Become an IKO certified instructor in Zanzibar

Change people’s lives the same way kitesurfing changed yours.

The IKO is the world’s leading kiteboarding organisation, specialising in educational programs, promoting safe kiteboarding practices, and enhancing industry standards. The courses are designed for kiters of all levels. Professional training is constantly developed and improved from Assistant, Instructor, Coach, Coach Trainer, Assistant Trainer, Examiner, and Training Master courses. The IKO gathers and affiliates with kiteboarding schools that wish to commit to higher quality safety standards and procedures for developing the sport and training kiters. More than 16,000 Assistants and Instructors have been trained and certified thanks to the IKO, and over 650,000 kiters have been taught using our guidelines and courses.

B4Kitesurfing life was different. Now, it’s your life.

iko instructors use short lines to teach beginners

Assistant Training Course

$599

  • Be at least 16 years old

  • Watch the ATC – Module 1 online videos and passed the related quiz

  • Pass the ATC – Module 1 final exam with a score of at least 70%

  • Have a riding level equivalent to IKO Kiteboarder Level 4 – Advanced

  • Swim at least 200m in open water

  • Have an IKO ‘Kiter Free’ account and have downloaded the IKO App

  • Be fluent in the language that the course is given

iko instructors having fun

First Aid & CPR

Course

$100

  • First aid/CPR training teaches essential life saving skills that are considered vital for all IKO Instructors

  • Any live teaching, including hands on training with a CPR mannequin and drowning rescue is accepeted 

  • The training should be attested by a diploma

  • The MFA / CPR is considered valid when it has been completed within a period of 2 years 

iko examiner on duty

Instructor Training Course

$1029

  • Be at least 18 years old

  • Be a certified IKO Kiteboarder Level 4 or ride at an equivalent level

  • Have a valid IKO Assistant certification

  • Have a valid first aid and CPR certificate

  • Be able to read, write and speak fluently the language in which the course is given

  • Sign the ITC Candidate waiver and participation form

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