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GYC2803 - BASI snowboard instructor course Country: France Cost: £5700.00 Please note: The cost varies depending on which location you choose. Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation, food and pickup from airport but does not include flight, insurance, kit or visas     Duration: 10 weeks Company Rep Nearby: All the time 0845 344 7617 or

 

	This placement would suit... Anyone who wants to launch a career as a snowboard instructor, or just loves the idea of snowboarding every day in a top-class resort. Snowboard instructors are in demand all over the World! - Wanaka, New Zealand - Val D'Isere, France - Courchevel, France - Meribel, France - Haute Nendaz, Switzerland - Zermatt, Switzerland - Pila, Italy - Soldeu, Andorra - Loon Mountain, USA - Vail, USA What the programme includes The step from being a competent snowboarder to a qualified instructor is a big one but, with the aid of top-class coaching from BASI trainers and qualified ski school instructors, your skills will be developed and improved in an enjoyable, well-tested and well-organised way to help you fulfil your potential. Week 1: Personal performance snowboarding course A five-day course led by a BASI trainer, designed to prepare the student for the following week's trainee instructor course. It includes coaching on high-speed, bumps, freeride, racing, steep slopes and off-piste. Week 2: BASI trainee instructor course This is a five-day course, the first level of BASI qualification, also led by a BASI trainer and covering snowboarding safely, planning, conducting and evaluating an instructing session, accident and emergency handling, understanding of how to improve personal and instructing performance and evaluation of strengths and weaknesses to date. Weeks 3 to 8: Ski school experience During this period you'll shadow qualified snowboard instructors for up to 12 hours each week as they teach; the student also receives six hours of personal-performance clinics to hone technical ability. Weeks 9 and 10: BASI instructor training course A 10-day continual-assessment course, led by a BASI trainer. Successful students will be able to snowboard to the required competent level and have the knowledge, ability and understanding to safely teach snowboarding on a marked, ski-patrolled area to the required level. At the end of this week students will normally travel together back to UK, although some students elect to stay on in resort and travel home at their own expense. This type of course is great fun, yet it is intense. Whilst attending the course you are based for 100% of the time in a snowsport environment. The intention is for all students to be immersed in the culture and way of life of a snowsport instructor and to be totally focused on the outcome. Our users say... "This course was both physically and psychologically demanding, but at the same time rewarding and valuable. Throughout the 10 weeks, I met some of the most entertaining and interesting people of all different ages and backgrounds. I made some great friends that I will always stay in contact with and will hopefully meet along the way in future seasons. And our hard work paid off: we are now certified Grade 3 instructors!" - Daisy Hatley. Is it for you? Students should be able to ride confidently on red runs coping with a variety of conditions, and have completed at least 16 weeks on snow. All prospective students are required to attend a half-day pre-selection to confirm that they meet the minimum technical standard. Pre-selections will be arranged at several venues, usually artificial slopes in UK, and are free of charge to anyone who has paid the initial deposit of £350. If a student wishes to attend a pre-selection before paying the initial deposit, there will be a charge of £20. Included in the cost of the course - Accommodation for 10 weeks in resort - Meals (provision varies depending on which location you choose) - Lift pass for the duration of the course (in most cases this is a full season pass) - BASI trainee instructor course - BASI instructor training course (formerly Grade 3) - First aid course - Snowboard preparation and maintenance - Ski school training - personal technical development - Shadowing and detailed ski school experience - Mountain safety and awareness - BASI manuals and course materials - Associate membership of BASI Click here >> for BASI's website, where you'll find more info about their courses. Alternatively call the number above or fill in the form below and BASI will get back to you. If you know which country you want to train in, please mention it in the 'Enquiries and comments' box. 0845 344 7617 BASI is the British Association of Snowsports Instructors: the governing body of ski and snowboard instruction in the UK. BASI's gap year courses have been designed as a dynamic fast-track route to becoming a qualified snowsport instructor. Courses run all over the World including the USA, New Zealand, France, Switzerland, Italy and Andorra.