Ski Level Three Certification
The Ski Level Three Certification is for instructors wanting to progress within the Snowsports industry to teaching students in all-mountain situations. The Level Three Ski Instructor is certified to teach all levels up to advanced/expert skiers.
The modules for the Ski Level Three Certification are listed below. Candidates should be expert skiers that can ski dynamically at speed on and off-piste in a variety of turn sizes and shapes.
Summary
Length: two 3-day workshops and a 4-day exam.
Certification resource: The NZSIA Ski Instructor’s Manual is required reading for this course.
Pre-requisites for the pre-courses:
- You must be an associate member or full member
- Hold Ski Level Two Certification or foreign equivalent (view the complete prerequisites and equivalency doc here)
- Completed current versions of the NZSIA Ski Level one and Level Two eLearnings.
Pre-requisites for the exam:
- Attended both the Skiing and Teaching workshops
Required modules to complete the Level Three Certification:
These can be completed in in any order:
- Pass the level three ski and teach exam
- Complete two of the following Certifications:
- Race One/Freeski Level One/Childrens Level One
- Or a second discipline (Snowboard, Adaptive, Telemark or Cross-Country Level One) plus one of Race One/Freeski Level One/Childrens Level One
- Foreign equivalents are accepted upon application
Assessment Process
Candidates’ skiing is assessed during the 4-day exam and will include demonstrations, skill drills, plus on and off-piste skiing. The teaching is assessed during two minimum 40-minute-long lesson presentations for advanced and expert skiers to other members of the group. Candidates’ movement analysis, lesson planning skills, and technical knowledge are assessed indoors during a 40-minute session using a video clip, followed by a technical discussion with two examiners.
Click here for NZSIA Level Three Practice Videos
Testimonials
Name: Michelle Simpson
Course and Resort: Ski Level Three Certification at Treble Cone
“After many years of failing the Stage Two exam (now Ski Level Three Certification), the experience of receiving my results envelope was not new to me, but seeing the certificate within was. After many years of racing I joined Turoa Snow School in 1999 thinking a few years of teaching would be fun, 11 seasons later I can’t think of anything I would rather be doing than passing on the passion of snowsports to others. Gaining my Level Three has closed old rusty doors and opened brand new ones, not to mention left a permanent smile. Cheers to all the Examiners and friends that have travelled this journey with me, it was long and hard but worth the effort.”