Awareness Training 

RYA Sailability's Awareness training programme is to a national recognised standard. It is designed to change attitudes and awareness throughout the sailing community.

Attitudes to the inclusion of disabled people in sport are forever changing, but the biggest barrier of all is still the concerns that non-disabled people have. The barriers that these concerns create are often born of ignorance and apprehension, but most significantly from a lack of awareness.

This one day course provides the opportunity to give helpers practical advice and understanding of what is involved in working alongside disabled sailors.

It provides the ideal opportunity to learn and ask questions in a safe environment before being pitched in at the deep end. By alleviating fear of disability and imparting knowledge, the course aims to encourage helpers to become involved and to enjoy their involvement to the full. Importantly, training also improves the quality of that very first experience for both sailor and helper alike.  

DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING - FOR CLUB VOLUNTEERS
Course Syllabus  

Course aims  
·       Rationalise and alleviate fear of working with people with disabilities
·       Train students to facilitate activities for people with disabilities
·       Provide practical advice & knowledge of working alongside disabled people 

Course objectives - To be aware of and able to demonstrate knowledge of:  
·       The needs of disabled children and adults
·       Improve essential communication skills
·       The use of current terminology used to explain disability
·       Understanding of disability and its challenges in the sporting environment  

CLUBS & INSTRUCTORS OFFER DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING

Does your club want to become an authorised RYA Sailability Disability Awareness Training Centre?
See the download to the right of this page to find out more on how your club can run the course described above.

 

Current Sailability Disability Authorised Training Centres
Offering Sailabiltiy Disability Awareness Course:
New Forest & District Sailability	01425 478460	www.newforestsailability.co.uk	Southern
Hillingdon Outdoor Education Centre	0189 5824171	www.hoac.net	Thames Valley
Blackwell Sailing	01539 445333	blackwellsailing@yahoo.co.uk	North West
Otley Sailing Club	01943 850391	www.otley-sailingclub.co.uk	Yorkshire
Northampton Sailability	07710 262102	www.northamptonsailability.org.uk	East Midlands
Tideway Sailability	020 72379001	www.tidewaysailability.org	London
East Anglian Sailing Trust	0333 088 3278	www.e-a-s-t.org.uk	East
Dart Sailability	07968852402	www.dartsailability.org	South West
Castle Semple Centre	01505 842882	www.clydemuirshiel.co.uk	Scotland

 

Interested in being a Sailability Disability Awareness Instructor?
Ensure you have received the Disability Awareness Training described above at one of our authorised centres then download the application form and guidelines to the right.  

All Awareness Instructor Course dates are listed below.
(dates for 2013 wil be updated as soon as possible.)

 

RYA Sailability Disability Awareness Instructor Courses

2012	Region	Venue
13th April	Eastern	Waveny Sailability, Oulton Broad
12th May	South West	Dart Sailability, Dartmouth
2nd July	Lake District	Calvert Trust
4th Aug	London	Greenwich Yacht Club
18th Aug	South	RYA House - Hamble
8th Sep	North West	Upton Warren OEC
2013	Region	Venue
17th Feb		Wyboston Conference Centre
16th March	TBC	TBC
20th April	TBC	TBC

 

Cost of Instructor Course:
£100     -     RYA members
£130     -     Non members 

Duration One day
0900 – 1700 hours  

All course materials, refreshments and lunch are included  
To apply please complete the instructor application form