As adventure capital of New Zealand, Queenstown is one our most popular destinations for instructor courses.
Queenstown is a bustling resort town that offers everything you could possibly need for a great winter season, from impressive resort areas, fun bars, restaurants and cafes to awesome accommodation overlooking the magnificent Lake Wakatipu.
Queenstown is home to two world-class ski fields. The Remarkables and Coronet Peak.
Short on time? Improve your technical ability, gain ski instructor qualifications, travel the world and shred every day.
Note: * This will incur additional costs. City Orientation is NOT available at Queenstown (New Zealand), Imagine Niseko (Japan), Niseko Village (Japan), Niseko GoSnow (Japan) & Rusutsu (Japan).
Note: * This will incur additional costs. City Orientation is NOT available at Queenstown (New Zealand), Imagine Niseko (Japan), Niseko Village (Japan), Niseko GoSnow (Japan) & Rusutsu (Japan).
Improve your riding ability, become a qualified snowboard instructor, travel the world and enjoy an epic gap year snowboarding.
Note: * This will incur additional costs. City Orientation is NOT available at Queenstown (New Zealand), Imagine Niseko (Japan), Niseko Village (Japan), Niseko GoSnow (Japan) & Rusutsu (Japan).
Note: * This will incur additional costs. City Orientation is NOT available at Queenstown (New Zealand), Imagine Niseko (Japan), Niseko Village (Japan), Niseko GoSnow (Japan) & Rusutsu (Japan).
Queenstown is the ultimate destination for a winter gap year. Many people travel here for a week or two and wind up staying for years. Queenstown is a welcoming, friendly place that you can't help falling in love with. Everything is within walking distance in town and there is an abundance of public walkways, cycle-ways and tracks to explore. The town buzzes in the daytime with tourists and goes off at night with a huge number of bars and music venues. To rest your weary legs, sit by an open fire and recap the powder days
EA have both ski and snowboard training courses available in Queenstown. Our training courses are based at Coronet Peak, but you will also have access to The Remarkables ski field, which you can enjoy on your days off. On a 5-week training course, you will train towards your Level 1 (or level 2 if you already hold a level 1 certification), on a 10-week course, you will also receive Level 2 training, first aid training and avalanche safety training. You can find a list of inclusions above.
As part of joining the 10 week training program you will have the opportunity to undertake an interview for a job position with NZSki for the following winter season – this will take place around the time of the level 2 exam. This forms part of the program for anyone interested in future employment. There are no guarantees here beyond an interview, but you will be given a great opportunity to put yourself forward.
In addition, If NZSki are on the look-out for employees after your level 2 exam for the final few weeks of the season we will let you know. This is seasonally dependent based on business levels and does not form part of the program, you will simply have the advantage of being present and available if opportunity arose, alongside having hopefully made a good impression with your trainers/NZSki staff.
Accommodation will be provided for the length of your chosen program.
The accommodation is a dorm style/hostel environment with shared facilities. Finding seasonal accommodation in Queenstown is extremely difficult, and with the accommodation provided you will have an enjoyable, sociable experience whilst living in a comfortable homely environment, with the flexibility to continue your stay at the end of the training/exam period for the remainder of the season and beyond. The perfect flexible option for your season in Queenstown.
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Obtain a globally recognised qualification with the NZSIA (New Zealand Ski Instructors Alliance) or SBINZ ( Snowboard Instruction New Zealand). The NZSIA and the SBINZ are a well-established, educational body that is internationally renowned for producing professional, knowledgeable instructors, with the capabilities to teach and ride at very high standards. They are both internationally recognised as a well-established, professional provider and has a reputation for high-quality and knowledge.
This means that NZSIA and SBINZ instructors are able to competently perform and teach on snow in many countries and conditions. This qualification can truly take you anywhere.
