BASI Level 2 Instructor Course
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Training Synopsis Ski/Snowboard Level 2 Instructor course
Pre Requisites
- Successful completion of Level 1 Instructor Course
- Attended refresher course every 3 years
- Valid first aid and emergency certificate
- 70 hours ski school experience with a BASI recognised Snowsports
School.
NB: Students will have a minimum prerequisite of 70 hours of
ski school experience with a BASI recognised Snowsports school
before attending a BASI Level 2 Instructor module from November
2003 onwards
Training Course
This is a 10 day on-snow training and assessment course. Students
should arrive with an understanding of both the technical and
teaching philosophy of BASI. Assessment will be continuous. The
course content will be based on the current Ski Instructor Course
outcomes and will include on and off snow activities.
- Technical Skiing (practical) A thorough grounding in the ski
instructor technical syllabus (central theme)
- Ski Teaching (practical)
- Training, analysis and practice of teaching skiing using the
progression skills from the technical syllabus.
- Client care
- Theory and off-snow content
- Safety and fitness for Skiing
- Communications
- Lesson planning
- Technical consolidation
- Principles and practice of ski teaching
Outcome
Successful students will be able to ski to a competent level,
and have the knowledge, ability and understanding to safely teach
alpine skiing up to and including parallel standard on marked
pistes. Individuals who do not reach the required level may be
required to resit all or part of the course.
Certification and Issue of Ski Instructor Licence
A licence, which is renewable annually, can only be issued
to a student who has fulfilled the following conditions.
The student must:
- Have completed successfully the Level 1 Instructor Course.
- Have completed successfully the Training course.
- Be a minimum of 18 years old.
- Hold a current First Aid certificate issued by an organisation
recognised by the Health and Safety Executive. The course must
be a minimum of two days long.
- Have paid the current full subscription fee.
- Have attended a revalidation/refresher course every year unless
they have attended another training course.
Resources
BASI strongly recommends that all students have studied the BASI
Generic and Alpine Manuals before attending this course.
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