The National Institute of Water Sports (NIWS) is an autonomous body constituted under the Ministry of Tourism, Governmemt of India. The Institute, only one of its nature in South Asia, acts as the apex body for training, education, consultancy and research on areas related to Watersports. The certification and Licensing from this Institute are required for carrying out operations in water-bodies such as handling different watercrafts for the tourists, swimming pools, water theme-parks etc. Some major disciplines for training and education are life saving, powerboat handling, sailing, windsurfing, water skiing, scuba diving, river rafting and kayaking. From Academic Year 2016, long duration courses like MBA- Tourism (Tourism & Leisure) & BBA- Tourism & Travel programmes would also be offered at its state-of-the art campus.
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Profile
The National Institute of Water Sports was established in July 1990 on a 16.5 acres beach side plot in Panaji as a A Centre under Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. It is considered as the first institute of its kind in the South East Asia. The Board of Governors of IITTM controls the activities of the institute.
The Institute is the apex body for water sports in India and the nodal agency for training, consultancy, development, regulation, framing safety norms, bench-marking and promotion of water sports. The spectrum of activities ranges from advising state government agencies and corporate/ private entrepreneurs on safety norms, preparation of feasibility studies, organising water sports awareness and water safety campaigns, inspection and certification of water sports centres to training on water sports disciplines. A training program namely "Sea Rescue Squad" has been introduced recently. It is also actively engaged in competence building of defence agencies especially in the domain of aqua-based adventures.
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Facilities
The state-of-the art campus being built for the Institute at Caranzalem, Panjim, Goa has all modern training and education facilities including an Olympic-size gradient swimming pool.[3] It is bestowed with a cutting-edge talent and faculty pool. Efforts are also being made to expand the facility and cover a wide range of adventure sports including land-based adventures at Caranzalem, Panjim in Goa.
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