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The Interski Snowsport School Gap Course / Intensive Training Course

What is the Interski Snowsport School Intensive Training / Gap Course?

An Interski BASI Intensive Training Course provides a fast track opportunity to:

- Launch a snowsport career in one season
- Take a break from your current job
- Spend a great gap year before going on to further education
- Make a career change at short notice
- Obtain an internationally recognised qualification

Our courses are designed to include everything you could possibly require to achieve your goal of becoming a BASI Level 2 Ski Instructor. We are so confident in the training we provide that we guarantee you work upon qualification.

But it's not just all about the training. It's about seeing new places, meeting new people and making friends for life. And what better place to do it than in the heart of the Alps with one of the most renowned snowsport schools in the world?

How much does the Intensive Training / Gap Course cost and what is included?

The course costs £5,449 and lasts for nine weeks

If you are shopping around, you may be wondering how we can offer this course for approximately £1,000 less than our competitors. The answer is simple... Interski is the biggest UK tour operator in the Aosta Valley. We pass on to you the benefit of our bulk purchasing power. It's all about giving more people the opportunity to teach for us.

The course includes as standard everything detailed below:

- Five day personal technical training
- BASI Level 1 course
- BASI Level 2 course
- BASI manuals and course materials
- BASI child protection module
- BASI associate membership fee
- Two day first aid course
- Video analysis for personal performance
- Minimum of six hours weekly training
- Full medical insurance
- Transport to and from resort
- Half board accommodation
- Snack lunch vouchers to use in our partner restaurants on the mountain, seven days a week
- Season lift pass
- Ski tech familiarisation sessions
- Access to ski servicing equipment
- Interski discount card offering reductions in numerous shops around Aosta (including ski/snowboard shops)

And just to prove we are head and shoulders above the rest, we include the following absolutely free!

- Guarantee of one weeks paid teaching on successful completion of your BASI assessment
- A dedicated mentor
- The opportunity to become involved with a major tour operator
- Work experience opportunities within various resort positions
Interski Snowsport School Gap Course / Intensive Training Course

What is the programme for the Intensive Training / Gap Course?

The course follows the programmes as set out below:

Week 1 - Personal Performance Skiing Course
A five day course led by a BASI Trainer, designed to prepare the student for the following week's Level 1 Ski Instructor course. It includes an introduction to the central theme and the four strands.
Week 2 - BASI Level 1 Ski Instructor Course
A five day course leading to the first level of BASI qualification. Also led by a BASI trainer, it covers skiing safely, planning, conducting and evaluating a teaching session, accident and emergency handling, understanding of how to improve personal and teaching performance, and an evaluation of strengths and weaknesses to date.
Weeks 3 to 7 - Snowsport School Experience
During this period you will shadow qualified instructors for over 14 hours each week as they teach. You will also receive six hours per week of personal performance clinics to hone technical ability.
Weeks 8 and 9 - BASI Level 2 Ski Instructor Course
A ten day continual assessment course, led by a BASI Trainer. Successful students will be able to ski to the required level, have the knowledge, ability and understanding tos afely teach alpine skiin on a marked, patrolled area. The fortnight also includes delivery of the BASI Child Protection Module.

When does the Intensive Training / Gap Course Begin?

We are running two intensive training / gap courses this coming winter. Each gap course will follow the programme as set out above. The starting dates are as follows:

Course One
Course commences on 13th December 2009
Course Two
Course commences on 3rd January 2010

Frequently Asked Questions

Is your course run by BASI trainers?
Yes, all courses will be delivered by a BASI trainer.
 
Does your package include food?
Breakfast, snack lunch and evening meals are all included in the price of your course. We will even contribute to your celebratory meal at the end of your course!
 
Do you offer twin-share, en-suite accommodation?
Yes. The 3* Hotel Bus is one of many quality hotels used by Interski in the Aosta Valley. The hotel's central location means you can be wandering through the cobbled streets of Aosta within minutes - they're on your doorstep.
 
Does your package include the required 70 hours of snowsport school work experience?
We guarantee a minimum of 70 hours with the opportunity to do many more hours (up to 150 classes, Mon-Sat, every week).
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