IRF GTE Courses & Assessments - International Rafting Federation

IRF GTE Courses & Workshops:

The below lists are the authorised IRF Guide Training & Education (GTE) courses and workshops.

If a course is not listed below, it has not been approved as an official IRF Guide Training & Education (GTE) course / workshop / assessment.

If you are an instructor / assessor looking to have your course /workshop listed, contact the GTE administrator directly with all course details as listed in the template for advertising workshop details which can be found on the Instructor Resources page.

2020

Sept

12 – 15 Sept: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Level 2 and 3. Mijares River-Castellón-Spain. Instructor Eneko Yarza. Details.
14 – 25 Sept: CANCELLED IRF GTE Workshop Guide, TL, Instr. Vilcanota River, Class 4, Santa Maria, Quillabamba, Peru. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Details.
19 – 21 Sept: IRF Workshop Level 2/3 Guide, Trip leader. Esera’s River, Huesca, Spain. Instructors: Darío Pagano (Pato). Details
20 – 25 Sept: IRF GTE Guide, TL, Instructors, Safety Kayakers. Class 3 or 4. Inns River, Ardez, Switzerland. Assessor: Gaspar Goncz. Details.
21 Sept – 27 Oct: Assessment on 26 & 27 Oct. IRF GTE Guide and TL, Class 3. Río Trancura, Pucón, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Details.
26 – 27 Sept: IRF Guide Level 3. Inn River, Haiming, Austria. Instructor: Sebastian Larcher. Full.
28 – 30 Sept: Raft guide, Trip leader & Safety kayaker workshop. Prijon Sport Center, Čezsoča, Bovec, Slovenia. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Details.
28 Sept – 2 Oct: IRF Raft Guide course. Valea Lupului, Romania. Instructor: Mihai Mares. Details.
30 Sept – 2 Oct: CANCELLED Complementary GTE Instructor Update. Sarapiqui Adventures, Costa Rica. Assessor: Mark Hirst. Details.

Oct

8 – 9 Oct: IRF Guide Level 3. Inn River, Haiming, Austria. Instructor: Sebastian Larcher. Full.
12 – 18 Oct: CANCELLED IRF Guide/ Trip Leader/ Safety Kayak and Instructor workshop. Trancura River, Pucon, Chile. Instructors: Mark Hirst (Assessor), Rodrigo Castillo (Instructor). Details
12 – 20 Oct: IRF Workshop Guide/TL/ Instructor/ Safety Kayaker. Zambezi River, Livingstone, Zambia. Instructors: Ruaridh Stevenson, Sebastian Larcher, Andrew Kellet. Details
15 – 16 Oct: IRF Safety Kayak Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
18 – 23 Oct: IRF Raft Guide training and TL Workshop, all Levels. Aberfeldy, Scotland. Instructor: Mike Smith. Details.
28 – 31 Oct: CANCELLED IRF Guide/ Trip Leader/ Safety Kayaker (II – III- IV). Jatunyacu, Jondachi-Hollin, Misahualli, Quijos. Tena, Baeza, Ecuador. Instructors: Pancho Echeverria, Philip Robinson, Santiago Canala, Dario Macas, Marko Mantilla. Assessor: Mark Hirst. Details.
29 – 30 Oct: IRF Inline-Raft Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com

Nov

3 – 5 Nov: IRF Workshop and Assessment. Biobío River, Ralco, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Details.
5 – 6 Nov: IRF Safety Kayak Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com.
16 – 20Nov: Workshop & Assessment. Ñuble River, San Fabián, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Details.

Dec

03 – 04 Dec: IRF Inline-Raft Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com

2021:

April

10 Apr – 2 May: IRF Guide training course and certification, Level 3. Dranse River and Arve River near Geneva City, Switzerland. Instructors: Alexis AUBRY, Cyrille MARON. Details.

May

7 – 10 May: GTE Instructors Conference, Durance, France. Details coming shortly.
20 – 23 May: IRF GTE Workshop – Trip Leader, Level 3. Dranse River, Geneva City, Switzerland and Thonon /France. Instructors: Alexis Aubry, Cyrille Maron. Details.
24 – 27 May: IRF GTE Workshop – Trip Leader, Level 4. Dranse River, Geneva City, Switzerland and Thonon /France. Instructors: Alexis Aubry, Cyrille Maron. Details.

Previous completed IRF GTE Courses & Workshops :

2020:

24 -25 Jan: IRF Inline-Raft Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
28 – 31 Jan: IRF Guide and Trip leader. Class 2 and 3. Rio Juquia, Juquitiba, Brazil. Languages: Portuguese and Spanish. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida). Details.
30 – 31 Jan: IRF Safety Kayak Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
2 – 3 Feb: IRF Workshop and evaluation, Class 3 guide. Trancura River, Pucon, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. www.chilerios.cl. Languages: Spanish.
8 – 9 Feb: IRF Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
11 – 14 Feb: IRF Guide and Trip leader. Class 2 and 3. Rio Jacaré Pepira, Brotas, Brazil. Languages: Portuguese and Spanish. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida). Details.
17 – 19 Feb: and 20 to 22 February: IRF Workshop and Assessment class 3 and 4. Cangrejal River, Atlántida, Honduras. Instructor: Alejandro C. Giordano. Details.
20 – 22 Feb: IRF Workshop and Assessment class 3 and 4. Cangrejal River, Atlántida, Honduras. Instructor: Alejandro C. Giordano. Details.
27 – 28 Feb: IRF Safety Kayak Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
1 – 3 March: IRF Guide Assessment, class 1,2 and 3. Manso River, Bariloche Argentina. Instructor: Aldo Del Puglia. Details
3 – 26 March: Guide course with assessment on 25 and 26. Maipo – San José de Maipo, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Details.
9 – 12 March: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Level 2 and 3. Upper Sella River-Asturias, Spain, basecamp in Arriondas town. Instructor Eneko Yarza. Contact: rioescuela@gmail.com More info: www.rioescuela.com
11 – 15 Mar: IRF Rafting guide, Trip Leader and Safety kayakers II-III-IV. Jatunyacu and Jondachi-Hollin, Misahualli, Anzu Rivers, Tena, Napo, Ecuador. Instructor: Gabriel Garbin. Details
13 – 14 March: IRF Inline-Raft Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
16 – 18 Mar: CANCELLED IRF GTE Workshop Guide (II-III-IV), Safety kayak (II-III-IV), and Trip Leader class IV. Río Fuy Panguipulli, Chile. Instructor: Daniel G Rudolph. Koleufu@gmail.com
16 – 21 Mar: IRF GTE Workshop Guide (II-III) and Trip Leader (II-III). Soninho e Novo rivers, Jalapão State Park, Brazil. Instructor: Bill Pura Vida puravidatreinamentos@gmail.com Information letter here
21 – 22 Mar: CANCELLED IRF Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
21 – 23 March: CANCELLED Safety Kayaker training course and assessment. Level 2 and 3. Cares River-Asturias-Spain, basecamp in Ortiguero de Cabrales town. Instructor Eneko Yarza. Contact: rioescuela@gmail.com More info: www.rioescuela.com
26 Mar – 1 Apr: CANCELLED Guide Workshop, Level 3. Chilliwack River, Chilliwack BC, Canada. James Rodger and Tyler Williamson. Details.
28 Mar – 4 Apr: CANCELLED South Fork American River (III), North Fork American River (IV), California, USA. Instructors: Aaron Cavagnolo, Mark Hirst, Santiago Carlin.
30 March – 4 April: POSTPONED IRF Guide, Trip Leader and Safety Kayak workshop and assessment (as well as Whitewater Rescue 3 Technician Pro course). Struma River, Kresna Gorge, Simitli-Kresna, Bulgaria. Instructors: Alejandro C. Giordano. Details.
30 March – 26 April: POSTPONED Guide course with assessment on 25 and 26. Trancura River, Pucón, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Details.
1 – 4 April: CANCELLED IRF Guide, Trip Leader Level 3/4 Workshop (Level 4 depends on water, contact for more info). Ahansal River & Melloul River, Morocco. Hosts: Gualay, Rivertime. Instructor: Darío Pagano (Pato). Details
2 – 5 April: CANCELLED IRF Workshop. Guide and TL, Class 3. Paraibuna River III/IV, São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo, Brazil. Instructor: Gilson Jonas Gonçalves. Details
4 – 7 April: CANCELLED IRF Guide/ TL Workshop. Soca River, Bovec, Slovenia. Instructors: Matej Zapletal, Robert Kazik. Details.
4 – 8 April: POSTPONED IRF Guide Training Workshop; Various rivers, Lochaber, Scotland. Instructor: Jamie MacManaway; Details
11 – 12 April: CANCELLED IRF Guide Workshop, Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
12 – 16 April: CANCELLED Guide, TL, Safety Craft and Instructor Workshop and Assessments. Illinois or Rogue River (depending on flow), Merlin, Oregon, USA. Assessor: Mark Hirst. Instructor: Zachary Collier. Details
17 – 18 April: CANCELLED IRF Inline-Raft Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
19 – 23 April: POSTPONED IRF Workshop. Soca River, Slovenia. Instructors: Gaspar Goncz, Fabian Bonanno. Details.
20 – 26 Apr. POSTPONED Guide Workshop and Evaluation. Coquihalla River, Hope BC, Canada. Instructors: James Rodger and Tyler Williamson. Details.
21 – 24 April: CANCELLED IRF Raft Guide and TL assessments. New & Gauley Rivers, USA. Class IV/V. Instructors: Bryant Baker & Mark Hirst. Details.
23 Apr – 1 May: CANCELLED Raft Guide Level 3 Course, Dranse and Arve Rivers near Geneva. 2 days assessment on 2 to 3 May.
27 – 29 April: CANCELLED GTE Instructors Conference, Durance, France. To be held 7 – 10 May 2021.
1 – 3 May: IRF class II /site specific workshop. Rovaneimi, Finland. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Course full
1 – 10 May: CANCELLED Guide Workshop, Level 3. Inn River, Austria. (2 days off in between for rest and practicals.) Instructor: Bijan Arbab. Contact.
4 – 6 May: CANCELLED IRF workshop. Cherniy Cheremosh River, Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine. Instructors: Anton Fedorenko, Volodymyr Horon, Yurii Chamata. Assessor: Mark Hirst. 8 – 10 is R3 course as well. Details
16 – 17 May: CANCELLED Guide Workshop, Level 2. Lenggries, Germany. Instructor: Bijan Arbab. Contact
30 – 31 May: CANCELLED IRF Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com .
4 – 14 June CANCELLED (Thurs, Fri afternoons, Sun all day): Guide Workshop, Level 4. Austria/Switzerland. Assessments + rescue training on request. Instructor: Bijan Arbab. Contact
8 – 12 June: IRF Guide, Trip Leader Level 3 Workshop & Assessment. Buzau and Basca rivers, Romania. Hosts: Asociatia Romana de Rafting. Instructor: Mihai Mares. Details.
13 – 14 June: CANCELLED. IRF Guide Workshop. Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
14 June: IRF Guide Training, Assessment & Instructor Workshop. Findhorn River, Scotland. Instructor: Jim Davis. Details.
23 – 26 June: Raft Guide, Trip Leader and Safety Kayaker training course and assessment. Level 3 and 4. Ara River, Pyrenees, Spain, basecamp in Torla town. Instructor Eneko Yarza. Details
24 – 26 June: IRF Guide, Trip Leader 3 Assessment. Salza River (maybe Enns), Grossreifling, Austria. Instructor: Gergely Környei
25 – 28 June: IRF Guide II to IV, TL and safety kayakers II to IV. Isere River in the Tarentaise Valley, France. Instructors: Jerome Ghidini. (Also a Rescue3 WRT-pro course 22 – 24 June). Details.
1 – 3 July: IRF Training / Workshop, Guide/TL 2,3,4. Instructor 3. Durance, Guil, Ubaye, France. Instructors: Pieter Bekkers, Dirk Ladiges. Details.
13 – 16 July: IRF GTE Workshop, Level 4. Rivers of western Austria. Instructor: Bijan Arbab. Details.
14 – 16 July: IRF Training / Workshop, Guide/TL 2,3,4. Instructor 3. Durance, Guil, Ubaye, France. Instructors: Pieter Bekkers, Dirk Ladiges. Details.
13 – 17 July: IRF GTE Safety Kayak Assessment. Murillo de Gállego, Spain. Gállego River. José María Miró, Gustavo Ortas Torralba
21 – 30 July: CANCELLED IRF GTE Workshop, Level 3. Inn River, Austria. Instructor: Bijan Arbab. Details.
31 July – 4 Aug: IRF GTE Workshop. Guide, Trip Leader, Safety Kayaker Class 3 – 4. Hunter Valley Adventures, Upper Red Deer River, Canada. Instructor: William Harrison. Details.
3 – 8 Aug: CANCELLED IRF class 3 workshop + Rescue 3 WRT Pro + 16 hour outdoor first aid course. Tara River, Bosnia. Instructors: Mark Hirst & Mirko Davidovic. Details
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2019:

12-15 Jan: IRF Raft guide and Safety kayak workshop, Lower Marshyangdi River, Nepal. Hosts: Nepal Kayak Club. Instructor and details: Anup Gurung
28 – 29 Jan: IRF workshop, Petrohue River, Ensenada, Chile. Details
4 – 7 Feb: Rafting guide and trip leader assessment level 3. Jacaré Pepira River, Brotas-Sp, Brazil. Instructors: André Luis Rufino and Gilson Jonas Gonçalves. Organizer: Pura Vida Treinamentos
13 – 17 Feb: IRF Raft Guide, Trip Leader and Safety Kayak training course and assessment Class II-III-IV. Jatunyacu, Jondahi, Hollin, Quijos Rivers – Tena, Napo, Ecuador. Instructor: Gabriel Garbin. Details.
25 – 28 Feb: Rafting guide and trip leader assessment level 3. Jacaré Pepira River, Brotas-Sp, Brazil. Instructors: André Luis Rufino and Gilson Jonas Gonçalves. Organizer: Pura Vida Treinamentos
6 – 10 Mar: IRF Raft Guide, Trip Leader and Safety Kayak training course and assessment Class II-III-IV. Pastaza River – Pastaza, Ecuador. Instructor: Gabriel Garbin. Details.
9 – 17 March: IRF Safety kayakers II-III. Pastaza, Jatunyacu, Anzu Rivers. Ecuador. Instructor: Gabriel Garbin.
11 March – 12 April: IRF Guide Training Course and Assessment, Trancura River, Pucon, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz; Organized by: www.chilerios.cl. Details.
12 – 15 Mar: Rafting Guide and Trip Leader assessment, level 3. Peixe River, Socorro-Sp, Brazil. Instructors: André Luis Rufino. Organizer: Pura Vida Treinamentos Details
22 – 23 March: IRF Guide and Trip Leader Assessment, Trancura River, Pucon, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz and Ermin Volke; Organized by: www.chilerios.cl. Details
CANCELLED 23 – 30 March: IRF Guide & Trip Leader Workshop & Rescue 3 Europe WRT-Pro. Struma River, Kresna Gorge, Simitli-Kresna, Bulgaria. Hosts: Adventure Net. Instructors: Davor Kos & Alex Pastir. Details
25 – 30 March: IRF Guide training course, Guide, TL, Instructor Assessments. Findhorn River, Scotland. Assessor Instructor: Jim Davis. Details.
25 – 31 March: IRF Guide, Safety kayaker, Trip leader & Instructor workshop. Venue: Northwest Rafting Company, Hood River, Oregon, USA. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Details
28 – 31 Mar: Rafting guide and trip leader assessment level 4. Paraibuna River, São Luís do Paraitinga-SP, Brazil. Instructor: André Luis Rufino. Organizer: Pura Vida Treinamentos
1 – 6 April: IRF GTE Workshop Assessment for Guide, Safety Kayaker, Trip Leader and Instructor. Pastaza Alto River, Ecuador. Host: Paradero Hostal “El Profe”, Río Negro. Assessor: Gaspar Goncz. Instructor: Daniel G Rudolph. Detils in English or Spanish
8 – 12 April: WRT – Pro + IRF GTE, TL and/or Safety Kayaker, Level 3 or 4. Bovec, Slovenia. Details
11- 15 April: Rafting Guide and Trip Leader assessment, level 3. Novo and Soninho Rivers, Jalapão State Park-To, Brazil. Instructors: André Luis Rufino. Organizer: Pura Vida Treinamentos Details
14 – 15 April: IRF Guide Evaluation. Rio Quijos, Napo Province, Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yángüez. Details
15 – 20 April: IRF Guide and Trip Leader Training and Certification Course Class 3, Cetina River, Croatia. Instructor: Toni Poljak. Details
22 April – 1 May: IRF Raft guide Workshop, Salza River, Austria – level 3. Instructor and details: Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobel
23 – 25 April: Raft Guide and Trip Leader Assessment. Jatunyacu and Quijos Rivers, Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yanguez. Details
(27 – 28 April: First Aid Training and Exercise. Location Salza River, Austria. Instructor and for details Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobel)
2 – 5 May. Rafting Guide and Trip Leader assessment, level 4. Paraíba do Sul River, Sapucaia-RJ, Brazil. Instructors: André Luis Rufino. Organizer: Pura Vida Treinamentos Details
4 – 5 May: Guide and TL workshop, Tully River, Australia. Instructors – Dave Macfarlane, Andy loxton, Mauricio Gallardo. Details
4 – 5 May: IRF Raftguide and Tripleader assessment, Salza, River Austria, Instructor and details: Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobel
4 – 12 May: IRF Guide Workshop, Level 3, (one day off in between for practicals) Inn River, Austria. Instructor and details: Bijan Arbab.
6 – 26 May: IRF GTE Course and Assesment, Maipo River, Chile. Date of Assessment: 22 and 23 of May. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Organized by: Chile Ríos – Professional training and training. www.chilerios.cl
13 – 20 May: Raft Guide Training. Jatunyacu and Pastaza Rivers, Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yanguez. Details
18 – 20 May: IRF GTE assessment. Iceland. Instructor: Anup Gurung
21 – 23 May: Guide Assessment. Jatunyacu and Pastaza Rivers, Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yanguez. Details
19 – 26 May: IRF GTE River Guide Basic course, Certification and Assessment, Level 4. Dalaman River, Turkey. Languages: Turkish & English. Instructor: Vedat Vural. Details
20-23 May: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Level 3 and 4. Ara River, Huesca, Pyrenees, Spain. Plus 17-19 May WRT-Pro Rescue3 course, and 24 May Basic Life Support course applied to whitewater. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact. Details
27-29 May: Safety Kayaker training course and assessment. Level 3 and 4. Ara River, Huesca, Pyrenees, Spain. Plus 1-2 June: Kayak Technique course. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact. Details
27 – 19 May: IRF Rafting Guide certification, Gállego River, Murillo de Gállego, Spain. Assessor Gaspar Goncz. Provisional instructors level 4: Aldo Del Puglia, Gustavo Ortas Torralba. Details
28 – 31 May: IRF Certification Guide class II- III. Río Gállego, Murillo de Gállego, Spain. Instructor: José María MIRO. Details
31 May: IRF Guide assessment, Level 2, Isar River, Germany. Instructor and details: Bijan Arbab.
3 -5 June:Instructor Update Workshop, Instructor Certification Workshop for limited number of candidates by the Tyrollean Rafting Association (TRA). Austria, Haiming. Registration: Gaspar Goncz
3 – 7 June: IRF Rafting guide, Trip Leader and Safety kayakers II-III-IV. Jatunyacu and Jondachi-Hollin Rivers, Tena, Napo, Ecuador. Instructor: Gabriel Garbin gabrielgarbinirf@gmail.com. Details
4 – 11 June: Level 2/3 8 Days Guide training Course and Examination and Trip Leader Guide 2-3. Durance / Guil France. Assessor: Pieter Bekkers. Instructor: Dirk Ladiges Languages: English / Dutch. Organizers: Wildwaterschool. Details
10 – 14 June: IRF Certification Guide, Trip Leader and Safety Kayaker, Clase II- III- IV. Río Gállego, Murillo de Gállego, Spain. Instructor: José María MIRO. Details
13 – 17 June: Raft Guide, TL, Safety Kayaker, Instructors Workshop, Class 3, Tara River, BiH. Host: Tara Raft. Assessor: Mark Hirst. Details.
15 – 22 June: 8 days IRF Raftguide Workshop Salza River, Austria, level 3. Instructor and details: Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobel
15 – 31 June: IRF Workshop, Guides class 2- 3 and Trip Leader (assessments on 30-31 June). Huasteca, Mexico. Instructor and contact – Enrique.
17 – 23 June: Rescue3 WRT-pro and IRF certifications (guide, trip leader and safety kayak). Isere/ Doron de Bozel Rivers, France. Instructors: Mark Hirst and Jérôme Ghidini. Organizers: R3-France. English and French. Details.,
23 June: IRF Raftguide and Tripleader assessment Salza River Austria, Instructor and details: Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobel
23-28 June: Level 2/3 6 Days Guide training Course and Examination Guide and Trip leader 2-3. Durance / Guil / Ubaye France. Assessor: Pieter Bekkers. Instructor: Niels van Baar. Languages: English / Dutch. Organizers: Wildwaterschool. Details
24 – 26 June: IRF Guide and TL Workshop, Level 2/3. Tormes River, Gredos, Spain. Instructor: Darío. Pagano (Pato). Host: River Time Formacion. Details
29 – 30 June: IRF Guide Workshop, Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
5 – 6 July: IRF Inline-raft guide workshop, Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
8 – 11 July: IRF Guide Workshop, Class 4. Inn River, (Switzerland), Sanna, Ötztaler Ache (Austria) + a few surprises. Instructor and details: Bijan Arbab.
5 – 8 Aug: Raft Guide Level 4 workshop. Inn River (Switzerland) and Ötztaler Ache (Austria) and some surprises. Intructor and details: Bijan Arbab
8 – 9 Aug: IRF Inline-raft guide workshop, Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
26 – 30 Aug: IRF GTE Workshop for Guide, TL, Safety Kayaker Class 3. Tara River, BiH. Assessor: Mark Hirst. Instructors: Rodrigo Castillo, Mirko Davidovic. Details
4 – 8 Sept: IRF Assessment up to Raft Guide 3 and Trip Leader 3. Buzau River, Romania. Instructor: Mihai Mares. Details
5- 6 Sept: IRF Inline-raft guide workshop, Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
6 – 9 Sept: IRF Level 2/3 Guide, Trip leader. Porma River, Boñar, Leon, Spain. Instructor: Darío Pagano (Pato). Details
7 – 8 Sept: IRF level 2 Safety Kayak assessment for sit-on-top kayakers. Greece, Nestos River, Riverland base. Organizer: Yiannis Holevas. Assessor: Gaspar Goncz
7 – 8 Sept: IRF Guide Workshop, Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
10 – 12 Sept: Raft guide, safety kayak level 4 and trip leader level 3 assessment. Indus and Zanskar Rivers, India. Instructor: Tsering Chotak. Host : Wet N Wild Explorations. Details
15 – 18 Sept: IRF Workshop for Guide, TL and Safety Kayaker, level 2 and 3. Vuoksa River, Kivineimi raft camp, Losevo, Russia. Instructors: Anton Sveshnikov, Mark Hirst, Zachary Collier. Details.
18 – 21 Sept: IRF GTE Workshop, Tara River, BiH. Instructor: Davidović Mirko. Details.
22 – 27 Sept: IRF Raft & Safety kayaker assessments. Kamp Koren, Soca River, Slovenia. Instructor: Fabian Alejandro Bonanno, Assessor: Gáspár Göncz. Details
30(Sep)-16 Oct: IRF Guide Training & Assessment. Assessment on 14 & 15. Río Maipo – San José de Maipo, Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. contacto@chilerios.cl Chile Ríos
3 – 13 Oct: IRF Instructor Workshop, Level 3. San Jose & Pacuare River, Costa Rica. Host: Rio Tropicales. Instructors: Mark Hirst (Lapin Koskikoulu) & Tori Victorino. Details
5 – 7 Oct: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training workshop and assessment. Level 2, 3 and 4 certification. Negro River, Tobia, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Instructor: Cesar Díaz
15 – 23 Oct: Raft Guide and Safety Kayakers, Class 4. Zambezi River. Run by: Zambezi Academy. Details. Come early for extra training, stay on for Zambezi Whitewater Festival
18 – 20 Oct: IRF Guide Class 2 and 3 assessment. Rio das Antas, Nova Roma do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul state,Brazil. Host: Rota Aventura Rio das Antas. Instructor: Gilson Jonas Gonçalves, IRF Instructor level 3.
20 – 24 Oct: IRF Guide Workshop, Level 2/3. Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
27 – 29 Oct: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training workshop and assessment. Level 2, 3 and 4 certification. Magdalena River, San Agustín, Huila, Colombia. Instructor: Cesar Díaz
28 Oct – 27 Nov (assessments 26 – 27): IRF Guide Training Course; Trancura and Liucura Rivers, Pucón – Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Organized by: Chile Rios. Languages: Spanish
29-31 Oct: IRF Safety Kayak, Level 2/3. Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
30 Oct – 3 Nov: Cancelled (being moved to end Nov) IRF GTE Workshop, Trancura y Liucura Rivers, Pucon, Chile. Instructor: Rodrigo Castillo. Details.
2 Nov: IRF Guide Workshop, Update and Site Specific assesment. Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
9 – 10 Nov: IRF assessment. Nepal. Instructor: Sukra Llama
13 – 17 Nov: IRF Guide, Team Leader, Instructor & Safety Kayak Workshop, Levels 3 & 4. Arahthos & Aoos rivers, Greece. Run by: Trekking Hellas Ioannina & White Water Lab. Instructors: Gaspar Goncz & George Poulopoulos. Details
21 – 24 Nov: IRF Certification Workshop for Guides, Trip leaders and Instructors level 3. Paiva River, Portugal. Host: Clube do Paiva. Instructors: Igor Sperancini. Assessor: Gaspar Goncz.
14 – 15 Dec: IRF Guide Workshop, Site Specific. Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK. Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com
26 – 30 Dec: IRF workshop/assessment. Marshyangdi River, Nepal. Instructor: Nim Badur.
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2018:

25 – 27 Jan: Safety Kayaker training workshop and assessment. Sto Domingo de Tsáachilas-Ecuador. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact for details
25 – 27 Jan: IRF Guide Assessment. Instructor: Suk Bahadur Lama
29 Jan – 2 Feb: Raft Guide and Trip Leader workshop and assessment. Sto Domingo de Tsáachilas-Ecuador. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact for details
1- 3 Feb: Inline raft guide, Raft Guide and Trip Leader level 1, 2 & 3 certification. Witfontein Game Farm, Douglas, Northern Cape, South Africa. River Class: 2, 3 and 3+. Instructor: Andrew Kellett. Contact Marie-Louise for details.
2 – 6 Feb: Raft Guide, grade 3 & 4/5 (WRT and IRF assessment combo), Karanprayag, Uttarakhand, India. Instructor: Bhupendra Singh Rana (Bhupi). Details\
3 – 6 Feb: IRF Guide certification workshop. Locations: Lower Marshyangdi/Trishuli. Instructors: Anup Gurung. Language: English/Nepali. Details
5 – 9 Feb: IRF raft guide training for Llandysul Paddlers on the river Teivi. Instructor and details – Malcolm Durnan
7 – 8 Feb: Guide Assessment on Marsyandi River for River Guide Level 3 and 4 certification. Instructor: Mani Aryal
12 – 16 Feb: Raft Guide and Trip Leader workshop and assessment. Quijos River-Ecuador. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact for details
15 – 19 Feb: IRF Guide training workshop; Venue: LVWWC London, UK. Instructors: Mark Hirst & Richard Allam. Full.
19 – 21 Feb: Safety Kayaker training workshop and assessment. Quijos River-Ecuador. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact for details
19 – 20 Feb: Class 3 Safety Craft Workshop (Kayak). the course is run in cooperation with Llangollen Outdoors. Based in Llangollen, North Wales, UK . Instructor Josh O’Brien.
22 – 26 Feb: IRF Guide training workshop; Venue: LVWWC London, UK. Instructors: Mark Hirst & Richard Allam. Full.
25 – 27 Feb: IRF GTE Workshop Guide, Trip leader & Safety Kayak assessments. Venue: Alaknander River, India. Shivanadhi Lodge. Instructors. Mark Hirst & Tsering Chotak.
28 Feb – 1 Mar: Trip Leader training. Instructor: Malcolm Durnan. Based in Llangollen and surrounding areas. For Rapid Horizons.
2 – 3 Mar: IRF Trip Leader Level 3 assessments on Dee and Tryweryn Rivers through CIWW based in Cardiff. Instructor and details – Malcolm Durnan
5 – 9 Mar (Module 1); 12 – 15 Mar (Module 2): Rafting Guide and Emergency response training. Jacaré Pepira River, Brotas-Sp, Brazil. Languages: English & Portuguese. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida). Host: Território Selvagem Canoar.
21 – 24 Mar: IRF Guide & Trip Leaders, Level 2 and 3 certification. Villa Tunaru, Bolivia. Instructor: Fabian Bonnano. Details.
21 – 23 March: Workshop and Assessment Trip Leader Level 3 and Rafting Guide Level 3 certification. Río Petrohue – Ensenada – Chile. Organizers: Chile Ríos. Language: Spanish. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Contact.
22 – 30 Mar: IRF Instructor and Rescue 3 combined workshop. Tara River, Bosnia. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Details and Sign up
24 – 28 Mar: IRF/BCROA Raft Guide Training Course, on Chilliwack, Thompson, Coquihalla Rivers (Dependent on spring flows), Canada. Workshop in cooperation with Thompson Rivers University. Instructors: James Rodger and Tyler Willaimson
24 – 31 Mar: IRF Guide Workshop and Rescue 3 WRT-PRO. Location: Struma river, Kresna Gourge, Simitly-Kresna, Bulgaria. Instructors: Davor Kos, Alexandar Pastir. Hosts: Adventure Net.
30 – 31 Mar: IRF Guide and Trip Leader Assessments. Location: Struma river, Kresna Gourge, Simitly-Kresna, Bulgaria. Instructors: Davor Kos, Alexandar Pastir. Hosts: Adventure Net.
2 – 7 April: Guide training, assessment & Rescue 3 whitewater rescue technician combined workshop in cooperation with Llangollen Outdoors. Based in Llangollen, North Wales, UK. Instructors are Mark Hirst & Josh O Brien.
2 – 6 April: Guide workshop, in cooperation with the West Highland College in Fort William,
Scotland. Instructor: Jamie Macmanaway.
2 – 30 April: (17 days) Level 3 Rafting Guide certification. Place: Río Trancura, Pucón – Chile. Organizers: Chile Ríos. Language: Spanish. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Contact.
7 – 11 April: IRF Guide Training workshop (Level 2 and 3) and assessment, in Nehoiu, Romania. Instructor: Sebastian Larcher. Contact: Mihai Mares +40 722415407
10- 11 May: IRF Raft Guide Training workshop and assessment for Level 3 certification. Gállego River (Huesca – Pyrenees – Spain). Instructor: Jose Mari Miró.
12 – 15 April: Guide and Trip Leader Training and Certification Course, Level 2 and 3 certification. Vrbas River, BiH. Instructor: Alex Pastir, Davor Kos.
12 – 16 April: IRF GTE Workshop & Combined Rescue 3 Whitewater Rescue Technician PRO. Ahansal River, High Atlas mountains Morocco. Hosts: Berber Rafting.
14 – 18 April: IRF Workshop. River Sava, Bled Slovenia. Instructor: Fabian Bonanno (Levle 4), Aljoša Horvat (Level 3). 4-day workshop plus 1 day for exam.
17-20. April. 2018. IRF Instructor Certification Workshop – Spain, Murillo de Gallego, contact: jose Mari MIRO – UR Pirineos.
18 – 20 April and 2 – 3 May. Guide workshop, in cooperation with the West Highland College in Fort William, Scotland. Instructor: Jamie Macmanaway.
19 – 22 April: Raft Guide and Trip Leader Training and Assessment, Level 3 certification. Tara and Drina Rivers, BiH and Montenegro. Instructor: Alex Pastir.
21 – 30 April: IRF Guide Training Program and Assessment, Level 2 and 3 certification. Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobl.
22 – 26 April: IRF/BCROA Raft Guide Training Course, on Chilliwack, Thompson, Coquihalla Rivers (Dependent on spring flows), Canada. Workshop in cooperation with Thompson Rivers University. Instructors: James Rodger and Tyler Willaimson
23 – 27 April: IRF Stadium (site specific) Guide assessment & Rescue 3 WRT PRO; Venue: LVWWC London, UK. Instructors: Mark Hirst & Richard Allam. Full.
27 April: IRF/BCROA Raft Guide Assessment; Coquihalla River, Canada. In cooperation with Thompson Rivers University. Instructors: James Rodger and Tyler Willaimson
27 April – 6 May: IRF Guide Training workshop (Level 3) in Lofer, Austria. Instructors: Sebastian Larcher, Tobias Hitzelberger. Contact: Andreas Voglstatter, +43 6642562899
28 – 29 April: First Aid Training and Exercise. Location Salza River Austria. Instructors Wolfgang Schiffermayer and Lukas Strobl.
30 Apr – 1 May: Whitewater Rescue Challenge, Wildalpen, Austria. Details: www.whitewaterrescuerace.com and Facebook
28 April – 1 May: (Part 1) IRF Guide Training Program and Assessment, Level 2 and 3 Certification. Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer and Lukas Strobl. Details
1 and 13 May: Guide Assessment, Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer and Lukas Strobl.
2 – 4 May: IRF Training & Assessments for guides, trip leaders and Instructors up to Level 3 certification. Orange River Gorge section, Northern Cape, South Africa. Instructor and contact: Andrew Kellett
3 – 5 May: IRF Workshop on Trancura River, Pucon, Chile. Instructor.
2 – 4 May: IRF Certification Workshop, Guide, Trip Leader, Instructor Assessment, Level 2-3-4 certification and Instructor Updates. Wildalpen, Austria. Assessor: Gaspar Goncz
3 – 6 May: GTE Workshop, Training and Assessment. Soca River, Bovec, Slovenia. Level 3 and 4 certification. Instructor/Assessor: Robert Kazik. Instructor Assistent: Matej Zapletal. Contact for details.
4 – 6 May: (Part 2) IRF Guide Training Workshop and Assessment, Level 2 and 3 certification. Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer and Lukas Strobl.
5 – 13 May: Raft Guide Workshop and IRF Assessment for Level 3 Certification(one day off in between for practicals) Inn River, Austria. Other assessments and WRT training on request. Instructor and details: Bijan Arbab
8-12 May: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training workshop and assessment. Level 4 Certification. Ara River-Huesca-Pyrenees-Spain. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Details.
8 – 13 May: IRF Guide and Trip Leader Training and Certification Workshop, Cetina River, Croatia. Instructor: Toni Poljak.
10- 11 May: IRF Raft Guide Training Workshop and Assessment for Level 3 certification. Gállego River (Huesca – Pyrenees – Spain). Instructor: Jose Mari Miró.
10 – 13 May: (Part 3) IRF Guide Training Worskhop and Assessment, Level 2 and 3 certification. Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer and Lukas Strobl.
14-16 May: Safety Kayaker training course and assessment. Level 3 and 4 certification. Ara River-Huesca-Pyrenees-Spain. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Details
14 – 17 May: GTE Workshop, Vuoksa river, Kivineimi raft camp, Losevo, Russia. Hosts: Ticket2Ride Adventures. Instructors: Anton Sveshnikov & Mark Hirst.
11 – 17 May: IRF SRA Rescue 3 wrt pro Guide Course. Based out of Grandtully, Scotland. Instructor: Mark Adamson
15 – 17 May: IRF Training & Assessments for guides, trip leaders and Instructors up to Level 3 certification. Orange River Thunder Alley section, Northern Cape, South Africa. Instructor and contact: Andrew Kellett.
15 – 16 May: IRF Guide and Trip Leader assessment for up to Level 4 certification. Also taking expressions of interest for the instructor certification. Tully River, Australia. Contact Andy Loxton for
16 – 24 May: IRF Guide Workshop at Lee Valley White Water Centre, London.
17 – 24 May: IRF Raft Guide Training workshop for Level 4 certification. Dalaman River, Turkey. Instructor: Vedat Vural
25-27. May: IRF Raft Guide Level 3 certification workshop and assessments, Austria, Wildalpen. 230Euro+IRF certification fee. Rafting experience required. Contact: Gaspar Goncz
29 – 30 May: Workshop and Assessment Rafting Guide Class 3. Río Genil, Cuevas Bajas, Málaga , España. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Contact:
2 – 8 June: IRF and Rescue 3 Workshop. Centron, France. Instructors: Jerome Ghidini and Mark Hirst.
4 June – 15 June: IRF Guide Training Program and Assessment, Level 3 certification. Location: Isel River Osttirol, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer.
6 – 8 June: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training workshop and assessment for Level 4 certification. Ara River (Huesca – Pyrenees – Spain). Instructor: Jose Mari Miro.
10-14 June: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training workshop and assessment. Level 2 and 3 certification. Ésera River-Huesca-Pyrenees-Spain. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Details.
11 – 17 June: IRF Workshop & Rescue 3 Whitewater rescue technician professional. Base Camp Oulanka, Finland. Instructor: Mark Hirst.
15 June: Guide Assessment, Location: Isel River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer. Details at end
12 – 15 June: Guide assessment & Rescue work shop, Level 3 and 4 certification. Yoshino River, Tokushima, Japan. Instructors: Joe Willis Jones and Yasuo Homma. Details
16 – 17 June: IRF Guide and Trip leader Certification Course. Vrbas River, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
16 – 23 June: IRF Guide Training Program and Assessment, Level 3 certification. Location: Austria. Instructor: Wolfgang Schiffermayer.

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19 – 22 June: IRF Workshop and Assessment for Level 3 guide & TL certification. Esera River – Campo – Huesca – Spain. Host Email. Instructors: Darío Pagano and Mark Hirst.
24 June: Guide Assessment, Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer and Lukas Strobl. Details at end
26 – 29 June: IRF Guide course/assessment. Jinja, White Nile River, Uganda. Instructor and contact: Andrew Kellett
29 May – 1 June: IRF Raft Guide Training workshop and assessment for Level 3 certification. Gállego River (Huesca – Pyrenees – Spain). Instructor: Jose Mari Miró.
8 – 11 July. IRF Guide course/assessment. Tana River, Kenya. Instructor and contact: Andrew Kellett
10 – 13 July: IRF Guide Workshop, level 4. Rivers – Inn, Oetztaler ache, Sanna, +. Austria and Switzerland. Instructor and contact: Bijan
1 -3 Aug. IRF Class 2 guide workshop. Esera River, Campo, Huesca – Spain. Instructor: Darío Pagano
3-6 Sept: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Level 2 and 3. Noguera Pallaresa River, Lleida, Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain. (8-10 Sept: WRT-Pro Rescue3.) Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact. More info: www.rioescuela.com.
8- 9 Sept: IRF Guide Workshop, Venue: Cardiff International White Water, Wales, UK . Instructor: Matthew Houghton. Contact & bookings: info@ciww.com www.ciww.com.
12-15 Sept: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Level 2 and 3. Mijares River, Valencia, Spain. (16 Sept Basic Life Support applied to whitewater.) (17-19 Sept WRT-Pro Rescue3.) Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact. More info: www.rioescuela.com.
17 – 19 Sept: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training workshop and assessment. Level 2, 3 and 4 certification. Fonce River and Suarez River, San Gil, Santander, Colombia. Instructor: Cesar Díaz.
18 – 22 Sept: IRF Class 3 Guide & Trip Leader workshop, Rioni River, Georgia (country). Instructor Mark Hirst. Contact
24 – 28 Sept: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training workshop and assessment. Level 2, 3 certification. Tara River, Montenegro/BiH. Instructors: Mihai Mares, Gaspar Gonz. Details.
24 Sept – 20 Oct: IRF GTE course and assessment. Río Trancura, Pucón – Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Organized by: Chile Ríos – Professional training and training. www.chilerios.cl. Languages:Spanish
25 – 30 Sept: IRF + Rescue3; Gallego River, Murillo de Gallego, Huesca, Spain. Instructors: Darío Pagano and Fermin Perez Larrea.
27 – 30 Sept: IRF GTE Workshop & Rescue3 Europe – WRT. Tara River, Bosnia. Instructor: Mark Hirst.
27-30 Sept: IRF GTE TL & Guide Level 2 & 3 course and assessment. Rio Paranhana, Três Coroas-Rs, Brazil. Instructor André Luis Rufino da Silva puravidatreinamentos@gmail.com
31 Sept – 7 Oct: IRF GTE certificate + Rescue 3 Europe WRT Pro certificate + Basic Life Support, American Heart Association. Slovenia.
1-4 Oct: CANCELLED due to low water. Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Level 2 and 3. Alto Ebro River, Cantabria, Spain. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact. More info: www.rioescuela.com.
4 – 6 Oct: IRF Workshop & assessment on the Upper Seti River, Nepal. Class IV. Details
4 – 7 Oct: IRF GTE Workshop; Level 2 & 3; TL/Guide/Safety Raft/Trainee Guide. Rio Mendoza, Potrerillos, Argentina. Instructor: Mario Mateo. Contact: info@potrerillosexplorer.com +5492616095197
5 – 6 Oct: IRF GTE Workshop. Tampaon River ( SLP), Mexico. Instructor: Enrique Aguado. Details.
6 – 13 Oct: IRF Level 3 & 4 workshop and assessment. Zambezi, Livingston, Zambia. River: Head Instructor: Sebastian Larcher. Contact: Sebastian Larcher.
10-14 Oct: IRF GTE Workshop. Lacanja River (Chiapas), Mexico. Instructor: Enrique Aguado. Details.
16 – 20 Oct: IRF GTE Course. Vrbas River, Banja Luka, BiH. Hosts: Kanyon Rafting Centre. Instructor: Alex Pastir.
18 Oct: IRF Safety Kayak Assessment level 3; Tampaon, S.L.P. México. Instructor: Alejandro C. Giordano Contact: info@raftguide-training.com
23 – 24 Oct: IRF Raft Guide, Trip Leader, Safety Kayak Assessment level 4; Pescados, Veracruz, México. Instructor: Alejandro C. Giordano Contact: info@raftguide-training.com
24 – 28 Oct: IRF GTE Workshop – Guide, Trip Leader, Safety Kayaker level 2 and 3. Santo Domingo, Ecuador. Instructors: Gabriel Garbin and Gaspar Goncz.
25 – 30 Oct: CANCELLED. IRF GTE Certification for Guides and TL. River Cetina, Croatia. Instructor: Toni Poljak.
27 – 30 Nov: Guide & TL, class 2 & 3 assessment. Rio Paranhana, Três Coroas-Rs, Brazil. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida). Host: Brasil Raft Park.
27 Oct – 1 Nov: IRF / SRA / WRT GTE Workshop. Grandtully, Scotland. Instructors: Steve Thomas and Mark Adamson. Contact for details.
1 – 3 Nov: IRF GTE Instructor Conference. Alumine River, Argentina. Details.
3 – 6 Nov: Guide, Trip Leader assessments & instructor update. Venue: Cardiff International White Water, UK. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Contact & bookings: Mark Bowler
6 – 7 Nov: IRF Raft Guide, Trip Leader, Safety Kayak Workshop and Assessment level 3-4 Amacuzac, Morelos, México. Instructor: Alejandro C. Giordano. Details.
10 – 15 Nov: IRF GTE Workshop – Assessment for Instructor Guide class IV and Instructor Safety kayak class IV, Guide, Safety kayak, Safety Raft and Trip Leader class IV. Cara del indio, Futaleufú Patagonia, Chile Instructor: Daniel Gonzalez and Gaspar Goncz. Details in English and in Spanish. Contact Daniel: koleufu@gmail.com or Nivia: niviameza5@hotmail.com.
19 – 23 Nov: IRF Raft Guide training course and assessment Class II. Napo – Jatunyacu Rivers – Tena. Napo. Ecuador. Instructors: Gabriel Garbin.
21 – 23 Nov: IRF Workshop and assessment, Maipo River, San Jose de Maipo. Chile. Instructor: Andre Luis Ruffino da Silva and Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Organized by: Chilerios, Pura Vida Treinamentos.
23-26 Nov: IRF Guide Assessment. Río Pescados, Veracruz, Mexico. Instructor: Ena Buenfil. Private course
26 – 29 Nov: IRF Guide and TL Training and Certification Course. Vrbas River, Banja Luka, BiH. Details.
4 – 7 Dec: IRF GTE Assessments – Guide, TL 2 and 3. Pachachaca River, Apurímac Region, Peru. Host: YACA- Asociación de guías de Canotaje. Organizer: Pura Vida Trenamentos. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida).
10 – 20 Dec: IRF Guide Training Course. Rio Quijos, Napo Province, Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yángüez
10-13 Dec: IRF GTE Workshop – Guide IV, Trip leader, Safety kayak and Safety Raft. Details. Venue: Panguipulli, Chile Instructor: Daniel G Rudolph. Contact: koleufu@gmail.com or verde.exp@gmail.com
12 – 15 Dec: Guide and Trip leader assessment Class 3. Urubamba River, Santa Maria, Peru. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida). Host: Rafting Machu Picchu. Organizer: Pura Vida Treinamentos.
19 – 22 Dec: Guide and Trip leader assessment Class 3. Cañete River, Lunahuaná, Peru. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida). Host: Edgar Rafting Lunahuaná Peru. Organizer: Pura Vida Treinamentos.
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9 – 11 Jan: Guide and Trip Leader 3. Location: Río Trancura, Pucón-Chile. Instructors: Paulo Cartez. Bill Pura Vida. Organizer: Chile Rios- Entrenamientos y Capacitación Profesional. Pura Vida Treinamentos. Languages available: Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian.
24 – 2 March: Raft Guide Workshop, Class 3. River: Micos & Tampaon. Location: Ciudad Valles San Luis Potosí, México. Email for more info: Huaxteca & Ena
25 – 26 Feb: Safety Craft Workshop. River: Dee, Llangollen – Class 3. Instructor: Joshua O’Brien. Contact email.
13 – 17 March: Raft guide training course and assessment. Sella River in Arriondas-Asturias-Spain. Grade 2-3. Instructor Eneko Yarza
17 – 19 March: Guide, Trip leader from class 2 to 4. Paraibuna River, São Luis do Paraitinga- Sp, Brazil. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida) instructor level 4.
20 – 22 Mar: Guide and Safety Crafters Class 2 and 3. Mendoza River, Argentina. Instructors: Patricio Valsecchi and Fabian Roman. Email for more info
20 Mar – 11 April: Guide course, Class 2 and 3, and assessment. Río Trancura, Pucón – Chile. Organizer: Chile Ríos.
25 – 26 March: Workshop & Assessment River Guide/ Trip Leader class 3 – Paiva River, Portugal. info: Alejandro C. Giordano. Contact
27 – 29 March: Guide, Trip leader from class 2 and 3. Local: Jacaré Pepira River, Brotas- Sp, Brazil. Instructors: Bill Pura Vida and Massimo Desiati.
27 – 31 March: Raft guide training course and assessment – Class 3. Struma River, Kresna Gorge. Instructors: Alexander Pastir, Davor Kos. Local organizer: Adventure Net.

29 Mar – 2 Apr: Combo WRT-Pro Rescue 3 & Raft Guide class II-III exam. Genil River, Benamejí, Spain. Contact and Instructor: Alejandro C. Giordano
31 Mar – 6 Apr: IRF GTE workshop & Rescue 3 Whitewater Rescue Technician Pro combined course. Tara River Canyon, Bosnia. Tara Raft. Training provider: Lapin koskikoulu. Instructor: Mark Hirst.
4 – 7 April: IRF GT-E assessment workshop. Soca River, Slovenia. Instructor: Robert Kazik. Assisting: Matej Zapletal. Local Organizer: AdrenalineCentre. Languages: Czech, Slovak, English. Contact
8 – 12 April: GTE Conference, Aoos River, Greece. Details
10 – 14 April: IRF & Rescue 3 WRT PRO combined course. Venue Ahansal & Melloul Rivers, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Host Berber Rafting Adventures. Instructor & training provider Mark Hirst of Lapin Koskikoulu.
12 – 13 April: Assessment for Guide and Trip Leader Grade 3. Place: Río Trancura, Pucón – Chile. Organized by: Chile Rios – Vocational Training
17 – 22 April: Guide training programme & Rescue 3 whitewater rescue technician combined course run by Llangollen Outdoors, Llangollen, North Wales, UK. Instructors are Mark Hirst & Josh O Brien.
19 – 23 April:Guide Training course. Brasov, Romania. River: Buzau. Instructor: Sebastian Larcher. Contact: Mihai Mares +40 722415407
20 – 23: IRF Guide & Trip Leader certification Class 3 – 4. Vrbas River, Banja Luka, BiH. Instructors: Alex Pastir and Davor Kos. English and Bosnian.
21 – 30 April: IRF Guide Training Program and Assessment, Grade 2-3. Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobl.
21 – 23 April; 28 April – 1 May; 4 May – 6 May = Weekend Course. IRF Guide Training Program and Assessment, Grade 2-3. Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobl.
19 – 29 April: IRF Raft Guide training course. Depending on spring water flows courses typically take place on the Chilliwack, Thompson, Coquihalla, Nahatlach and Clearwater Rivers of British Columbia, Canada. Instructors: James Rodger and Tyler Williamson in conjunction with Thompson Rivers University Adventure Guide Program and the BCROA. More info.
24-28 April: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Esera river-Pyrenees-Spain. Grade 3. Instructor and for details: Eneko Yarza
26 – 30 April: Guides, Trip Leader, Safety Craft assessment up to class 4. Trancura River, Pucon, Chile. Languages: Spanish, English, Italian. Contact Details
28 – 29 April: IRF guide assessment, Thompson Rivers University in Chilliwack British Columbia. Instructor: James Rodgers
28 April – 7 May: IRF basic guide training course. Lofer, Austria. Host: Salzburg Rafting Association. Instructors: Sebastian Larcher, Tobias Hitzelsberger. Contact: Sebastian Larcher
29 April – 1 May: Safety Kayaker training course and assessment. Esera river-Pyrenees-Spain. Grade 3. Instructor and for details: Eneko Yarza
29 April -1 May: IRF Exam class III & Rescue 3 WRT PRO combined course. Venue Genil River. Benamejí, Spain. Organizer Karma Turismo Activo. Contact: Alejandro C. Giordano
1 and 5 May: Guide Assessments, Location: Salza and Enns River, Austria. Instructors: Wolfgang Schiffermayer, Lukas Strobl. Contact.
1 – 9 May: Guide course class 3, (one day off in between for practicals). Inn River, Austria. Instructor and more info: Bijan Arbab
1 – 5 May: Guide course. Location: Slovenia, Bovec, Soča river class II-IV. Language: English.
7 – 9 May: Trip Leader course. Location: Slovenia, Bovec, Soča river class II-IV. Language: English.
2 – 5 May: IRF Guide Training Program and Trip Leader Assessment, Grade 4. Location: Enns River, Austria. Instructor: Lukas Strobl. Contact: office or Lukas
8 – 12 May: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Ara river-Pyrenees-Spain. Grade 4. Instructor and for details: Eneko Yarza
8 – 19 May: IRF Rafting guide training courses WWW3, Feel Free 6425 Haiming (Magerbach), Tyrol. More information: www.tiroler-raftingverband.at
15 – 16 May: IRF Raft Guide and Trip Leader Assessments / work shop. Austria, Osttirol, St. Johann im Walde. Course language: English, Deutsch and Hungarian. Contact Bela.
15 – 17 May: Safety Kayaker training course and assessment. Ara river-Pyrenees-Spain. Grade 4. Instructor and for details: Eneko Yarza
15 – 26 May: IRF Rafting guide training courses WWW3, Faszinatour Outdoorzentrum 6425 Haiming, Tyrol. More information: www.tiroler-raftingverband.at
20 – 23 May: Workshop for Class 3/4 Guides and Safety Kayakers. Iceland, East Glacial River. Instructor: Anup Gurung
22 – 24 May: IRF level 3 Assessment for Guides and Trip Leaders. Instructor – Gabriel Cote-Valiquette. Details
22 – 26 May: IRF Instructor, Trip Leader, Guide & Safety Craft workshop. Venue: Isere River, Bourg Saint Maurice, France. Host: Essaonia Rafting. Instructors: Mark Hirst & Gaspar Goncz. Details
23 – 28 May: Raft Guide Class 4 course on Dalaman River. Instructor: Vedat Vural
25 May: Class 2 guide assessment, Isar River, Germany. Instructor and more info: Bijan Arbab
26 May – 2 June: IRF, SRA ,WRT PRO guide course. Grandtully , Perthshire. Info
1 – 4 June: Guide course class 4. Rivers: Inn (Austria & Switzerland), Sanna, Ötztaler Ache, + some surprises. Instructor and more info: Bijan Arbab
5 – 11 June: IRF Guide training Program & Rescue 3 Whitewater rescue technician PRO combined workshop. Venue Kitka Joki River Ruka Finland. Host: Basecamp Oulanka. Instructor Mark Hirst of Lapin Koskikoulu.
10 – 11 June: Raft Guide and Trip Leader certification course, Class 3. Vrbas, BiH. Instructor: Alex Pastir.
13 – 15 June – POSTPONED to Oct due to flooding: Raft Guide and Trip Leader assessment (Grade 3), Sri Lanka for Ecoteam on the Kelani River. Instructor: Malcolm Durnan
14 – 16 June: Raft Guide & Trip Leader Class 3. Tara River, BiH/Montenegro. Instructor: Alex Pastir.
14 – 18 June: IRF workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Host: 8 Adventures. Instructor: Mark Hirst
21 – 22 June: IRF Guide Class 3 assessment. For AdventureNorway. Instructor: Malcolm Durnan
8 – 9 July: Guide, Trip Leader and Instructor Grade 4. Tully River, Australia. Instructors: Andy Loxton Graham Maifredi. Organiser: Raging Thunder Adventures. Contact – Andy Loxton
10 – 13 July: Guide course class 4. Rivers: Inn (Austria & Switzerland), Sanna, Ötztaler Ache, + some surprises. Instructor and more info: Bijan Arbab
10-14th of July – IRF Certification Workshop Slovenia, Bovec, for Raft Guide, Safety Kayak and Trip Leader certificates. Potential Instructors welcome. Assessor: Gaspar Goncz
7 – 11 Aug: IRF Guide workshop, Class 3/4 & Rescue 3 WRT PRO. Tara & Piva Rivers, Bosnia. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Host: Tara-raft (Mirko ). Course cost €300 rescue 3 pack included. IRF Admin fees not included. Food & accommodation are available through Tara raft.
5 – 7 Sept: Guide and Trip Leader 3 assessments in Scotland – Loch Tae area. Instructors: Malcolm Durnan. Closed course.
9 – 22 Sept: Class 5 Pathway training course with IRF level 3 assessment, Zambezi. Instructors Ruaridh Stevenson and Sebastian Larcher. Assessor Andrew Kellet. More information. Details. (See below for follow on course)
10 -16 Sept: IRF Workshop Guide, TL, Instructor & Safety kayak & combined Rescue 3 Whitewater rescue technician PRO. Zanskar & Indus River, Leh ladakh, India. Host: Wet n Wild explorations . Instructor: Mark Hirst of Lapin koskikoulu and Gasper Goncz.
10 – 15 Sept: IRF Basic Guide Training Course. River Findhorn, Scotland. Instructors: Jim Davis & Jamie MacManaway.
10 – 15 Sept: IRF Instructor Assessment. River Findhorn, Scotland. Instructors: Jim Davis & Jamie MacManaway.
10 – 15 Sept: IRF Assessor and Instructor Refresher. River Findhorn, Scotland. Instructors: Jim Davis & Jamie MacManaway.
13 Sept: IRF Raft Guide Assessment. River Findhorn, Scotland. Instructors: Jim Davis & Jamie MacManaway.
13 – 14 Sept: IRF Trip Leader Assessment. River Findhorn, Scotland. Instructors: Jim Davis & Jamie MacManaway.
25 Sept – 20 Oct: Guide course Class 2, 3; Assessment 18, 19 Oct. Río Trancura, Pucón – Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Organized by: Chile Ríos. English and Spanish.
28 – 29 Sept: Trip Leader workshop and assessment. Zambezi River. Instructor: Sebastian Larcher
30th September – 13th October Class 5 Academy with IRF level 4 assessment, Zambezi. Instructors Ruaridh Stevenson and Sebastian Larcher. Assessor Andrew Kellet. More information.
1 – 15 Oct: IRF Workshop, Guide Course, Assessment Guide, Trip Leader. Class 3/4 & Rescue 3 SRT. Rivers: Misahualli, Napo and Jatunyacu. Contact Instructor Cesar Díaz.
5 – 8 Oct: Guide and Trip Leader class 2 and 3. Tibagi River- Tibagi-Paraná, Brazil. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida)
11 – 12 Oct: IRF Safety craft workshop (kayak specific); Upper Seti river Pokhara Nepal; Instructors: Mark Hirst & Nim Bahadur Magar. Course Full
18 & 19 Oct: GTE Guide Assessment. Río Trancura, Pucón – Chile. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz Organized by: Chile Ríos – www.chilerios.cl Languages: English and Spanish.
21 to 25 Oct: site specific Grade 3 Guide and Trip Leader assessments for events, in Sri Lanka on the Kiarlani River for Ecoteam and Sports Travel. Instructor: Malcolm Durnan. Closed course.
10 Nov: Guide Training Course. Lake District . Trainers are Matt Blue and Malcom Durnan.
21 – 23 Nov: Workshop and Assessment, Trip Leader Class 3 and Rafting Guide Class 3. Language: English, Spanish and Portuguese. Place: Río Trancura – Pucón- Chile. Instructor / contact:
Paulo Cartes Ortiz.
22 – 26 Nov: IRF Guide level 2 and 3 + 1st Aid Certification. Rio do Peixe-Socorro-Sp. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida).
25 – 26 November, 2017 : Guide and Trip Leader Assessment (Class 3) run by Llangollen Outdoors. Based in Llangollen, North Wales, UK. Instructor Josh O’Brien.
28 Nov – 1 Dec: IRF Guide level 2 and 3 + 1st Aid Certification. Rio Cubatão, Santo Amaro da Imperatriz-Sc. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida)
29 November – 4 Dec: Rescue 3 WRT-Pro and IRF Assessment combo pack + Amazing Beach time. Huatulco, México. Info. Instructor: Alejandro C. Giordano
6 – 10 Dec: a basic medical emergency course + IRF guide or trip leader assessment + Pura Vida method that includes extra classes (see full details of course). Rio Tibagi, Tibagi, Paraná-Brasil. Instructor: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida)
7 – 8 Dec: Workshop and Assessment trip leader class 3 and Rafting Guide Class 3. Ñuble River, San Fabian, Chile. Language: Spanish. Organizers: Chile Ríos. Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Contact
11 – 12 Dec: Workshop and Assessment Trip Leader, Class 3 and Rafting Guide Class 3. Language: Spanish. Río Maipo – San José de Maipo – Chile. Organizers: Chile Ríos – www.chilerios.cl Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Contact
11 – 15 Dec: Guides, Trip Leader, Safety Craft, up to class 4. Source of the Mendoza, Argentina. Instructor: Silvio Gurrieri. Hosts: Xnoccio Aventuras and Gendarmeria Nacional Argentina. Details
17-22 Dec: Raft Guide and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Pastaza River-Baños-Ecuador. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact for details
19 – 21 Dec: IRF Workshop, Class 3, Trainee Guide, Guide class II and III, Trip leader, Safety Craft. Alumine River, Neuquen, Argentina. Instructors: Mario Mateo, Patricio Valsecchi, Silvio Gurrieri, Fabian Roman.
21 – 22 Dec. Río Trancura, Pucón, Chile. In Spanish. Organisers: Chile Ríos – www.chilerios.cl Instructor: Paulo Cartes Ortiz. Contact
27-29 Dec: Safety Kayaker training course and assessment. Pastaza River-Baños-Ecuador. Instructor: Eneko Yarza. Contact for details
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2016:

21 – 23 Jan: IRF Worshop, Guide, Trip Leader. Class 3 and 4/5. Fonce and Suarez Rivers, San Gil – Santander – Colombia. Contact Instructor – Cesar Díaz
28 – 30 Jan: IRF grade II & III river guide assessment Ganga, Rishikesh, India. Host: Rescue India. Instructor: Bhupendra Singh Rana. Details
3 – 7 Feb: RRC PRO & IRF grade 4/5 river guide assessment. River Pindar/Alaknanda, Uttarakhand, India. Host: Rescue India. Instructor: Bhupendra Singh Rana. Details
7 – 11 March: Raft guide training course and assessment. Sella River in Arriondas-Asturias-Spain. Grade 2-3. Instructor Eneko Yarza.
19 – 23 March: IRF guide & safety craft workshop. Atlas mountains, Morocco. Host: Berber Rafting Adventures. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Facebook event. For more info: contact Berber directly
28 Mar – 1 Apr: Rafter guide training course. Struma River, class 3, Kresna Gorge, between Simitli and Kresna towns. Instructors: Alexander Pastir, Davor Kos. Local organizer : Adventure Net.
3 – 8 April: Instructor Workshop, Marshyangdi River, Nepal. Host: Paddle Nepal. Instructors: Jim Coffey & Mark Hirst.
9 – 11 April: Guide, Trip Leader, Instructor Assessments. Dranse River, France. Assessor: Gaspar Goncz. Run by Swiss Rafting Federation.
9 – 13 April: Safety Crafter and Instructor Assessments Extension. Dranse River, France. Assessor: Gaspar Goncz. Run by Swiss Rafting Federation.
10 – 12 April: IRF guide course-assesment, Soca River in Bovec, Slovenia. Grade WW 3-4. Instructor Robert Kazik
14 – 17 April: IRF Guide and Trip Leader Certification. Vrbas River,Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina.
19 – 21 April: GT&E Instructor and Assessor Conference.
23 – 24 April: Rescue Race. Run by IRF GT&E Head, Gaspar Goncz. Details
25 – 27 & 28 – 30 April: IRF River Guide Assessment Grade 2/3, Nam Wa River, Nan, Thailand. Host – Rescue India. Instructor – Bhupendra Singh Rana. Details
25-29 April: Raft and Safety Craft Certification Workshop , Wildalpen – Assessments for class 3 and class 4/5 Assessor: Gaspar Goncz
25 – 30 April. Guide II and Guide III course and assessment, South of France and North of Spain. Instructors: Adrie Dekker, Lennart Bervoets and Matthijs Groeneveld. Details
25 – 30 April: Guide training programme & Rescue 3 whitewater rescue technician combined course. Host. Llangollen Outdoors, Llangollen, North Wales, UK. Instructors. Mark Hirst & Josh O Brien.

1 – 8 May: Guide course, Class 3. Inn River, Austria. Contact Instructor Bijan Arbab for more details. TL assessments, SRT-courses possible on request.
2 – 7 May: Trainee Guide course.Hvitá River, Iceland. Instructor: Gabriel Cote-Valiquette
10 – 13 May: 4 days IRF guide training and class 3 guide assessment, Engadin Valley, Switzerland. Class 4/5, TL, Instructor assessments available on request. Details. Details Contact Ru at info@adventure-logic.com or complete inquiry form on adventure-logic.com.
22 – 27 May: Guide and Safety Kayak Workshop + combined Rescue 3 International Whitewater Rescue Technician Course. Isere & surrounding rivers. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Host: Essonia rafting
22 – 27 May: IRF guide and Rescue 3 course. Grandtully, Scotland. Details
24-30 May. Cl.3 Guide Training and certification, Dalaman River, Turkey. Instructor: Vedat Vural
26 – 29 May: Guide course Class 4/5. Rivers: inn (Austria & Switzerland), Sanna, ötztaler ache, + some surprises. Contact Instructor Bijan Arbab for more details. TL assessments, SRT-courses possible on request.
8 – 12 June: IRF Guide and Trip Leader workshop, class 3. Kiev, Ukraine. Instructor and details: Mark Hirst. Host: Kiev Kayaks.
27 June – 1 July 2016: Raft guide training course and assessment. Esera river in the Pyrenees-Spain. Grade 3. Instructor: Eneko Yarza
5-6 Sept: Guide certification. Jatunyacu & Quijos Rivers, Ecuador. Instructor 4/5 IRF: Tarquino Yanguez
5-9 Sept: Raft guide, Safety Kayak and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Noguera Pallaresa river in the Pyrenees, Sort-Catalunya. Grade 3. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza for more details. Host: Rafting Catalunya.
18 – 23 Sept: Raft Training, Assessment & Instructor/Assessor Workshop. River Findhorn, Scotland. Assessor: Jim Davis. Full
18 Sept – 1 Oct: IRF Raft Guide Assessment, Class 4/5. Zambezi River – 12 river days includes Moemba falls. Instructors: Sebastian Larcher, Andrew Kellet and Ruaridh Stevenson. Details
3-7 Oct: Raft guide, Safety Kayak and Trip Leader training course and assessment. Alto Ebro river in Arroyo-Cantabria-Spain. Grade 2-3. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza for more details. Host: Cantabria Activa.
17 – 18 Oct: Guide Training Program.
20 – 21 Oct: IRF Grade 4 Guide and Trip Leader Assessment on the Zambezi River. Instructors: Lukas Strobl and Sebastian Larcher.
20-26 October – Raft Guide Full Training Program – Cd. Valles, México – more info: www.huaxteca.com
22 – 24 Oct: Guide, trip leader and instructor certification from class 2 to 4 available. Languages spoken: Portuguese, English, Spanish and Italian. Location: Cubatao River, Santo Amaro da Imperatriz-Santa Catarina-Brazil (Ativa rafting company base). Instructors: André Luis Rufino da Silva (Bill Pura Vida), Massimo Desiati.
27 – 29 Oct: IRF grade 3 & 4 River Guide, TL, Safety Craft assessment. Location: River Pindar/Alaknanda, Karanprayag, UKD, India. Host: Rescue India. Instructor: Bhupendra Singh Rana. Details
3 – 5 Nov: IRF Grade 3 River Guide Certificate (and basic CPR). Location: Paraibuna river, Três Rios city, Brasil (Aventur Rafting). Instructor: Bill Pura Vida. English and Portuguese. Full
10 – 12 Dec: Guide and Trip Leader Class 4 assessment. Río Trancura, Pucón-Chile. Instructors: Joe Willis Jones, Bill Pura Vida and Paulo Cartez.
14 – 15 Dec: Guide – Trip leader class II, III and IV Workshop. Location: Rio Mendoza – Potrerillos, Mendoza. Contact: Mario Mateo
19 – 21 Dec: Guide and Trip Leader Class 3 assessment. Río Trancura, Pucón-Chile. Instructors: Bill Pura Vida and Paulo Cartez.
20-24Dec: Raft Guide/ Trip Leader and Safety Craft Workshop/ Assessment, Class 4. Instructor: Nim B Magar on the Marshyangdi River, Nepal
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2015

19- 23 Jan: Guide Course and Assessment. Fonce + Suarez Rivers , San Gil – Santander – Colombia. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza.
24,25 Jan: Guide and Trip Leader workshop Class 3, Paiva River, Portugal. Contact Instructor Alejandro Cuellar
2 Mar: Guide Workshop at Juramento River (class III), Argentina. Host is Salta Rafting. Contact Instructor: Grillo Bartha
26 Mar – 7 Apr: Raft Guide Course – Trancura River, Pucon, Chile. Instructor: Ermin Volke
31 Mar – 2 Apr: Guide training and certification. Struma River, Kresna, Simitli, Bulgaria.
13 – 17 Apr: Raft guide training course and assessment. Gállego River in Murillo de Gállego-Pyrenees-Spain. Grade 3. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza
14 – 15 Apr: Guide and Trip Leader Assessments. Rio Quijos, Napo Province, Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Ýanqüez
15 – 22 Apr: IRF raftguide,trip leader & safety kayak workshop. Ahansal River, Morocco. Assessments for class 3 upwards. Host: Berber Rafting Adventures. Instructor Mark Hirst
16 – 19 Apr: IRF Guide & Trip Leader Training and certification. Vrbase River, Banja Luka, BiH.
20 – 24 Apr: IRF GT&E course. Hvita, Iceland. Private course.
24 – 25 Apr: IRF Stadium Guide Workshop. Augsburg, Germany.
Instructors: Arnd Schaeftlein and Peter Micheler.
18 – 19, 24 – 26, 30 Apr – 2 May: Weekend, Level 3, Raft Guide Course. Salza River, Styria, Austria. In German. Contact Instructor: Wolfgang, for details.
25 Apr – 2 May: Raft Guide Course Level 3, Salza River, Styria, Sustria. In German. Contact Instructor: Wolfgang, for details.
1 – 3 May: 4/5 Guide & TL certification and Safety Kayaker workshops at Viking Rafting, Iceland. Instructors and contact: Chris Doyle-Kelly and Anup Gurung
1 – 2 May: 16h00. First Aid Course, Salza River, Styria, Austria. In German. Contact Instructor: Wolfgang, for details.
1 – 4 and 9 – 12 May: Class 3 Guide course, Inn River, Austria. Contact/Instructor: Bijan Arbab. (2 day outdoor-first-aid course (16 hrs) on the days in between)
3 – 4 May: Raft Guide Assessment, Level 3, Salza River, Styria, Austria. In German. Contact Instructor: Wolfgang, for details.
3 – 8 May: 6 day IRF/SRA guide course on River Tay, Scotland. Details
3 – 10 May: Trip Leader / Class 3 Guide training and certification programme. Melen River, Turkey. Instructor: Vedat Vural
4 – 5 May: Guide and Trip Leader workshop, Level 4/5. Enns River, Styria, Austria. In German. Contact Instructor: Lukas Strobl, for details.
4 – 5 May: Trip Leader Workshop. North Wales. Full. Instructor: Mark Hirst
5 – 10 May: Guide, TL, and IRF Instructor Certification Workshops at Sierra Rescue, Truckee, California, USA and Cascade Raft & Kayak, Payette River, Idaho, USA. Instructor: Joe Willis Jones
6 – 8 May: Trip Leader and Instructor Assessment, Level 4/5. Enns River, Styria, Austria. In German. Contact Instructor: Lukas Strobl, for details.
8-10. May: IRF Instructor Certification Workshop. Steiermark, Austria. Contact/ Instructor: Gaspar Goncz
9 – 19 May: Class 3 Guide Training Course. Tyrolean Rafting Association.
11 – 15 May: Raft guide training course and assessment. Ara River in Torla-Pyrenees-Spain. Grade 4. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza.
16 – 26 May: Class 3 Guide Training Course. Tyrolean Rafting Association.
17 – 28 May: Guide, TL, and IRF Instructor Certification Workshops on the Green and Arkansas Rivers, USA. Dvorak Expeditions, Nathrop, Colorado, USA. Instructor: Joe Willis Jones.
9 – 10 June: Class 3 Guide Workshop, Rovaniemi, Finland. Host: Routa Rafting. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Contact email
12 – 15 June: Class 4/5 Guide Course, on Sanna, Ötztaler Ache, Inn (AT), Inn (CH) Rivers. Contact/Instructor: Bijan Arbab
14 – 21 June: Trip Leader Class 3, Guide training and certification programme. Dalaman River, Turkey. Instructor: Vedat Vural
17 – 19 June: Class 3 Trip Leader Workshop. Kuusamo, Finland. Host Finnish Rafting Association. Instructor Mark Hirst.
24 – 26 June: Class 4/5 Guide and Instructor Certification Workshop. Yoshino River, Japan Host: Happy Raft. Instructors Joe Willis Jones and Yasou Homma.
28 – 30 June: Guide, Trip Leader Workshop. Durance, Ubaye, France. Instructor: Pieter Bekkers, Dirk Ladiges. Details in Dutch. Details in English
30 June – 1 July: Guide and Trip Leader Assessments. Jacques-Cartier River, Tewkesbury section, Quebec City, Canada. Instructor and contact: Westley Grenon
30 June: Guides Cl 3 Assessment. Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí. Instructors: Ena Buenfil & Enrique Aguado
20 July: Training. 26 – 27 July: Assessment for Guide certification. Rio Upano, Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yángüez.
25 – 28 Aug: Guide and Trip Leader Class 3 and 4/5 3 day Course, 1 day assessment. Isarco River, Sud Tirol. Instructor and details: Fabian Bonanno
31 Aug- 4 Sept: Raft Guide training course and assessment. Ésera River in Campo-Pyrenees-Spain. Grade 3. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza
3 – 7 Sept: Safety Kayaker, Guide and TL Workshop. Indus & Zanskar rivers Ladakh India. Hosts: Wet n Wild Explorations. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Details
7th – 11th Sept: GTE Workshop. Alto Ebro River in Arroyo village, Cantabria, Spain. Contact Eneko Yarza.
12 – 17 Sept: GTE Guide course. Hosts: River Pirates. Contact Instructor Mark Walker Adamson
19 – 24 Sept: Guide and Instructor courses; Guide and Trip Leader Assessments. Ace Adventures, Scotland. Full
21 – 25 Sept: GTE Workshop on Mijares River in Montanejos village, Valencia, Spain. Contact Eneko Yarza.
22 – 29 Sept: Guide Assessment, Cetina River, Croatia.
2 – 4 and 9 – 11 Oct: Raft Guide Course and Assessment. Omiš, River Cetina, Croatia.
11, 17 and 18 Oct: IRF Class 2 Rafting Course and Assessment on Kinugawa River, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Hosts: NAOC. Contact Instructor Hugo Lambertucci
Various Class 3 and Class 4/5 Workshops and Assessments on Maipo River, Region Metropolitana, Chile. Host: Cascada de las Animas. Contact Instructor Joe Willis Jones for specific dates.
9 – 11 Dec: IRF Worshop, Guide, Trip Leader, Safety Crafter. Class II and III. Rio Mendoza, Argentina. Hosts: Potrerillos Explorer. Instructor and contact for more information is Mario Mateo
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2014

23 – 25 Feb: Raft Guide and Safety Kayaker Workshop. Bhote Koshi, Nepal
3 – 5 Mar: Raft Guide and Safety Kayaker Workshop. Marshyandi, Nepal
1 – 14 April: Raft Guide Training Course. Struma River, Kresna – Simitli, Bulgaria.
10 – 13 April: Guide & Trip Leader Workshop, Vrbas River, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
21 – 25 April: Guide Course and Assessment. Gállego River (class III), Murillo de Gállego-Huesca, Spain. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza.
2 – 8 May: Scotland. Participants receive White Water Rescue Technician certification (new swift water rescue technician), and both IRF and SRA certification. Contact
5 – 9 May: Guide Course and Assessment. Ara River (class IV), Murillo de Gállego-Huesca, Spain. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza.
6 – 8 May: Guide certification, Rio Quijos, Napo province; Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yángüez
7 – 9 May: Guide/TL Workshop at Viking Rafting in Iceland. Instructors: Chris Doyle-Kelly and Anup Gurung.
17 – 18 May: Guide and Trip Leader workshop Class 3; Tâmega river, Portugal; Contact
19 – 23 May: Guide training program, Harriniva, Muonio, Finland. Instructor Mark Hirst. Contact
26 – 28 May: Class 3 Guide & trip leader workshop, Harriniva, Muonio, Finland. Instructor Mark Hirst. Contact
2 – 5 June: Class 3 Guide & Trip Leader Workshop, Juuma, Oulun Lääni, Finland. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Contact/ Raft Team Kuusamo
8 – 12 June: Guide training program, Harriniva, Muonio, Finland. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Contact
12 – 20 June: Guide training program. Turkey. Instructor Vedat Vural.
28 – 30 June: Guide & Trip Leader Workshop, Durance, France.
1 – 2 July: Guide and Trip Leader workshop Class 3; Sjoa River, Norway; Contact
13 – 20 July: Guide Course Class 3; Dalaman River, Turkey; Contact
14-18th July: Guide Training Program & Class 3 workshop. Muonio, Finland. Contact
11 – 13 August: Instructor Certification Workshop to be held in Tirol, Austria. Organized by Tyrolean Rafting Association and run by IRF Head of Guide Training & Education – Gaspar Goncz. Contact Gaspar
2-4. Sept: Certification Workshop Canada – Quebec, Jacque-Cartier river. Instructor: Gaspar Goncz
3 – 7 Sept: Guide Course and Assessment. Eisack + Ahr Rivers , Issinger Weiher – Bruneck, Sud Tirol – Alps. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza.
8 – 10 Sept: Safety craft course (kayak), Zanskar River, Ladakh, India. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Host: Wet n Wild Explorations. Contact
11 – 13 Sept: Guide & trip leader workshop. Zanskar River, Ladakh, India. Instructor: Mark Hirst. Host: Wet n Wild Explorations. Contact
14-16. Sept: IRF Instructor Certification Workshop, Tirol, Austria.
22 – 26 Sept: Guide Course and Assessment. Gállego River (class III), Murillo de Gállego-Huesca, Spain. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza.
23 – 28 Sept: Guide Course and Assessment. Croatia, Omiš, Cetina River (class II-III). Full details
3-12 of Oct: Guide Training Program, Iran. Contact Kianoosh
12 – 17 of Oct: Guide course and Guide/Trip Leader Assessment. Findhorn River, Scotland.
19 – 20 Oct: Guide certification. Rio Pastaza, Napo Pastaza; Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yángüez.
24 – 28 Oct: Guide course and certification, Tara River, Bosnia. Instructor: Alex Pastir.
25 – 27 Nov: Rio Quijos, Napo Province, Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yángüez. Details
26 – 30 Nov: Safety kayak and raft guiding certification. Villa Pehuenia, Neuquen, Argentina. Instructors: Fabian Roman, Patricio Valsecchi. Contact
8 – 29 Nov: Rio Mendoza, Potrerillos, Mendoza, Argentina. Contact: Mario
9,30 Nov: IRF Guide and Trip Leader Workshop Class III; Rio Paiva, Espiunca, Portugal Contact: Alejandro C. Giordano
1 – 2 Dec: Safety craft training program – kayak. Marshyangdhi River, Nepal. Contact Instructor Mark Hirst
3 – 5 Dec: Guide & Trip leader workshop class 4-5, Nepal. Contact Instructor Mark Hirst
15 – 17 Dec: IRF Guide assessment. Instructor: Sukra lama
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2013

3-12 of Oct: Guide Training Program, Iran. Contact Kianoosh
12 – 17 of Oct: Guide course and Guide/Trip Leader Assessment. Findhorn River, Scotland.
19 – 20 Oct: Guide certification. Rio Pastaza, Napo Pastaza; Ecuador. Instructor: Tarquino Yángüez.
24 – 28 Oct: Guide course and certification, Tara River, Bosnia. Instructor: Alex Pastir.

30 March – 6 April: Training and certification Course (Class 3 river), Melen River, Turkey. In Turkish only. Contact Vedat.
26 Jan – 3 Feb: Class 3 Guide Course and Assessment. Melen River, Turkey. Contact Vedat Vural
23 Jan – 1 Feb: Guide Course and Assessment. Scotland. Contact Scottish Rafting Association
28 – 31 Jan: Guide Course and Assessment. Ganga River, Rishikesh, India. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza
1 – 2 April: IRF Assessment, Banos, Ecuador.
2 – 6 April: IRF Guide Training Course, Struma River, Kresna Gorge, Bulgaria.
10 – 12 April: IRF Certification Workshop, Tui, Pontevedra, Spain/Portugal
23 – 28 April: Guide course and IRF assessment, Cetina, Croatia.
5 – 11 May: Training and certification Course (Class 3 river), Melen River, Turkey. In English and Turkish. Contact Vedat.
14 – 16: Guide – Trip Leader Workshop; San Luis Potosí, México;
20 – 23 May: Guide, Trip Leader, Instructor Course. Durance – Ubaye, France.
22 – 24. May. IRF Certification Workshop Canada – Ottawa/Petawawa River. Contact Jim Coffey
27 – 29. May. IRF Certification Workshop Canada – RougeRiver. Contact Jim Coffey
29 May – 2 June. IRF Guide Training & Certification – Vrbas, BiH.
1 – 5 June. Guide Class 4/5 Course and Assessment. Çoruh River in Turkey. Contact Vedat
21 – 16 July: Instructor Certification Workshop, Iceland. Contact Gaspar
31 Jul – 2 Aug: Guide Training Course and Certifiction, Cape Town, South Africa. Contact Gravity
2 – 3 Sept: IRF Guide and Trip Leader Workshop, Grade 3, Sjoa, Norway.
2 – 6 Sep: Guide Course & Assessment. Gállego River, Murillo de Gállego-Huesca, Spain. Contact Instructor Eneko Yarza.
25,26,28,29 Sept: Guide course. Croatia. Instructor: Toni Poljak
5,6,12,13 Oct: Guide course. Croatia. Instructor: Toni Poljak
18 – 21 Oct: Raft Guide Grade 3 Assessment. Rioni River, Georgia. All invited. Contact Vedat Vural
1 – 3 Nov: Rafting and safety crafter GTP. Rio Atuel, Mendoza, Argentina.
18 – 20 Nov: 3 day IRF Instructor Workshop. In Scotland. Contact Steve or see here for full
22 – 23 Nov: Certification Workshop. San Rafael, Río Atuel y Diamante o Grande, Argentina.
3 – 5 Dec: Guide assessment for Class 4/5 rivers on the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal. Contact Sukra Lama for full
16 – 18 Dec: Class raft guide and safety kayaker workshop. Juramento River, Salta, Argentina. Contact Grillo Barthaburu for more
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2012

9 – 15 Jan: Raft Guide course and Assessment, Brotas, Brasil
13 Feb onwards: Guide course for Foaming Fury, Cairns
27 – 28 Feb: Guide and Trip Leader certification. Mendoza. Argentina
27 Feb – 1 Mar: Guide course and assessment. Contact Eneko Yarza
18 – 23 March: GT&E Course – Scotland. Contact Murray Trails
25 -30 March: GT&E Course – Scotland. Contact Murray Trails
26 – 20 March: GT&E Course – Bulgaria.
27 Mar – 8 April: Guide Training Program in Iran, Armand River. Contact Gaspar
1 – 15 April: IRF Class 3 Raft Guide Course, Chile
11 – 15 April: GTE Course, BiH
21 – 23 April: GT&E Course, Nepal
28 – 29 April: International Whitewater Rescue Race
30 April – 3 May: IRF Certification Workshop Austria, Salza River. Contact Gaspar
2 – 3 May: IRF Raft Guide and Safety Craft Workshop, Salta, Argentina
2 – 3 May: Guide certification, Brasil
10 – 16 May: Guide & Trip Leader Course and Assessment, Turkey, Contact Vedat VURAL
19 – 21(22) May: IRF GT&E Workshop English or Dutch, France
20 – 25 May: Raft Guide and Trip Leader course, Greece
29 – 31 May: IRF GT&E Workshop, Switzerland
4 – 9 June: Raft Guide and Trip Leader course, Greece
4 – 15 June: Guide Training & Certification course, Turkey
22 – 24 June: first ever IRF River Board Workshop, France, Guil, Ubay Rivers. Contact Gaspar
23 – 25(26) June: IRF GT&E Workshop Dutch, France
7 – 8 July: IRF Guide Assessments class 2-3. Durance River, France. Contact Gaspar
27 – 29 July: Workshop and Assessment Class IV, Citarik River in Indonesia. Graham Maifredi
3 – 4 August: IRF Guide Certification Workshop Class 3. East River, Iceland. Contact Ermin
3 – 7 Oct. Instructor Workshop, Rovaniemi, Finnland. Contact Gaspar Goncz
20 – 26 Oct: Guide Course, Scotland. Contact Steve
29 Oct – 2 Nov: Guide Course, Chile.
22 – 23 Nov. IRF Certification Workshop (Guide and Safety Craft). San Rafael, Argentina.
22 -24 Nov. IRF Guide Training and Assessment Workshop. Rio Jatunyacu (+ Quijos), Tena, Ecuador. Contact Tarquin Yanguez
28 to 30 Nov. IRF Guide Workshop. Bhote Koshi River, Nepal. Contact Suk Bahadur Lama (Sukra)
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2011

28 – 2 March. Free Spirits Outdoor Company, Scotland
24 – 27 March, River Struma, Kresna Gorge, Bulgaria
27 – 1 April, Grandtully, Scotland, contact Murray Trail
23-24 April. International Guide Race, Austria
25 – 29 April. IRF Guide course and certification, Croatia
24-28. April. IRF Certification Workshop, Austria
27 – 30. April. IRF Certification course, Bosnia & Herzegovina
30 – 2 May. IRF Guide course and certification, Croatia
2 – 5 May. Thonon, France (managed by the Swiss Rafting Federation)
4 – 5 May. Ecuador
23 – 29 May. IRF class 4 Guide Course, Greece – Aoos River [Cancelled]
12 -17 June. Bovec, Slovenia
21 – 24 June. Bovec, Slovenia
11 – 13. IRF Raft Certification Workshop and Safety Craft Workshop, Peru
14 – 17. IRF Raft Certification Workshop, Austria
21 – 23. IRF Safety Craft Certification Workshop, Austria
Early Sept. Antalya, Koprucay River, Turkey
5 – 8 Sept. Guide Training & Certification, Soca River, Slovenia
25 – 30 Sept. Grandtully, Scotland, contact Jim Davis
12 – 16 Oct. IRF Certification Workshop, Costa Rica (after the WRC)
13 – 19 Oct. IRF Training & Certification, Croatia
27 – 30 Oct. IRF Training & Certification, Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 – 13 Nov. Guide training and assessment, Scotland
14 – 16 Nov, Guide training and assessment, Ecuador
14 – 17 Nov. Guide Workshop and Certification, Greece
30 Nov – 5 Dec. IRF GTE Certification Workshop, Nepal
19 – 20 Dec: IRF GTE Certification Workshop. Mendoze, Argentina
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