AEK Germany has 4 different levels of instructor licenses.
I. | From 3. Klase (green) the possibilty to obtain a 1st level instructor license, the Junior-Instructor. |
II. | From 1. Klase (brown) the possibilty to obtain a 2nd level instructor license, the Instructor. |
III. | From 1. Antas (red) the possibilty to obtain a 3rd level instructor license, the Full-Instructor. |
IV. | Above these levels stands the Chief-Instructor of the A.E.K., Dr. Gunnar Siebert. |
A valid instructor-license of level 2 or higher gives the bearer the right to wear a black A.E.K. shirt.
The instructor licenses are not awarded automatically with a certain graduation in the curriculum. Instead they have to be obtained through additional training and continuing education and have te be renewed on a regular basis.