Careers
Make the wateryour workplace.
Explore professional paddlesport development with the Bond Safari Academy, from instructor and leader training to the Bond Paddle Guide Programme.
Bond Paddle Guide Programme
Train to guide on the water.
Bond’s professional guide-training programme. The details below will be published from the approved programme document.
- Who it’s for
- Pending confirmation
- Programme structure
- Pending confirmation
- Skills & learning outcomes
- Pending confirmation
- Training locations
- Pending confirmation
- Entry requirements
- Pending confirmation
- Schedule
- Pending confirmation
- Placement opportunities
- Pending confirmation
Completing the programme does not guarantee employment. Placement with Bond sites or partners will only be described here once confirmed.
Professional development
A pathway, not a single course.
Professional roles build through instructor, leader and coach qualifications, each with its own requirements and remit.
- 01TryGet on the water for the first time.Personal awards
- 02LearnBuild personal skills and confidence.Personal awards
- 03QualifyTrain to teach paddlesport.Instructors
- 04LeadTake responsibility for groups on the water.Leaders
- 05CoachDevelop other paddlers.Coachs
- 06TutorHelp train the next generation of paddlesport professionals.Pathway details
Training campuses
Planned campuses
- 01
Kovalam
Planned campus
- Sea paddling
- SUP
- Instructor awards
- 02
Muziris–Kochi
Planned campus
- Flat-water paddling
- Canoe
- Schools
- 03
Kodenchery
Planned campus
- White-water training
Expression of interest
Tell us about you.
Share your experience and we’ll be in touch as programme details are confirmed.
New to paddling? Start with Start Paddling courses.