Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance
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The Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance (CSIA), founded in 1938, is an association of more than 20,000 professional skiers
located across Canada
. The CSIA's purpose is to ensure a nationwide ski teaching standard that also promotes the importance of ski safety. It helps to develop effective skiing techniques and teaching methods.
The organization grants four levels of certification as well as several module certifications to ski instructors. Each successive level demonstrates competence in ski instruction, pedagogy
, as well as individual ski performance. As such, the highest level (four) is difficult to attain, with only a handful holding that level within each region.
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
located across Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The CSIA's purpose is to ensure a nationwide ski teaching standard that also promotes the importance of ski safety. It helps to develop effective skiing techniques and teaching methods.
The organization grants four levels of certification as well as several module certifications to ski instructors. Each successive level demonstrates competence in ski instruction, pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
, as well as individual ski performance. As such, the highest level (four) is difficult to attain, with only a handful holding that level within each region.
External links
- http://www.snowpro.comCanadian Ski Instructors' Alliance
- http://www.snowskool.co.ukSnowSkool