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Sail & Ski, Surf & Snowboard - the great Sydney and Vancouver combo. This 12 week programme provides the best of both worlds, leading to qualification as a sailing, windsurfing or surf instructor and as a ski or snowboard instructor. This is the route to paid work all year round on the beach and in the mountains.
Choose any one of our six week sail and board sports courses
- Dinghy Sailing Instructor Basic Traineeship
- Windsurf Instructor Basic Traineeship
- Surf Instructor/Lifesaving Basic Traineeship
and combine it with your choice of snow sports course - also six weeks
- Ski Instructor Fast-track
- Snowboard Instructor Fast-track
to get your fave Sea & Snow Instructor package.
Our Basic Traineeships are designed to allow maximum time for personal skills development on the water. The first two weeks provide intensive foundation training. We teach you how to sail or surf effectively and deliver essential courses in first aid and rescue boat training.
The middle two weeks are the core of the skill-building programme. You sail or surf under the guidance of expert coaches who guarantee to improve your performance on the water.
The final two weeks are devoted to instructor training and assessment. You will develop an imaginative approach to teaching and a good understanding of the theory that underlies it. We make sure you have time to learn and practise the necessary teaching techniques before being examined.
You now have a four week break - time to travel and explore Australia before heading up to Canada for your snow sports training on the slopes of Whistler and Blackcomb.
You start as a keen intermediate skier or rider and progress to CSIA Ski Instructor 1 & 2 or CASI Snowboard Instructor Level 1 & 2.
The programme is modular and the syllabus progressive. All candidates start with two weeks of ski or snowbard training, in preparation for the Level 1 instructor course in the third week. You will develop good interpersonal skills and learn the specific CSIA/CASI method for teaching beginners.
The programme continues with a further two weeks of skiing or riding and improvement training, leading to the Level 2 instructor assessment in your final week.
Whichever sport you choose, 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 the learn the latest techniques.










