Free online courses are a great opportunity for instructors, coaches and club staff and volunteers to develop their knowledge and be more effective in their role. So expand your expertise now and practice what you have learned over the upcoming summer season.

Here a summary of Australian Sailing and other generic online courses that can be found HERE.

For current or prospective instructors:

• Instructor General Principles: to develop the fundamental skills of instructing. It is a prerequisite for attending the face-to-face training for an Australian Sailing Instructor course.
• Tackers Online Induction: to provide the tools and knowledge to be an excellent Tackers Instructor. It is a prerequisite for delivering Australian Sailing Tackers courses.
• OutThere Sailing Instructor Induction: to gain a greater understanding of the OTS program and its participants and to develop the skills required to effectively run OTS courses. It is a prerequisite for delivering the Australian Sailing OTS program.
• OutThere Sailing Windsurfing Endorsement: for dinghy and keelboat instructors wanting to become an excellent OTS instructor delivering windsurfing experiences. It is a prerequisite for delivering the Australian Sailing OTS Windsurfing courses.
• OutThere Sailing SUP Endorsement: for dinghy, keelboat and windsurfing instructors wanting to become an excellent OTS instructor delivering SUP experiences. It is a prerequisite for delivering the Australian Sailing OTS SUP courses.

For current or prospective coaches

• Sailing Coach General Principles: to develop the knowledge and skills required to successfully coach athletes and improve their performance at regattas. It is a prerequisite for attending the face-to-face training for an Australian Sailing Coach course.

For current or prospective officials

• Mark Laying Course: to acquire the key notions, principles and best practice to become a Mark Layer.
• Judge Protest Committee Member: to provide a structured approach to become a Protest Committee Member and learn the correct procedures to conduct consistent, fair protest hearings and arbitration.

Generic club and centre courses

These are useful courses to effectively manage broader topics that might arise when running club and centre operations such as:
-    Safety Code Induction
-    COVID-19: What It Is, How to Prevent Spread
-    Child Protection
-    Complaint Handling
-    Harassment & Discrimination
-    Member Protection Information Officer
-    Inclusive Coaching
-    Ethics & Ethical Decision Making In Sport
-    Introduction to the Integrity of Sport
-    Let Kids be Kids
-    Parent's Guide to Clean Sport
-    Take Action to Prevent Violence Against Women
-    Walking the Talk: Personal Practise & Organisational Integrity