APSI australian professional snowsports instructor

entry level instructor

courses for 2010

3 Week June

14th June until the 2nd of July

4 week August/September

23rd August until the 17th of Sept

Entry level instructor

1. •Is the first level in APSI system
   

2. •The price for pre-course and exam (duration 4 days) is included in the 3 and 4 week program
   

3. •APSI membership and manual cost is also included
   

At ELITE

We train and prepare you to gain the required standards for for the APSI exam in:

1. •Demonstrations
   

2. •Teaching
   

3. •Free riding,
   

(the exam is at the end of the  ELITE 4 & 3 week program)

APSI
level one instructor

1. •Can be done in the same season as the entry level.
   

2. •Training for this level is done in house within the ski school and therefore free.
   

3. •You must have teaching hours completed
   

4. •Level one exam is two days at the end of the season and does cost extra.
   

5. •Can only be done if you are employed by a snow sport school in Australia

(Australian Professional Ski Instructor).

The 4 day APSI pre-course and exam is included in the 4 week ELITE program at no extra cost.

APSI Pre-Course and Exam

Duration: 4 days

3 day APSI course.

1 day exam (Informal group assessment over one day.)

This course is an introductory course, designed to give you the basic skills needed for instructing beginner children. It should also serve to reinforce the basic skills of free riding.

Prerequisites:

1. •Be a current APSI member (included the in cost of the ELITE program)
   

2. •Own the current APSI teaching manual (included the in cost of the ELITE program)
   

3. •You no longer have to be working for an Australian Snowsports School to be eligible for this level.

PROGRAM LINKS

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CONTACT US

For information or to book a place on the program contact; mattinthredbo@bigpond.com

ELITE, P.O. Box 23, Thredbo Village, NSW, 2625, Australia.

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APSI entry level

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Becoming a certified

snowboard instructor

To become a qualified instructor in Australia, you need to have trained on a APSI pre-course and passed the APSI Entry Level Exam. Our course will set you up to pass this certification by providing training on all the specific criteria required. In fact our trainers are all experienced at both training and examining at this level.

Best of all, we get you placed with Thredbo Snowsports school straight after the course.

Entry Level snowboard Instructor

is the introductory level to the Australian teaching system.

The APSI levels are

1. •Entry Level Instructor (previously known as the ‘Children's Certificate’)
   

2. •Level One (can be done in the same calendar year as the Entry Level, however you must be employed by a snowsports school)
   

3. •Level Two (ISIA eligible)
   

4. •Level Three (full certification)
   

The skills you need:

To become a snowboard instructor is easy, all you need is some skills and to be trained.

1. •to be good with people
   

2. •to be an intermediate rider who can ride switch
   

3. •we train you to do the rest
   

4. •gather some life skills
   

courses for 2010

3 Week June

4 week August/September

crossover

Snowboard instructors will find more employment opportunities and work hours in Australia if they are a multi discipline instructor. i.e. they can both ski and snowboard. Although not a necessity it can help if you have skied enough to be able to demonstrate beginner turns. Cross over training is available through the snowsports school once you are employed.