SNOWBOARD LEVEL 3

Our snowboard level three qualification is aimed at the intermediate class and private lesson instructor.

This qualification is suitable for experienced, working, level two certified instructors who would like to teach more advanced progressions.

COURSE

The five-day course covers the skills needed to teach intermediate riders strategies for refined turns through to the introduction of freestyle and situational riding.

The course covers topics such as; class handling, safety, technical information, rider analysis, riding and demonstrating ability all based around the performance of steering and carving as used in the Australian teaching system.

COURSE PREREQUISITES

• Be a current member
• Be employed by a professional snowsports school in Australia or abroad
• Passed all units of the snowboard level two exam (or have been approved for RPL)
• Have a minimum of one full-time season of instructing experience

EXAM

The three-day exam utilises both the station assessment type for riding and demonstration tasks and the group scenario assessment type for teaching tasks. 

There is one National exam that operates in September and rotates between the resorts. Please check the APSI Course & Event Calendar for the date and location.

EXAM PREREQUISITES

• Have completed all units of the snowboard level three course
• Be employed by a professional snowsports school in Australia or abroad
• Have a minimum of 100 hours teaching experience
• Have completed a minimum of 25 hours of in-house training with an APSI approved snowsport school (in addition to the course)