Hi Pete,

I applied for both the independent and the school insurance, Id check there liability amount, it came nowhere near what our local governing bodies needed to grant permits. From what I remember their maximum cover was for 1 or 2 million dollars where as we were required to have 20 million. In our case the insurance isn't worth the paper its written on and is void without permits.

Im afraid my best advice is to look elsewhere, unfortunately I found it to be just more IKO bull#$#%

Loftywinds said..
I've been thinking of doing this ...

http://www.kitepower.com.au/iko-assistant-instructor-course.html

Anyone done it? Any comments/feedback on the course? Was it good value or just a wnk?

Thats a scary thought that you might one day be teaching people ;-) only joshing, Its only of value if you want to become an IKO instructor, I believe you have to do it as part of the process to completing the full IKO instructor course, If you don't intend on doing that then don't bother its not worth it.

tgcp said..

Loftywinds said..
I've been thinking of doing this ...

http://www.kitepower.com.au/iko-assistant-instructor-course.html

Anyone done it? Any comments/feedback on the course? Was it good value or just a wnk?

Thats a scary thought that you might one day be teaching people ;-) only joshing, Its only of value if you want to become an IKO instructor, I believe you have to do it as part of the process to completing the full IKO instructor course, If you don't intend on doing that then don't bother its not worth it.

I've already been teaching for over a year. All I needed was personal indemnity insurance through a broker, and an ABN. IKO Certification, I know, is a waste of money. Students are more than happy. Having IKO logos all over my car means nothing to them. I also run a kite repair business. And I sell/trade in 2nd hand kites. Scary isn't it?