BASI

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Founded in 1963, The British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) is your go-to organization for training and licensing snowsport instructors and coaches in the UK. If you’ve ever taken a ski lesson from a British instructor, there’s a good chance your instructor was BASI-qualified.

BASI is all about supporting our members. Here’s what we offer:

Training & Qualifications: We provide professional training and Qualfications Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Adaptive, and Cross-Country disciplines.
Global Opportunities: Our qualifications are recognized worldwide, opening doors for teaching and coaching jobs across the globe.
Ongoing Development: We offer continuous professional development programs to keep your skills sharp.
Member Perks: Enjoy a range of benefits designed to add value to your membership.

Every year, we run over 300 courses both in the UK and abroad. Our modular qualification system starts at Level 1 and goes up to the Level 4 International Snowsports Teaching Diploma (ISTD), all aligned with the Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework (SCQF).

Our partnership with the University of Edinburgh ensures that each BASI course is valued and recognized. This helps employers, other professional associations, colleges, and universities to understand and appreciate the level of training our instructors receive.

BASI instructors are a major success story in the UK snowsports scene. As of 2015, we have 6,000members working in 38 countries worldwide. Our qualifications are internationally respected, and we’re proud members of the International Ski Instructors Association (ISIA).

Come and speak to us if you’d like to be part of a dynamic, global community dedicated to excellence in snowsports instruction!