8 week BASI Level 1 & 2
Summer Gap Course
Improve your skiing whilst gaining ski instructor qualifications with our
8 week 1 & 2 course in Zermatt this Summer.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will have completed all required elements for obtaining your BASI Level 2 Certificate: BASI Level 1 Exam, BASI Level 2 Exam, Child Protection Module, First Aid Course and 70 Shadowing Hours. as well as bonus qualifications such as the A1 German Certificate.
Our 8-week 1 and 2 ski instructor course is ideal for those looking for a way to spend a the Summer training and living in the Swiss Alps. It is a unique opportunity in Europe that allows you to ski and train high up on the glacier, complete your ski instructing exams, whilst enjoying summer activities in the afternoons and on the weekends. Whether you are on a career break, a gap course, looking to improve your skiing or thinking about ski instructor as a new career, we can help you achieve your goals.
8 week BASI Level 1 & 2 Ski Instructor Gap Course
Catered Hotel or Self-Catered Apartment Accommodation
1st July 2023 - 26th August 2023
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What’s Included
Up to 240 hours of on-snow coaching
Zermatt Lift pass for 8 weeks
Coaching from BASI Trainers and Fully Certified instructors
Self-catered apartment accommodation for 8 weeks
Weekly social events (For a full schedule, please get in touch directly)
Off-snow theory sessions and video analysis
Race Training in GS Gates
Training day with a Freestyle Coach
Weekly Personal Fitness training
Ski service facilities and training sessions
Two day First Aid Course
BASI Level 1 and Level 2 Exams
Child Protection Module
Ski School Shadowing and Snowsports School Experience
CV advice
Career and Recruitment advice pre- and during the course
Mentoring from Experienced Male and Female Instructors
Discounts on ski equipment and ski servicing
What’s Not Included
Accident and Travel Insurance
Travel to and from resort
Food and Drink
Ski equipment rental and servicing
Teaching Opportunities
We will provide you with recruitment help and advice both before and during the course in order to assist you in securing your winter teaching position so you can qualify and teach a winter season (subject to successful completion of the course, work permit and successful interview).
We work with a number of ski schools in Zermatt, and have a vast amount of industry experience within Europe. We will work hard to help you secure a job for the winter season. Your trainers also work as full time instructors within schools in the winter, and their expert teaching knowledge is invaluable if you’re thinking of starting a career as a ski instructor.
Please get in touch to discuss work opportunities as well as the current Swiss work permit situation. If you only have a British passport and you do not also have an EU passport, you might not be able to obtain a working permit - we will discuss this with you at length in advance. If this is the case, then you will only be eligible to remain in Switzerland for 90 days for the duration of the training programme but you would not be able to gain employment as a ski instructor. If you have an EU passport then you would be eligible to remain in Zermatt for an unrestricted duration, and after completing some simple paperwork you will also be granted a work permit to teach in the peak weeks.
Accommodation
Our trainee accommodation is located in a selection of 4* apartments in the centre of town in Haus Dent Blanche. The 4-star house Dent Blanche is located in the most central, yet quiet area of “Old Zermatt” (Hinterdorfstrasse) with the shops, restaurants, cinema, ski bus, mountain lifts and the railway station just a stroll away.
Each apartment is fully equipped and lovingly furnished in alpine style apartments offer a high quality of living.
All apartments are equipped with radio, Smart TV, DVD, Free WIFI, Fully equipped kitchen, Dishwasher, Nespresso machine, Filter coffee machine, Electric kettle, Bed linen, Towels, Bath, Shower, Balcony (furnished), Mountain views, lift in the house.
The house has a ski room with private ski lockers including boot heaters.
You will receive accommodation in a shared twin room for the full duration of your course included in the price of your course.
If you arrange your own accommodation, you will still receive the full training and events package. For more information on the accommodation, click below.
What to expect
An Example Week
Finding the right summer course
Do you already have your level 1?
Can’t commit to the full 8 weeks?
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