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Futher Information:

Location(s):

Switzerland

Included with this course:

	Airport Pickup
	Accomodation
	Food
	Company Representative
	Wage

Main category: Ski season courses

Sub categories:

Ski instructor
Avalanche and First aid
Ski technician

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AUTUMN PSIA SKI INSTRUCTOR COURSE

Ski Academy Switzerland

Vacancy: AUTUMN PSIA SKI INSTRUCTOR COURSE
Company: Ski Academy Switzerland
Category: Ski season courses (Ski instructor, Avalanche and First aid, Ski technician)
Dates: Various dates - see below
Cost: Various prices - see below
Support In Place: 24 hours a day rep on call
Age limit: 17

We offer the PSIA Level 1 and the USSA Level 100 racing coaching course (optional) on our autumn PSIA ski instructor programmes. The PSIA certification is designed for those wishing to find employment in a mountain environment teaching beginner and intermediate skiers.

The courses commence from October until January and include:

· PSIA Level 1 Certification

· PSIA Level 2 training

· USSA L100 race coaching course(optional)

· Personal ski development

· Professional teaching development

· Professional Knowledge

· Winter season 2008/9 paid work opportunities as a ski instructor work with our partner ski schools (optional).

On each autumn course the SAS coaches provide a constant personal development ski and teaching programme which covers all modules and every aspect of the PSIA Level 1 syllabus and training for the PSIA Level 2. This will include teaching sessions, shadowing, mountain safety,steeps,race training, bumps, freestyle, piste and off piste performance.

After students have qualified for the PSIA level 1 there will be an additional 6 weeks of ski school training to prepare students for ski instructor work during the winter season. There is also an opportunity for students to take up the USSA L100 race coaching course which is designed for entry-level coaches and is an introduction to the fundamentals of alpine ski racing and coaching. The L100 course will be a valuable accreditation when applying to any ski school.

The Autumn Programme will be based in Saas-Fee and Gstaad for pre-season and winter training.

Pre-Selection

Before applying to the PSIA Level 1 course students are required to ski parallel turns confidently and coping with a variety of conditions on red runs.

October 12th - December 20th 2008

Cost: £5600

November 5th - December 12th 2008

Cost: £4500

November 5th 2008 - February 14th 2009

Cost: £5800