Also… with BASI I need to have/find/search a school which allows me to do 70hrs of work (and that can be any type of work) at a ski-school and as you guys (and women) perhaps have connections YOU ALL can help me with finding the ski-school to work at for 70hrs in total and let me proceed to do INSTRUCTOR course:
http://www.basi.org.uk/courses/snowb_instr.asp
Trainee Instructor Course
To apply for a Trainee Snowboard Instructor course students must:
Be able to ride confidently on red runs, linking rhythmical small radius turns close to the fall line at a steady pace.
Be able to ride black runs confidently in control.
Have at least 16 weeks experience of riding on snow and probably more.
This is a 5 day on-snow foundation Course for all subsequent training and certification. This course will be open to snowboarders who have reached a technical level as described in the guidelines set out above. The object of the course is to familiarise students with the Association and to prepare them for further learning. It is an opportunity for people to find out what snowboard teaching involves and the type of development they will require before attending the Snowboard Instructor Training Course. Thus students will then attend the Snowboard Instructor Training Course with a considerable understanding of:
The technical elements of snowboarding
The Central Theme
The Principles of Teaching
BASI
On completion of the Trainee Instructor Course, students are individually debriefed and advised on the best way forward and when to present themselves for the Snowboard Instructor Training Course. Students may be required to repeat the Course.
Note: In special cases it is possible to obtain exemption from the Trainee Instructor Course. Students who hold the ASBI or a similar snowboard on snow teaching qualification may apply for exemption.
NB: From November 2003 students will have a minimum of 70 hours of practical ski school experience with a BASI recognised Snowsports school before attending a BASI Instructor Training course.
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"the ‹ épreuve d’aptitude technique compensatoire › (European Speed Test). "
Ca cest qua??? ‹ épreuve d’aptitude technique compensatoire ›???
FRANCE
Qualification
At present the French authorities only recognise Alpine qualifications, other disciplines being treated as offshoots. To work in France a UK instructor must comply with one of the following:
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Be part of the ESF system with a ski school holding the Centre de Formation status (training status), as a ‹ stagiaire › (trainee). This involves passing the Test Technique, a timed Giant Slalom, organised by the DDJS (local département authority), at which the candidate must achieve a specified time.
After obtaining the Test Technique and a First aid Certificate, the candidate enters the Préformation, a 2-week residential course, again run by the DDJS. After this, the candidate becomes a ‹ stagiaire › and can work for an approved ski school.
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Or, hold the BASI Ski Teacher ISIA qualification and work as a ‹ stagiaire › with an approved ski school. Having entered the stagiaire system, the Ski Teacher has a 3-year period to complete the BASI ISTD (including the European Speed Test).
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Or, hold the BASI Ski Teacher ISIA qualification and have passed the ‹ épreuve d’aptitude technique compensatoire › (European Speed Test).
Work Permit
As France is a member of the EU, work permits are not required.
Other Requirements
Only instructors qualified at BASI ISTD level can work independently and take their own clients on to the hill.