New Zealand Certificate in Intermediate Snowschool Instruction (Applied) (Level 5)
Sport & Recreation
A course by
Te Mahi Ako
This 10-month Level 5 certificate is for current snowschool instructors who want to teach intermediate ski, snowboard, telemark ski, or cross-country ski skills. The programme builds advanced instructional skills and aligns with industry standards.
Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
It will take a total of 43 weeks
Core skills this course teaches
Deliver effective intermediate snowsport lessons
Plan, implement, and evaluate snowsport instruction lessons for intermediate learners in ski, snowboard, telemark, or cross-country ski.
Self-evaluate instructional performance
Review and reflect on one's own performance as a snowschool instructor to support professional growth.
Develop competence in a secondary snowsport discipline
Attain beginner-level skills in an alternative snow sport discipline to broaden instructional capability.
What You're Signing Up For
The New Zealand Certificate in Intermediate Snowschool Instruction (Applied) (Level 5) equips current snowschool instructors to teach intermediate-level skills in ski, snowboard, telemark, or cross-country skiing. Developed in conjunction with the New Zealand Snowsports Instructors Alliance (NZSIA), this qualification covers planning, delivering, and evaluating lessons, as well as health and safety, customer service, time management, and business development. Learners complete core modules and can specialise through elective modules in various disciplines or business development. Assessment is workplace-based and the programme is available only through specific employers.
Course Content
- Planning, implementing, and evaluating snowsport instruction lessons
- Reviewing own performance as a snowschool instructor
- Developing beginner competence in an alternative snowsport discipline
- Health and safety
- Customer service
- Time management
- Elective: Safely teaching advanced parallel turns (Ski)
- Elective: Safely teaching carving, freestyle, and off-piste (Snowboard)
- Elective: Safely teaching linked parallel telemark turns (Telemark)
- Elective: Safely teaching classic and skate technique (Cross-Country Skiing)
- Business Development elective: Creating, executing and evaluating a business plan
- Business Development elective: Developing and managing a marketing strategy
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Snowsports
Outdoor Recreation
Education
Future employment opportunities might be
Intermediate Snowschool Instructor (Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Cross-Country Ski)
Specialist instructor in selected discipline
Roles in snowsport instruction businesses