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SKI/SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR COURSES

We hold ski and snowboard instructor courses when there is sufficient demand.

SKI INSTRUCTOR COURSE

BASI

The BASI Alpine Level 1 Instructor course is a five day course. This is the entry level course for students who wish to join the BASI Education System. The qualification is for those wishing to find employment in a non mountain environment, i.e. artificial slopes and snowdomes. It is also the 1st stage of the BASI Instructor Level 2. On completion of this training course, a 2 day first aid qualification, a CRB check and 35 hours of supervised tuition are required before the qualification is awarded.

For more details or to book go to www.basi.org.uk

SNOWSPORT ENGLAND

Snowsport England administers a licencing scheme for those who wish to teach on artificial slopes. The course will last for a minimum of 14 hours [or 2 days]. It may be delivered over a single weekend, or a series of shorter sessions. On completion of the course a basic first aid qualification, a CRB check and 20 hours of supervised tuition are required before the qualification is awarded.

For more details go to     www.snowsportengland.org.uk

SNOWBOARD INSTRUCTOR COURSE

The snowboard instructor course is a five day course, generally run over 3 weekends, and is run through the Snowsports Scotland/British Snowboard Association. The course works on your personal snowboarding and techniques of teaching, assessment is carried out during the course. On successful completion of the course the Artificial Snowboard Instructor qualification is awarded. This course can also be used as a foundation course for the British Association of Snowsports Instructors (BASI) 3 Snowboard Instructor qualification. Some supervised tuition will be required after the course before you can start teaching.

Both these qualifications will improve the standard of your skiing and snowboarding considerably.

For further information on both courses please contact the Alpine Centre.

 

 

 
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