PSUPA???

Never heard of PSUPA ?? Do not know anything about them..

I am just saying make sure who ever you are paying for lessons or qualifications, make sure they have Insurance, Council permits to be where they are and that the qualification is recognised here in Australia.
I would talk to your local paddle board club as they would be used to dealing their local council and know what schools in there area have permits and insurance.
Most clubs that I know of have insurance either from Surfing NSW ( Surfing Aust) or ASI (SUPA) who run instructors courses and know what schools have Qualified Instructors.
Talk to paddlers in your area who have attended some competitions most of the time you will have to be a member of Surfing Australia or SUPA AUST or pay a day rate for insurance to compete depending on who.s Insurance the event is running on IE the local SUP club or canoe club etc.

I understand that you'd want the qualification recognised here in Australia but who is the authority that recognises the qualification?

Caveman ,you are right in what you say a cert 4 is required for any training buisness and company.As a safety investigator the first thing I will reseach after a incident, is the buisness conducting the activity (lessons and instruction) have Cert 4 in training and assessment.

SUPingCaveman said...
My knowledge on the situation is that the provider of the training must be a registered training organisation (RTO) and that the instructors must have at the least a cert 4 in training and assessment. Being an RTO means that all training given has been registered and there are training programs written as well as marking criteria that students have access to prior to sitting any assessments and can be viewed if asked.
As a part of being an RTO they need insurance and you generally won't get that without permits to operate In outdoor areas.
again this is my knowledge of it and may not be 100% correct

Not 100% correct, a sport governing body can run accreditated training without being a full fledged RTO but work under the banner of the Australian coaching accreditation scheme