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  • Become a professional surf instructor

    Experience summer beach parties, make new heaps of new friends from all over the world, relax and enjoy the sun, sea and sand while learning how to become a surf instructor. The surf academy courses are run by Level 2 qualified surf coaches at our purpose built surf camp two hours from Byron Bay on the beautiful mid north coast of Australia. In 3 months you learn all surfing skills from beginner to pro from an ex professionals and gain all you need to get an amazing job down under.

    It’s all about the surf and you get to live the ultimate life style. Also you learn coaching skills and life saving skills. The certificate is recognized worldwide. The perfect start for a new career!

    All inclusive too, meaning your meals, accommodation, equipment and instruction are all included, even you transport from Sydney or Brisbane on an awesome surf tour.

    The reasons we love this programme are simple

    • You train for 3 months surfing every day, living in a cool surf house right on the beach!
    • All you food is taken care of leaving you with no hassles, just time to improve your surf!
    • Loads of backpackers come to the camp, so you have an awesome social scene too.
    • After you have your qualification, you can teach and get paid - The BEST GAP YEAR JOB IN AUSTRALIA!

    Living right on the beach!

    Sounds like a dream, and for many it is, but with the surf instructor programme you can make it a reality. You are located about a 2 hours drive from Byron Bay, living right next to golden sands and clear clue sea. Here you find the secluded beaches and the surf camp where you will eat breath and live surf!
    It is not uncommon to share the waves with the occassional dolphin either!

    You will develop your surfing abilities, train your ability to teach others and then qualify you to work in the industry.

    Help with finding work after the course

    After your 3 months of training, it will be time to find work (if you want to) you will recieve assistance in this with the large network of surf schools (although this is not guaranteed, your chances will be good). You will then be able to teach others to learn to surf and earn money by working on the beach and in the ocean! Job assistance is provided in Australia, but your qualification is internationally recognised, yoy can take it with you and earn more on your onward travels, previous Xtreme Gappers have gone onto Fiji, Bali, New Zealand and some have return to the UK to teach.

    But I have never surfed before...

    You can start the surf instructor course at any level even without surf experience. You do have to love the sea, because this will be your classroom and you will have to surf alot, but hey its fun!

    The last month involves a lot of coaching skills.

    This qualification enables you to work as a surf instructor in Australia. Perfect for a working holiday spent on the beach! If you do not wish to become an instructor but just want to surf a lot... Have a look at our Surf dude course in Australia.

    Extra Activities when not in the water.

    Yes you will be having surf lessons 5 days a week, at least 4 hours a day, but on your time of there is also other stuff to do. Take time to get to know the crew, get involved in the games and activities. Experience kayaking, skydiving, music around the camp fire and much more. On the beach can be as exciting or as relaxing as you like. We travel with volleyball equipment, footballs and other fun stuff. The surf academy is also a very social place, as alongside the Surf instructor programme it is also a main stop for Oz Experience buses, meaning every week hundreds of backpackers stop by and yes, it can be a bit of a party!

    If you are looking for a little peice and quiet, you have a surf house away from the riff raff to hang out and chill with other academy students. There tends to be 7 to 10 students training at anyone time, so you always have friends to hang out with.

    Meals

    Three times a day you will have the best fresh and healthy food you could wish for. Surfing makes you hungry. In the mornings there will be cereal, milk, fresh fruit, toast, jam, Marmite etc. For lunch there will be all kinds of salads, beans, meat, spaghetti and in the evenings there will also be fresh salads, pasta, meat, rice, deserts you name it! All freshly prepared for you!