching sailing you're better off staying in the UK.