becoming an instructor

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level one instructor

Becoming a certified ski instructor

To become a qualified instructor in Australia, you need to have trained on a APSI pre-course and passed the APSI Level ONE Exam (Previously known as the ENTRY Level). 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.

APSI Level ONE is the introductory level to the Australian teaching system.

The 4 APSI levels are

•Level ONE Instructor (previously known as the ‘ENTRY Level’)
•Level TWO (can be done in the same calendar year as the Level ONE, however you must be employed by a snowsports school)
•Level THREE (ISIA eligible)
•Level FOUR (full certification)

Skills needed to become an instructor in Australia

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

The skills you need:

•to be good with people
•to be a basic parallel skier
•we train you to do the rest
•gather some life skills
•we get you the job

APSI
level one instructor

•Is the first level in APSI system
•The price for pre-course and exam (duration 4 days) is included in the 3 and 4 week program
•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:

•Skiing demonstrations
•Teaching
•Free skiing,

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

APSI
level two instructor

•Can only be done if you are employed by a snow sport school in Australia
•Can be done in the same season as the level ONE.
•Training for this level is done in house within the ski school and therefore free.
•You must have teaching hours completed.
•Level TWO exam is two days at the end of the season and does cost extra.

APSI (Australian Professional Snowsports Instructor).

The 4 day APSI pre-course and exam is included in the 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.)

To be assessed:

Snowplough straight run, snow plough turn, traverse, general free skiing ability, and teaching 3 to 14 year old beginners.

Prerequisites:

•Be a current APSI member (included the in cost of the ELITE program)
•Own the current APSI teaching manual (included the in cost of the ELITE program)
•You no longer have to be working for an Australian Snowsports School to be eligible for this level.