National Surf Schools & Instructors Association (NSSIA)

The Official Professional Association for the Surf School Industry
Protecting Both Industry and Students • Established 2005
AN IRS REGISTERED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

THE NATIONAL SURF SCHOOLS & INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION

Accreditation & Certification for Surf Schools and Surfing Instructors

NEW: WHAT'S NEW?, SUMMER 2009
FOR WHAT'S NEW 2008 AND EARLIER, GO HERE

SURF EXPO 2009 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA (Meeting Minutes)

NEED A SURF INSTRUCTOR JOB? GOT A SURF INSTRUCTOR JOB?
LET US KNOW, WE WILL POST YOUR JOB POSITION RIGHT HERE.
EMAIL: SURF INSTRUCTOR JOBS

SIGN UP FOR THE NEXT SURF INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION TRAINING CLASS
Instructors wishing to attend must have applied for instructor certification at least three weeks prior to the class and be enrolled for the class at least one week ahead of time.

WEST COAST - HUNTINGTON BEACH
The next Huntington Beach instructor training/certification class is the weekend of July 11-12, 2009. The two evening classroom sessions will be held at the International Surfing Museum beginning at 6pm. The beach session will be held Sunday morning.
For more information contact Bruce Gabrielson.

NOTICE: Initial Instructor Certification is now $35, with $25 renewal fees.

NOTICE: NSSIA Instructor T-shirts and newly updated Instructors Manual now available for January 2009!

Official NSSIA T-shirts
All certified instructors will now have the opportunity to display their certification credentials to the world. Beginning January 1, 2009, certified instructors will be able to order our official NSSIA T-shirts. Shirts can be purchased separately, or when annual dues are submitted. The cost of the shirts, is $10 each. If ordered when dues are paid, there is no additional cost for shipping.

Students surf at Blueys Beach with a large shark lurking nearby.
January 14, 2009
A SURF instructor who didn't tell his class a large shark was swimming nearby has been slammed as appallingly irresponsible by a surf industry group.

The shark - possibly a great white - was photographed as its fin sliced the surface about 30m from teenagers learning to surf at Blueys Beach on the New South Wales lower mid-north coast about noon on Sunday. READ MORE

The National Surf Schools and Instructors Association (NSSIA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering surf etiquette, water safety, and quality surfing instruction programs through professional instructor development, education, accreditation and research.

NSSIA is created to form cooperation between surf schools and to share their knowledge in teaching techniques and new ideas within its membership thereby furthering NSSIA’s expertise in the surfing world.

NSSIA will educate and promote to the public the importance of using only qualified, accredited and certified surf schools and instructors who are active members of NSSIA and are duly licensed and insured.

NSSIA will actively educate and petition state and local governments the advantages of licensing all surf schools and surf instructors and to license only qualified and active graduated members of NSSIA thereby ensuring governments that NSSIA’s active members are well qualified and current in safety and teaching techniques.

NSSIA ACADEMIC OUTREACH PROGRAM
The NSSIA has prepared formal lesson plans and course material for the academic community to incorporate surfing related courses into their programs at both the high school and college levels. Please contact Dr. Bruce Gabrielson, NSSIA Chairman, directly for more information on our academic outreach program.

Discounted Surf School Liability Insurance is available with NSSIA membership.

For further information about the NSSIA, email Founder and Chairman Bruce Gabrielson

Always use NSSIA Accredited Surf Schools or NSSIA Certified Surfing Instructors for your surfing lessons and surf camps.