Qualification levels

The CSIA, CASI, PSIA, AASI Level 1 qualification will enable you to teach beginners and early intermediates mainly in North America or Canada.

The CSIA, CASI Level 2 qualification would enable you to teach in various countries around the world. These include Australia, New Zealand, South America, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Andorra and Spain. France, however, is an exception.

The NZSIA Stage One is also a recognised qualification, enabling you to gain employment in the USA, Canada and some areas of Europe. If you want the endless winter, New Zealand and Australia have some great work opportunities also.

Once certified, what are your future options?

Once you become a certified ski or snowboard instructor through Crystal International Academy, you will have a number of options:

Stay in resort?

If you’re looking to do the short 5 week CSIA/CASI Level 1 course and wish to stay in resort for a season, there may be an opportunity for you to work for Lake Louise Ski & Snowboard School after the course has completed. Kevin Eaton, Assistant Director at Lake Louise Ski & Snowboard School) has stated:

  

"Anyone who has trained with our top Pros, skied for weeks at our world class resort, and has committed to living and working in Canada for the season is guaranteed an employment interview. How could we not hire you?! "

- Kevin Eaton - Assistant Director Lake Louise Ski and Snowboard School

*** to be hired each successful candidate must obtain their own work permit prior to travel, successfully pass the level 1 CSIA or CASI course - and successfully complete an employment interview

The 5 week CSIA/CASI Level 1 ski and snowboard instructor training courses at Lake Louise will run from 14th November - 19th December 2008. It would be a great way to spend a gap year or season training, living and working at a world class resort! Please contact us on 0871 971 0376 for further information.

Return to resort?

Many of our delegates return to the resort where they previously trained to work as a ski or snowboard instructor, as the nature of the courses have mutual benefits for both the ski and snowboard schools and your own personal development. After spending up to 12 weeks of training with the instructors, you will be considered a potential asset to the ski and snowboard school, possessing the relevant skills, knowledge and experience of how they operate on a day to day basis.

Set your sights on a new resort?

Qualifications gained through a Crystal International Academy course can see you working as an instructor in various countries around the world. You may wish to expand your horizons and seek employment at another resort, and we can offer advice, help or assistance with this.

New instructor placement scheme with Smugglers Notch & Killington Mountain Resort

From 2007/08, we are excited to offer people who have qualified through Crystal International Academy courses instructor positions for a season (Nov-Apr) at Smugglers Notch and Killington resort in Vermont, USA. For a standard fee, assistance in obtaining the H-2B visa for temporary work in the USA will be provided for you, along with travel insurance, legal fees, and other support services. In order to apply, you will need to complete the relevant application paperwork and also attend a visa interview at the US Embassy in London prior to obtaining the visa. If you are interested in these instructor placements, please contact us on 0871 971 0376 and we will provide further details to you. Applications for these instructor positions are processed in May/June for the following winter season.

Do something different?

The qualifications you attain on the courses will stay with you for life, so you may wish to do something completely different and then use your qualification sometime in the future. A short refresher course may be required.