Instructor Training Programme
This program offers one of the best possibilities of gaining your NZSIA/SBINZ CSI Qualification, allowing you to instruct up to advanced beginner students (levels 1 and 2). The program is fairly intense, and you will have less time available to work on your own technique than the eleven week programs; however, with around 75 hours of on-snow instruction and your own free time to work on any technical aspects of your skiing or snowboarding, you will have ample chance to reach all the necessary standards.
One of the chief benefits of this program is that you are able to apply for a Japanese Working Holiday Visa before you arrive in Japan. This allows you to do paid snowboard/ski instruction at one of the ski schools after you have completed your course. The coordinator of the instructor programme is well connected with many of the ski schools in the area and can help you gain interviews.
The programme is intended to help you attain the SBINZ/NZSIA CSI Qualification. These are the New Zealand counterpart of Ski/Snowboard Instructor qualifications (instructing beginners and advanced beginners), allowing you to seek work in ski schools in New Zealand and other countries like the US.
What’s Included in the Programme
4 weeks shared accommodation and breakfast
- All professional Instruction (up to 75 hours of on-snow training)
- Return Airport Transfers and Welcome Party
- NZSIA/SBINZ registration fees, manual and CSI exam fees
- One-month pass for the Niseko ski areas (two different areas)
- Video analysis session
- Ski school top
- Back Country Safety and Avalanche Awareness Course
- 24 hour emergency support
What’s Not Included in the Programme
International flights to Japan
- Some meals
- Health and travel insurance, which must cover you for winter sports training. You will need to purchase out of ski area insurance to cover when you are out of the ski area boundary (can be bought locally in Japan).
- Working Holiday Visa if desired
- Equipment and Clothing
- Internet/e-mail access or telephone calls
- Any excursions or activities above the itinerary
Prices & Durations
Japan Ski and Snowboard CSI Course - 4 week CSI Ski Instructor Course £3,519
