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GYC1270 - Snowboard/Freestyle Instructor Traineeship Country: Canada Cost: £6000.00 Please note: Flight & transfers. Self-catering accommodation so food costs must be taken into consideration. Kit can be hired locally if you don't have your own. Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation but does not include flight, insurance, food, kit, pickup from airport or visas   Duration: 11 weeks Company Rep Nearby: Monthly 0845 344 7524 or

 

	This placement would suit... Board fiends & gappers looking for seasonal work in the snowsports industry during their uni holidays. In association with the Canadian academy, YES Improvement, Flying Fish offers training programmes to lift your skiing or boarding up to instructor level. We deliver the ultimate snowsports course - advanced teaching, passion for the sport, superb skiing and riding and high qualifications - these course are the best in the business. If you're looking for professional instructor certification or just want to learn new techniques and improve your style in a dream setting then consider one of our Instructor Programmes or Improvement Courses at Whistler and Blackcomb, in beautiful British Columbia. Start as a keen intermediate and progress to Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors qualification as Snowboard Instructor Level 2, Disabled Instructor and Race Coach. With these certificates real job opportunities become available. During the 11 weeks of this course you will see dramatic improvement in your technical knowledge and ability on the slopes. We cover methods of detection and correction and help you to apply these to yourself as you learn the latest techniques. You start with two weeks of snowboard skills training in preparation for the instructor course in your third week. You will develop good interpersonal skills and learn the specific CASI method for teaching the sport to beginners. The programme continues with a further two weeks of riding and freestyle improvement training, leading to the Level 2 Instructor assessment in week six. The final five week period is devoted to your freestyle skills, race training and an in-depth seminar programme including Mountain Safety and Survival, Avalanche Awareness, Injury Prevention, Disability and Customer Service. At the end of the course your riding will be radical. Once qualified you can take advantage of the Flying Fish careers advice and job placement service to find positions in the snowsports industry all over the world. At the end of the course your snowboarding will be radical. Once qualified you can take advantage of the Flying Fish careers advice and job placement service to find positions in the snowsports industry all over the world. 0845 344 7524 Flying Fish: Flying Fish trains and recruits yacht skippers and sail, dive, surf, windsurf, kiteboard, ski and snowboard instructors. Join us in the UK, Australia, Canada, Greece, Cyprus or Egypt. Combine professional training with international adventure on courses from 2 to 18 weeks, then take advantage of our recruitment service to help you find a job and travel the world.