Raft Guide Training
Course
The Raft Guide Training Course is designed for people who wish to work as professional river guides. The course gives a thorough training in all aspects of raft guiding and is delivered by internationally experienced and current rafting trainers.
This course is 5 days in duration. 4 days are dedicated to Raft guiding skills. 1 day is a river rescue skills training day specific to Rafting.
Uniquely a WWI raft guide training course gives you a skills record sheet, this is a record of skills you have learned to show to prospective employers. This is also useful for employers to demonstrate their staff do have a high level of appropriate training.
You will leave the course with either:-
- - Trainee Raft Guide Level 1 you will be given a report by your trainer detailing the additional experience you need and how to get it; then when you are ready you will then require a one day assessment by WWI approved trainer to gain your full license.
- - Level 2 or aspirant Level 2 will give you a fully qualified license to work as a guide within the scope of your experience. Being aspirant means you will be able to guide on up to grade 3 water until you have gained and recorded enough experience to be signed off as a full level 2 guide able to work on all rafted grades of water.
- -Level 3 Trip leader qualification; for people taking the course who are already experienced guides. Although it might be more appropriate for you to take our one day rafting trip leader course and then a one day assessment if you are an experienced guide looking to upgrade. Trip leader training.
Download Trip Leader Training pdf
Site specific trip leader assessments are available. Our level 3 qualification is reserved for guides with a wide range of high level experience and who are able to trip lead in any rafted location. Because we recognize that there is a need for trip leaders for grade 3 and below rivers we offer outdoor centers site specific trip leader training and assessments. Contact WWI for details of site specific training and White Water Rafting technical advisory service to outdoor centres.
Download Raft Guide Information Sheet pdf.
Course Costs.
The 5 Day Raft Guide Course Costs £395
(self catering accommodation £495)
We recommend all guides take the 3 day Rescue 3 Swift Water Rescue course as it is internationally recognized and covers essential river rescue skills to make you a safer and much more employable guide. After taking the raft guide course if you then book a rescue 3 course with us you will be able to save money by only doing two days to gain the rescue 3 qualification (normally a 3 day course) as we will have covered the first day on your raft guide training.
The Rescue 3 Swift Water Rescue course £250 for the 3 day course. (£195 if you have already taken the raft guide course.)