Cardrona Ski Instructor Course - New Zealand

Product Details

Why take a course?
International Academy operates 10 week ski instructor training courses in partnership with Cardrona High Performance Centre, New Zealand.

The courses will enable you to:

• transform your personal skiing skills through a quality instructor training programme with the Cardrona High Performance Centre instructors
• experience Cardrona Alpine Resort - one of New Zealand’s premier resorts
• attain the Certificate in Snowsports Instruction (CSI) and NZSIA Stage One qualifications
• qualify over the summer in order to work the winter season!

Our instructor training programmes have been running successfully with Cardrona High Performance Centre for over 8 years. The instructors at Cardrona HPC are very proud of their coaching techniques and they look forward to sharing their skills and passion for teaching snowsports with you.

Dates
09 July 2009 - 19 September 2009

Cardrona Alpine Resort - the resort
"Higher, Drier and Naturally Better". This is the slogan of Cardrona Alpine Resort, located between Wanaka and Queenstown in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Cardrona is a high resort with wide open slopes, renowned among skiers and snowboarders for dry, natural snow, and a reliable season that runs from late June to early October. Its extensive ski area, large open basins, halfpipes, gravity cross course and terrain park trails make it a popular playground for freestyle skiers and boarders.

The courses
You will have approximately 20 hours per week of quality instruction provided through Cardrona High Performance Centre, and you will also have plenty of spare time to yourself to enjoy the mountains. You will be taught in small groups of up to 8 people per instructor. Not only will you see a vast improvement in your own technique, you will also be given the tools to become an effective teacher and share your expertise with others. Our courses will provide you with an insight into the service side of the industry, how ski and snowboard schools function, plan lessons, and you will also get to shadow instructors. To complement the instruction, a first aid course, backcountry course, and ski/snowboard tuning clinics are also included.

Accommodation - Alpine Motel Apartments
The Alpine Motel Apartments are located centrally in the town of Wanaka and you do have the choice of either a studio or a two bedroom unit. All units provide self-contained and spacious accommodation, full kitchens, en suite facilities, Sky TV, magnificent mountain views in quiet garden surroundings, and a short 2-5 minute walk to the town centre or the lake. There is also a large laundry, ski storage/drying/waxing room, internet kiosk and wireless internet in most of the units.

Food arrangements:
Weekday breakfasts (cooked) will be provided at the accommodation and weekday evening meals will be provided at a variety of different restaurants in Wanaka. There are plenty of shops, bars restaurants and other resort amenities including a cinema to keep you occupied in Wanaka over the season.

Wanaka - the town
Wanaka is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park. The town is part of the Queenstown-Lakes District and was originally settled during the gold rush excitement of the 19th century. It is situated at the southern end of Lake Wanaka. It appeals to both adventure lovers and resort-minded travellers. There's loads to do including fishing in the river valleys, hiking in summer and skiing in winter, playing the elevated golf course overlooking Lake Wanaka, and sampling wine from an area vineyard. The town also hosts Warbirds over Wanaka, the largest three-day air show in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to the growing tourism business, the population in Wanaka has grown 50% in 10 years.

The package
The cost of the courses include:

• Flights
• Airport transfers
• Accommodation (shared)
• Weekday breakfasts (cooked)
• Weekday evening meals
• Resort transfers (if applicable)
• Season lift pass
• Services of a representative
• Instructor training (approximately 20 hours per week)
• NZSIA Certificate in Snowsports Instruction (CSI) course/exam
• NZSIA Stage One course/exam
• National Governing Body manuals/materials
• First Aid Course
• Backcountry Course
• Shadowing instructors/work experience
• Video analysis and feedback
• Theory sessions
• Ski and snowboard tuning clinics
• Ski jacket
• Professional photography - group/action shots
• Job search assistance/advice

The prospects
Upon successful completion of your course, you are in a great position to get a job. Teaching skiing and snowboarding is a very rewarding profession. You get to share your passion for the sport, live in the mountains, travel to new countries, and of course ski or ride everyday and get paid for it.

The NZSIA Certificate in Snowsport Instruction (CSI) will enable you to teach beginners and early intermediates in New Zealand whereas the NZSIA Stage One can see you working in various countries around the world including the USA, Canada and some areas of Europe.

Cardrona High Performance Centre has instructors from all over the world and because of this, there are some great networking opportunities and they may even be able to help find you a position. It’s never too early to start looking for a job, especially if you want to work in the northern hemisphere after you finish your training course! If you want the endless winter, New Zealand and Australia have some great opportunities also!

Why choose International Academy
The International Academy has been running ski and snowboard instructor training courses in Cardrona for many years. Now part of the TUI Travel PLC Group of Companies, you can travel to resort safe in the knowledge that you have the backing and support of a leading international leisure travel Group with full ATOL bonding and financial protection.

For some, our courses will enable you to develop and improve your skills in the activity you love and gain recognised instructor qualifications. For others, the courses may be the catalyst for an exciting new career.

In short, you will reap the rewards from a high quality personal development programme. You will also get to meet a diverse range of people and probably make friends for life. Whatever your motivations may be for choosing an International Academy course, you’re sure to benefit from a memorable, rewarding and potentially life-changing experience.

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Our users say
"The trip as a whole was an amazing experience, and one I would definitely do again if the chance arose! I have made many new friends in the process, where a number of us have already planned to go on a holiday together. The training that was given out in New Zealand was outstanding, and all of the trainers deserve a big thank you for their commitment in making us all ski/snowboard instructors. The location of the course was excellent - so different from the European scenery and way of life. If you love scenery you have to do a 15,000 ft sky dive over Lake Wanaka - it was pure breathtakingly beautiful".
Andrew Davidson, Cardrona, New Zealand 2007