Xcelskydiving offers the opportunity for seasoned instructors to perform as evaluators in USPA rating courses. In addition, our seasoned eXaminers offer apprenticeship for aspiring individuals pursuing their USPA Instructor Examiner ratings.

Coach Examiner Candidate must have at least the following in order to begin working with us:

• Must be a current USPA Instructor in any discipline
• Must have held an Instructor rating for at least 3 years
• Must have a minimum of 200 student jumps
• Must have taught 10 solo first jump courses (must be able to be verified)

Please also review the USPA IE Proficiency Card for complete details on all requirements to submit for your examiner rating.

SL-E or IAD-E Candidate must have at least the following in order to begin working with us:

• Must be a current USPA SL or IAD Instructor
• Must have held this Instructor rating for at least 5 years
• Must have a minimum of 150 student dispatches
• Must have taught 25 solo first jump courses (must be able to be verified)

Please also review the USPA E Proficiency Card for complete details on all requirements to submit for your examiner rating.

The AFF-E Candidate must have at least the following in order to begin working with us:

• Must be a current USPA AFF Instructor
• Must have held the USPA AFF Instructor rating for at least 5 years
• Must have a minimum of 300 student AFF Instructor Jumps
• Must have taught 25 solo first jump courses (must be able to be verified)

Please also review the USPA E Proficiency Card for complete details on all requirements to submit for your IE rating.

Tandem Examiner Candidate must have at least the following in order to begin working with us:

• Must be a current USPA Tandem Instructor
• Must have held a Tandem Instructor rating for at least 3 years
• Must have held any other method Instructor rating
• Must have a minimum of 350 tandem jumps
• Must have conducted tandem jumps from at least two different aircraft type and at least 3 different drop zones.
• Must have taught 25 solo first jump courses (must be able to be verified)

Please also review the USPA E Proficiency Card for complete details on all requirements to submit for your examiner rating.

You will attend seven (7) courses with one of our Xcel eXaminers. This will require you to travel and spend possibly an extra day during the courses. The following is the general plan for how you will gain experience:

• Course #1: Introduction/development course. You will observe all modules of the academics, demonstrations, ground preps (guided practices and graded) and post course administrative duties. There will be NO jumps during this course.
• Course #2: Guided participation and practice eval jumps.
• Course #3: Teach 2 to 3 assigned academic modules, supervised ground preps and possible live Air Eval jumps
• Course #4: Teach 4 to 5 assigned academic modules, independent ground preps and live Air Eval jumps.
• Course #5: One full day of academic modules, Demonstrations, guide ground preps and live Air Evals and post course administrative duties.
• Course #6: Full Course to include pre-course and post course administrative duties.
• Course #7: Full Course to include pre-course and post course administrative duties.

A USPA Designated Evaluator is a method-specific and examiner-specific annual appointment that allows seasoned evaluators to assist examiners with their duties in their absence.

To qualify as a DE, an instructor must do all of the following:

• have worked as an evaluator for a minimum of three method-specific courses
• attend the entire classroom portion of a method-specific
• Rating Course every two years
• be recommended in writing by the Rating Course Examiner and confirmed by Headquarters

A DE has the authority to do the following without examiner direct supervision:

• conduct a qualifying evaluation jump with a rating holder who cannot meet the annual rating renewal requirements or whose rating has expired for less than one year
• with the permission of the course examiner, assist a candidate in finishing ground evals if at least 50% complete
• with the permission of the course examiner, assist a candidate in finishing air evals if at least 50% complete

Although you may complete our Evaluator Training & Examiner Candidacy Apprenticeship program, you may still need to complete Items on the USPA E Proficiency Card before you can be signed off. Your packet will also need to be reviewed and accepted by the Safety & Training Committee of the USPA Board of DIrectors.

All evaluator apprentices are responsible for all costs associated with travel and lodging. Your jumps will be paid for, and after you are deemed at an unsupervised level, compensation may be considered.