Post School Gap Year- Boarders - Qualifications

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APRÁS SCHOOL GAP YEAR: TRIPS, TRAVEL, FRENCH AND FUN

Ski le Gap is the only snow school to offer such a wide variety of training in teaching, freestyle, half-pipes and race coaching.

Qualifications

Canada is one of the World's major skiing countries and all qualifications gained at Ski le Gap are fully endorsed by the Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance (CSIA). This means the qualifications are recognised around the world.

The holder of any CSIA qualification is qualified to teach anywhere in the world, and many Ski le Gap alumni carve out successful teaching careers, or just use the opportunity to travel and teach for a season or two. Ski le Gap will even help you find employment after completing their course.

Intensive Training (Nov - Dec)

In our one month course you will train to get the level 1 CSIA which will allow you to teach beginners up to the intermediate level.

Ultimate Experience

With three months to train and improve Ski le Gap's Ultimate course gives skiers a huge range of options. By having small class sizes that change weekly we can accept a full range of abilities and still stimulate the advanced skiers without alienating the beginners.

Once you have gained the level 1 CSIA, your options really open up. You can go on to your level II CSIA or you might be interested in race coaching, perhaps riding the rails in the park or flying in the half pipe interests you more. At Ski le Gap you are given the choice to not only push your limits in all the above fields of skiing but also to gain well respected teaching certifications into them.

Below is a summary of the Certifications offered:

Level I CSIA:
An entry level course that allows you to teach beginners up to the intermediate level.
Level 2 CSIA:
An advanced course that allows you to teach intermediates up to the advanced level.
Race Coaching Level I:
Allows you to coach junior race teams.
Freestyle Level I:
Allows you to teach the basics of freestyle.
Canadian Association of Disabled Skiers Level I:
Allows you to teach people with a severe disability the joys of the movement of skiing. The course shows you how to ski blind, with one ski as well as guiding a sit ski and much more!
Cross-over to CASI level I:
Skiers have a unique opportunity to "Cross over" to the snowboard side near the end of the course and gain their Level I CASI. The level I CASI allows you to teach boarding to beginners up to the intermediate level.
Mountain First Response:
Train with the Ski Patrolers to become an assistant patroller. Offers basic firs aid for on the slopes as well as what to do in case of an accident and how to prevent accidents while teaching.
CSIA Level III:
For extremely good skiers, Ski le Gap offers you the opportunity to gain this further qualification, it is a very high standard to obtain and for that reason it is only offered in the extra two weeks. This qualification opens up many doors to ski schools around the world…

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