The Highest Level Worldwide Recognition- The World's Elite Skiers  
The ISTD modules are an enhancement to our highest level Teacher qualification in order to bring the qualification up to the competency level required in the European market place.

PLEASE NOTE: For information on applying for your Equivalence or Carte Pro, please look at the bottom of this section.

International Ski Teacher Diploma

Pre Requisites

• Ski Teacher ISIA Certificate
• Attended refresher training or another BASI course
• 200 Logged Teaching hours
• Valid first aid and emergency procedure certificate

Training Synopsis

• Technical Training & Assessment
• Teaching Training & Assessment
• European Mountain Security
• European Speed Test
• Research Project
• Interview

European Speed Test
Please refer to "Eurotest Section" for all information and dates.

European Mountain Security
This course is in two parts. The first is a four day training period which will have a maximum of  6 students per group. The second part of this module will be a 3-day assessment with a maximum of 4 students per group.

Pre Requisites
Between attending the 4-day training and the 3-day assessment courses, students must have completed a minimum of 6 days of quality day-touring where students have been practising the role of leading, decision making and navigation. Map reading, snow profiling, transceiver searching and the use of ropes must already be very competent.
European Mountain Safety Log Sheet Click Here

Students will be able to book onto the Assessment course without having completed the logged days, but proof of these logged days must be given to the Guide on the first night at the welcome meeting.
If proof of these logged days is not given to the Guide, the student will not be allowed to proceed with this course and no monies paid will be refunded.

For a full equipment and reading list Click Here

There will be a written paper on:

• Knowledge of safety
• Off-piste skiing
• Mountain weather and environment

There will be a practical test on:
Preparation for and carrying out an off-piste itinerary

• Appropriate route selection
• Assessment of hazardous terrain, snow stability, slope profiles, etc
• Appropriate actions in an emergency/avalanche situation

Qualification Limitations
The European Mountain Security module (EMS) represents the minimum level of skill and competency to lead and teach people skiing and snowboarding whilst off-piste. This includes outside patrolled and controlled areas of a ski area. The module is designed to meet the needs of Snowsport Instructors who are normally leading short (1-day) local (near controlled ski areas) routes. BASI strongly recommends that you consolidate these skills and competencies by gaining substantial additional relevant experience and practise before taking
responsibility for others in a leading role off-piste.
The EMS does not provide the skills to lead on routes which will include the use of crampons, ice axes, ropes or encounters on-glaciated terrain. When students have paid the deposit for this module they will be sent a copy of their workbook for the course. It is essential to attend the course with the workbook. If students arrive without the workbook, they will be charged for a second copy. (If they then return an unused copy, a reimbursement will be given for the cost of the workbook)

Research Project
Students are required to submit a research project. It will be marked on the following areas, length (3,000 to 4,000 words), bibliography, quality of print, grammar, presentation, layout, drawings/diagrams, research, accuracy, originality, personalisation and conclusion. The subject matter for your project needs to relate to the Snowsport industry, but it also needs to be something that would be useful for your peers to read and should relate in some way to the profession of Snowsport teaching. If you are in any doubt about the acceptability of your chosen subject matter, please contact the office and we can advise you.
Exceptional projects may be published in the BASI News.
Please send your research project via email to basi@basi.org.uk and it will be passed on to the correct department for marking.

Click Here for Project Conditions

200 Logged, signed Teaching Hours
This is a prerequisite for attending the teaching and technical modules. Each student must complete 200 logged teaching hours, which must be submitted to the BASI office a minimum of 10 working days before the technical or teaching modules start date. Logged hours must be signed off by the relevant ski/snowboard school manager.

Interview
Students are to attend a final interview on completion of all the above modules.

Outcome
On successful completion of the International Ski Teacher Diploma training and assessment modules, students are qualified to the level required for mutual recognition in France, Austria and Italy. Students intending to work in these countries will still be required to apply and register to work in accordance with the relevant national authorities. The International Ski Teacher Diploma licence qualifies the student to teach up to parallel skiing and beyond. This includes techniques and tactics for bumps, steeper terrain, higher speeds and variable conditions within the marked pistes and off piste apart from on glaciated terrain.

Certification and Issue of International Ski Teacher Diploma Licence
An International Ski Teacher Diploma licence, which is renewable annually, can only be issued to a student who has fulfilled the following conditions.
The students must:

• Have completed and passed all modules of the International Ski Teacher Diploma training
• Hold a current First Aid certificate issued by an organisation recognised by the Health and Safety Executive. The course must be a minimum of 2 days long or 14hrs duration.
• Have paid the current subscription fee
• Have attended refresher training or another BASI course
• Be 21 years of age or older
• Forward a copy of your disclosure certificate, if you have not already done so. If require click here for more information on how to apply for a basic disclosure

Exemptions
Any student wishing to apply for exemption from any aspect of the training, at any level, must submit an application to the Training and/or Operations Manager c/o the BASI office.

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

BASI Associate and Full members have access to a fantastic offer for a specially-negotiated and designed, worldwide annual multi-trip insurance policy to cover the specific requirements of BASI members training, working, instructing.or teaching winter sports activities.  The offer is accessible by clicking on 'insurance' in your 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
  

Applying for Equivalence & Carte Professional

Once you have finished your full ISTD qualification, the first step to being able to work in France is applying for your Attestation d’Equivalence (Dossier de Candidature)

Attestation D’Equivalence
To apply for this you need to send the following documents to the address below:

• Photocopy of you ISTD Certificate
• Photocopy of your Eurospeed test certificate
• Photocopy of your Passport
• 2 Passport photos
• A letter with the reasons of why you want your Equivalence
• Equivalence application form (Download French one and fill in)
• Self addressed, stamped envelope

Address:
M. Marc Vernier
Responsable des Demandes D’Equivalence
Ministere de la Jeunesse et Des Sports
11, Avenue Paul Verlaine
BP 2428
Grenoble 38034

This will normally take anything from a month to 3 months, depending on the time of year that you apply for it. Once you receive this, you can then apply for your Carte Pro.

Equivalence Application Form French & English

Carte Professionnelle
For your Carte Pro, you need to apply for this in the region that you are planning on working in.
All of the following documents need to be sent to the Jeunesse d’Sport in that region;

• Photocopy of your Attestation D’Equivalence
• Photocopy of your Passport
• 2 Passport photos
• Self addressed, stamped envelope
• Medical Certificate (needs to state that you are fit and healthy to teach sport)
• Police Report (if French Bulletin No3, normally takes 10 days and last 3 months)
• Carte Pro application form (Download French one and fill in) some regions could have different forms, but we have been told that this form is valid for all.

For your Carte Pro to come back, it can take anything from 10 days to 2 months, depending on regions.

Carte Professionnelle Application Form French & English

For more information on the region that you want to apply for, go to; the Jeunesse D’Sport main website, there you can choose the County that you want and then the region. http://www.jeunesse-sports.gouv.fr/