USPA Training: Coach, AFF Instructor and Tandem Instructor

As a professional training organization, we prepare and examine candidates for USPA instructor ratings: Coach, AFF Instructor, Tandem Instructor, Static Line, IAD and Examiner. Our courses are taught in French, individually or in groups, in France and across Europe.

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Why train with us?

  • Courses taught in French, with professional support from the pre-course to certification
  • Individual or group training, organized on request according to your availability
  • Preparation and examination for the rating of your choice, by USPA examiners
  • Funding may be available depending on your status: OPCO, FAF, employer or other applicable scheme
  • Sessions in France and across Europe, depending on the availability of instructors, examiners and host centers

Your path to USPA instruction

  1. Become a USPA member: the membership is valid for 12 months.
  2. Earn the Coach rating: the first level, mandatory before any instructor specialty.
  3. Choose your specialty: AFF Instructor, Tandem Instructor, Static Line or IAD.
  4. Go further: become an Examiner to evaluate and certify future instructors.