Objective:

Have all the required skills to teach an ICOpro Canyoneer Initiation. Master the management and progression techniques into a canyon as well as the rope techniques to manage securely and smoothly a groop. Manage the equipment stock and become a Head Manager of an ICOpro Affiliated Center (HMI).

Organization:

The training consists in 5 technical and theoretical teaching modules, including analyzing exercice and evaluation (P.A.R.), aptitude memory exercise (Feedback) that will be carried-out during the training and 4 Clinic Days of revision and regulation.

• Module 1 : ICOproProcedures - General knowledge
• Module 2 : White water - Assistance
• Module 3 : Set-up - Rescue
• Module 4 : ICOpro Psychology - Pedagogy
• Module 5 : End of the ICTC AIN

Clinics:

• Regulation 1-2-3: ICTC/CAI

Certifications:

• Entry technical test 1:     IN1 test of converstion
• Entry technical test 2:     IN1 Rescue Scenarion
• Theory test 1:                    AIN Assistance Lvl2: 10 questions
• Theory test 2:                    IN1 General: 100 questions
• Final Pedagogigal test:   ICTC/CAI
• Final technical test 1:      IN1's Itinerary rope
• Final technical test 2:      Rescue Scenario: Direct rope cutting from the top

Module 1: ICOpro Procedures - General Knowlegde (1day)

Day 1: Classroom session

1A.    ICTC/IN1

1. Entry tests
2. Content
3. Daily Program
4. Evaluation

1B.    ICOpro

1. E-learning: ICOpro proffesional framework Lvl2
2. E-learning: ICOpro IAI & CTR Lvl2
3. E-learning: ICOpro Quality Control
4. E-learning: IN1 definition and duties
5. E-learning: IN1 ICOpro standards
6. E-learning: IN1 licence and affiliation
7. E-learning: CAI participant record Lvl2
8. Feedback AIN: ICOpro Proffesional Charter
9. E-learning: ICOpro Instructor Lvl 1&2 web portal
10. E-learning: CAI card and training credit
11. E-learning: CAI Validation
    

 1C.   Business and enterprise Lvl1

1. E-learning: The provisional budgets Lvl1
2. E-learning: Administration and accounting Lvl1
3. Management Lvl1
4. Marketing Lvl1

1D.    Canyoning equipment

1. E-learning: ICOpro PPE verification Lvl3
2. Feedback AIN: Pro optimisation packing

1E.    Geology Lvl2

1. E-learning: Advanced geology

 1F.   Physiology

1. E-learning: Advanced of sport physiology
2. Feedback AIN: Stretching theory and practice
  

 1G.   Communication Lvl2 

1. Evaluation end of day 1
2. Check monitoring program of day 1

Module 2: White water – Assistance (1 day)

 Day 2: Canyon or River session

2A.   Physiology

1. Breathing
2. Stretching

2B.  Free-diving Lvl3

1. Feedback AIN: Advanced complete breathing
2. E-learning: Square Breathing
3. Advanced static apnea
4. Advanced dynamic apnea
5. Duck diving up to 5-7m
6. Feedback AIN: Advanced black out knowlegde

2C.  Assistance Lvl3

1. Feedback AIN: Swim with participant into white water
2. Throwing white water rescue rope
3. Feedback AIN: All recovery positions
4. Feedback CA2: Rescue alert

2D.  White water Lvl4

1. Progression in white water with CAI (max a5)

2E.  Feedbackl, test and monitoring

1. Theory test 1 AIN: Assistance Lvl2
2. Evaluation end of day 2
3. Self-assesment day 1&2
4. Check monitoring program of day 2

Module 3: Set-Up - Rescue (1 day)

 Day 3: Cliff or Training wall session

3A.  Physiology

1. Running
2. Breathing
3. Stretching

3B.  Set-up: ICOpro Proffesional philosophy Lvl2

1. Feedback AIN: Rope optimization understanding
2. Feedback AIN: Set-up optimization
        a. Fixed
        b. Releasable
3. The best position at the start of workshop

3C.  Achor Lvl3 

1. E-learning: Set-ip artificial anchor

3D.  Set-up: verticals Lvl3  

1. P.A.R: Release a double rope
2. P.A.R: Releasable system on double rope with independent line

1.  P.A.R: Fixed system from the top

3F.  Improvised technique Lvl2

1. Descent on tided rope

3G.  Rescue scenario Lvl3

1. Free a victim on hand line Lvl1
2. P.A.R: Transporting a victim of guided line 
       a. From top to below
       b. From below to top
3. P.A.R: Unhook a victim with balancier from the top to below
       a. Conscious
       b. Unconscious
4. P.A.R: Balancier on long cowstail on fixed rope
5. Direct rope cutting from the top

1. Evaluation end of day 3
2. Check monitoring program of day 3 

Module 4: ICOro Psychology - Pedagogy – Theoretical test

  Day 4-5: Classroom session

4A.  Psychology Lvl2

1. Feedback AIN: The 5 fundamental needs (advance)
2. Feedback AIN: The mental and new environment (advance)
3. Feedback AIN: CAI fear and stress (advance)
4. The IN Level of stress
5. Feedback AIN: The Mirror effect (advance)
6. Feedback AIN: The Rosenthal effect
7. Feedback AIN: The privacy area
8. Satisfaction of CAI

1. Behaving as a Professional Instructor
2. Feedback AIN: CAI's equipment
3. Working together with an assistant and Photographer
4. ICOpro teaching standard Lvl1
5. Feedback AIN: Autonomy of CAI (advance)
6. Proficient Analytical Resources® (P.A.R) Lvl2
7. ICTC/CAI study

4C. Theory test 2 IN1 general

         Written test: 100 multiple choice questions about the Instructor's curriculum.
       80% postive answer of the 100 questions needed to pass theory test (maximum mistakes authorized: 20).
       Test duration: 100 min.

4D. Feedback, test and monitoring

1. Evaluation end of day 4-5
2. Self-assessment day 3-4-5
3. Check monitoring program of day 4-5

Clinic 1-2-3 : ICTC/CAI(3 days)

Day 6-7-8 Canyon session

Psychology

1. Stretching
   

Clinic objectives

1. Regulate the skills of the candidate
2. Adjust the candidate during a Canyoneer Initation training

Description of the regulation

1. During 3 days, the future Instructor will teach and supervise the ICTC/CAI, composed of real CAI
2. He/ she will demonstrate his/her capacity for:
        a. Managing the participants
        b. Ensuring a second verification of the equipment without alarming the participants
        c. Knowing how to physically stand and mentally behave depending on the obstacles to cross
        d. Providing clear and easy instructions to his/her Assistant
        e. Conveying secure and technical instructions adapted to each situation
        f. Conveying clear security instructions in case of emergency without alarming the participants
        g. Being in charge of a group in case of accident (if necessary)
        h. Demonstrating (or intergrating) every basic point of the pedagogy and psychology that have been   taughttaught before

           As an Instuctor, he/she will demonstrate his0her quick wit and situation analyze (P.A.R)

Feedback

1. Regulation of eah clinic 
2. Self assessment day 6-7-8
   

Day 9 Canyon session

Objective: Asses the future Instructor about his/her capacites for preparin and runnig and ICTC/CAI (Canyoneer Initiation training course).

Conditions of the evaluation: the future Instructor will be in the position of a teacher of ICTC/CAI, he/she will have to demonstrate his/her technical, pedagogical and psychological skills by preparing, communicating and running CAI training. The candidate shall match with the ICOpro teaching strandards required for and ICTC/CAI.

Skills that must be acquired: the future instructor will have to teach CAI according to the below description:

• Prepare his/her course plan
• Organize the descent
• Provide his/her Assistant with clear Instructions
• Teach, supervise and validate the CAI
• Master the art of presentation and communication in front of the trainees
• Teach according to the ICOpro standard

Technical Test 1:IN1’s Rope Itinerary (0.5day)

Day 10: Cliff, Canyon or Training wall session

Every technical must be, by default, executed on double rope.

 The ropes used for the tests must have a diameter between 9 and 10mm.

• Perform the « IN!’s rope itinerary » within a time equal or inferior to 1.5times than that ofthe examiner’s time.

          - Ascending
          - Passing a belay
          - Progressing on hand-line, full void
          - Rappellingin loop figure, then ascending on the other side
          - Passing a knot while descending
          - Passing a rebelay
          - Passing a deviation
          - Conversion – change of rope
          - Descendingon a tide rope
          - Ascending on a guide
          - Rappelling with improvised technique

Technical Test 2: Rescue Scenario: Direct rope cutting from the top

 Day 10: Cliff, Canyon or Training wall session

The ropes used for the tests must have a diameter between 9 and 10mm.

• The workshop:
• Baseline

Module 5:Closing of the ICTC IN1

5A.  Validation

1. Test results
2. Personal feedback and shadowing
3. Validation of participant
4. General feedback

5B.  ICOpro Next step

1. Presentation of ICTC IN2
2. Advantage to be IN2
   

We wish you a pleasant training course!

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