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IRF GTE Instructor Resources
Templates and resources are reviewed and updated regularly.
If you require any of these documents in MS Word, contact GTE Admin.
Recent updates:
- NEW! IRF GTE Award System has been updated to include the new Whitewater Guide Trip Leader certification. It also includes clarification of the Site Specific restriction.
- Paying IRF GTE workshop fees online is now possible – see GTE fees below
- Most templates have been updated since 2020 with new batches in 2023 and 2024.
Resources are available in the following languages:
English 🇬🇧
Español 🇪🇸
Türkçe 🇹🇷
English 🇬🇧
Instructor documents, forms and tools
- IRF GTE Assessment Process v1.0 – this sets out how to use each of the documents below
- IRF GTE Award System v6 (updated July 2021) – the official document the IRF GTE system is built on
- IRF GTE Assessment Guidelines for Workshops v5.2 (updated Apr 2022) – this sets out what and how Instructors are to assess for each certification
- IRF GTE letter pre-workshop from Instructor to participant v4.3 (updated Apr 2022) – introduction letter to potential Guides about the IRF GTE Award System process and what they must provide to their instructor at the workshop
- Debrief Forms – used to note strengths and weaknesses during assessments:
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Raft Guide ver1.1 (updated July 2021)
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Trip Leader ver1.1 (updated 1 Sept 2020)
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Safety Kayak ver1.1 (updated July 2021)
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Safety Raft ver1.1 (updated July 2021)
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Site Specific ver1.1 (updated July 2021)
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Whitewater Guide ver1.1 (added July 2021)
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Instructor v1
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Whitewater Instructor ver1 (added July 2021)
- IRF GTE – Debrief Form Whitewater Instructor – personal skills ver1 (added July 2021)
- IRF GTE – Form Final Instructor Assessment sign off v1
- IRF GTE – Form Final Whitewater Instructor Assessment sign off ver1 (added July 2021)
- IRF GTE Award Scheme certification fees – link to current fees
- IRF GTE – Theory exam v2.1 (and Answers)
- IRF GTE Assessment Record v5 (updated 01 March 2021) – completed by Instructors and sent to GTE Admin immediately after assessment is completed
- IRF GTE throw bag test
- IRF GTE – Guide Training Program minimum content v2 – the tasks and student learning outcomes needed for an IRF GTE compliant Guide Training Program (GTP)
- IRF GTE Trip Leader Scenario Instructor Aid – guidance and examples on setting up Trip Leader assessment scenarios
- IRF GTE – Instructor candidates experience log sheet v1.3 – completed by candidates applying to become Instructors
- IRF GTE Instructor Trainer Assessment Criteria v1– requirements to become an Instructor Trainer
Extra tools for Instructors:
- IRF GTE Instructor Code of Conduct v1.0
- IRF GTE Award Level Overview – PowerPoint overview of the award structure
- IRF GTE – Award flow chart
- Guide’s log sheets for recording their rafting trips: PDF or XLS
- IRF GTE Course Details Template (updated December 2023)
- IRF GTE – CLAP promoting structured river running best practice:
- IRF GTE Knots videos – includes knots, hitches & prusiks
- IRF GTE FAQs
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Documentos, formularios y herramientas del Instructores
(Si hay algún error en estos documentos, comuníquese con el administrador de GTE):
- IRF GTE Award System v6 ESP (actualizado Julio 2021) – el documento principal en el que se basa el sistema.
- IRF GTE – Guias para Evaluación Talleres Ver5 (necesita traducción)
- IRF GTE – Carta pre taller del instructor al participante ver4.1 (actualizado 1 Sept 2020) – una carta de presentación a las Guías potenciales sobre el proceso del Sistema de Premios GTE de IRF y lo que deben proporcionar a su instructor en el taller
- Formas de evaluacion:
- IRF GTE – Forma Evaluacion Raft Guias v1
- IRF GTE – Forma Evaluacion Jefe de Viaje ver1.1 (updated 1 Sept 2020)
- IRF GTE – Forma Evaluacion Balsa de Seguridad v1
- IRF GTE – Forma Evaluacion Kayak de Seguridad v1
- IRF GTE – Forma Sitio Específico (necesita traducción)
- IRF GTE – plantilla para publicar detalles taller v1 (nueva)
- IRF GTE – Forma Evaluacion Instructor v1
- IRF GTE – Forma Final Evaluacion Instructor Final v1
- IRF GTE Premios Esquema – Tarifas de certificación – enlace a la página donde se establecen las tarifas
- IRF GTE SP Examen teórico v2.2 (y Repuestas)
- IRF GTE – Formulario para informar detalles de candidatos a GET Admin v5 (actualizado 01 Marzo 2021) – los instructores deben completarlo y enviarlo al administrador de GTE inmediatamente después de completar la evaluación.
- IRF GTE – prueba cuerda de rescate v2019-08
- IRF GTE – Programa de Entrenamiento Guia contenido mínimo ver2 – contenido y resultados de aprendizaje
- IRF GTE – Instructor candidates experience log sheet v1.3 – para ser completado por los candidatos que solicitan convertirse en instructores
- IRF GTE Carta para Instructores y Asesores que detalla el proceso v3 (actualizado ene 2020) – carta que detalla el proceso del Sistema IRF GTE Award
- IRF GTE SP Criterios de evaluación del entrenador de instructores– requisitos para ser asesor
Herramientas adicionales para los instructores:
Türkçe 🇹🇷
Eğitmen belgeleri, formları ve araçları
(Translated by Vedat VURAL IRF Raft Guide Instructors Cl. 4/5. Needs updating)
If you have translated copies of these resources into your language and would like to share them on this page, contact GTE Admin.
Paying IRF GTE Workshop fees online:
GTE fees can be paid using our online secure card processing (debit or credit card) or via PayPal. Links to each are below:
Credit and debit card payments
Instructors can pay for multiple candidates on assessments or other custom payments using credit or debit cards
Pay any amount using: PayPal.me/internationalrafting
