Entry Criteria
Students should arrive with an understanding of both the technical and teaching philosophy of BASI. Assessment will be continuous. The course content will be based on the current Alpine Level 2 Instructor Course outcomes and will include on and off snow activities.

Pre-requisites
The following pre-requisites must be met before attending an Alpine Level 2 Instructor course.
Students must have:

• Successful completion of the Alpine Level 1 Instructor Qualification
• Valid first aid and emergency certificate
• An additional 35 hours of shadow teaching is required between completion of the Alpine Level 1 Instructor course and application for the Alpine Level 2 Instructor course.
• Attended refresher course every 3 years
  (Important Note: 2nd 35 logged hours. BASI recommend shadow teaching hours, although this is a guideline).

Training synopsis
Alpine Level 2 Instructor Qualification consists of the following module;

• Technical and Teaching Training & Assessment

Outcome
Successful students will be able to ski to a competent level, and have the knowledge, ability and understanding to safely teach alpine skiing up to and including parallel standard on marked pistes. Individuals who do not reach the required level may be required to resit all or part of the course.

Certification and Issue of Alpine Level 2 Instructor Licence
A licence, which is renewable annually, can only be issued to a student who has fulfilled the following conditions.
The student must:

• Have successfully completed the Alpine Level 1 Instructor Qualification
• Have successfully completed both modules of the Alpine Level 2 Instructor Training course
• Be a minimum of 16 years old
• Hold a current First Aid certificate issued by an organization recognised by the Health and Safety Executive. The course must be a minimum of two days long / 12 hours duration
• Have paid the current full subscription fee
• Have 70 hours ski-school experience (note: 35hrs of these 70hrs relate to the Level 1 Instructor)
• Have attended a revalidation/refresher course every 3 years unless they have attended another BASI on snow training course
• Forward a copy of your disclosure certificate, if you have not already done so.  If required, click here for more information on how to apply for basic discloure.

Training Material
BASI strongly recommends that all students purchase a copy of the BASI Alpine & Generic Manuals before attending a course. This applies if you have received exemption from the Level 1 Instructor Course.

Course Dates
Please note that all course dates are on-snow dates, i.e. they do not include travel time to and from the course. Almost all of the courses run on snow from Monday through to Friday but many will start with a Sunday evening briefing. Two week courses have a two day weekend break in the middle of the course. Students may if they wish take this opportunity to attend a BASP First Aid course. Some courses have optional accommodation and travel packages available.

Insurance
Insurance, it is NOT included in the cost of the course.  Students are responsible for obtaining winter sports holiday insurance.  The majority of these policies which are availbe to the general public, do not cover the BASI course fee.

BASI Associate and Full members have access to a fanatstic offer for a speically-negotiated and desinged, worldwide annual multi-trip insurance policy to cover the specific requirements of BASI Members training, working, instructing, or teaching winter sports acitivites.  This offer is accessble by clicking 'insurance' in our members area.

• Make sure your policy covers for cancellation or curtailment and medical costs in case of accident..
• Always read the small print of your insurance policy document.