Snowboard Instructor Courses
Train to become certified as a globally recognised CASI snowboard instructor. Open the door to more career opportunities in the snowsports industry, improve your riding and ability to teach others.
Locations:
Courses are available at various locations across Japan. Please search for the location that suits you the best.
Translated Courses:
Courses are available in English, Native Chinese and translated Chinese.
Please note, not all courses are available in all languages.
Late Registrations:
CASI have introduced late registrations fees. Registrations within 15 days of the course have an extra fee of 10%.
Travel & Accommodation:
We advise not to book accommodation or travel until you have received a confirmation email from CASI that the course will run. Minimum numbers are required for courses to be confirmed. JOI will do their best to ensure all courses run as scheduled.
CASI Member Fees:
Member fees must be paid if you are an existing CASI Member. This includes any course that is not a L1, including retests. We cannot process your registration if your member fees are not up to date.
Course Registration:
JOI will normally register candidates in the CASI database approximately four weeks before the course begins. Once registered, you will be able to complete the e-prep and download the course materials through your CASI profile.
Level 1
The CASI Level 1 course is designed for strong intermediate snowboarders who want to begin teaching. Candidates develop their riding, lesson planning, communication and beginner teaching skills through a combination of on-snow training and indoor sessions.
Successful candidates are certified to teach beginner snowboarders up to the Novice Turn level and receive feedback to support their continued development.
Select a location below to view available courses
Duration:
3 days for native-language courses / 4 days for translated courses
Course fee:
Varies by language and location. The price is shown with each course listing.
Languages offered:
English, Mandarin Chinese and French
Please review the full course information, requirements and policies before booking by clicking button below.
Hakuba
CASI Level 2
Snowboard Instructor Level 2 Course
The CASI Level 2 Instructor certification is for any snowboarder that has passed the Level 1 certification, and has an interest in teaching more experienced snowboarders. CASI recommends that Level 2 candidates have prior experience teaching snowboarding in a snow school setting (approximately 45 hours) before attempting the Level 2 certification. This is not a mandatory requirement, and all Level 1 members are welcomed on the course, however, it is recommended in order to help ensure success on the Level 2 evaluations.
The goal of the Level 2 course is to develop a skills-based teaching approach for intermediate snowboarding, as well as an understanding of CASI technique and methodology, and the role of snowboard teaching within the industry. It combines practical snowboard teaching methods, technical understanding and development, as well as development of guest interaction and technical analysis skills.
Candidates will receive coaching on their riding and teaching skills, with the goal of reaching the Level 2 standard in both areas. They will also receive suggestions and strategies for long-term development. The successful candidate is certified to teach snowboarders up to the intermediate level (skills and terrain).
Course Duration: 4 Days Native Speaker / 7 days Translator
Course Fee: ¥140,000 (4 days) / ¥180,000 (7 days)
Pre-Requisites: Level 1 Instructor / Language fluency / Competent riding advanced and ungroomed terrain & control carving in intermediate terrain
Languages offered: English, Chinese Mandarin, French
Progression: Level 3 & Park instructor
Casi Courses
CASI Level 3
Snowboard Instructor Level 3 Course
The CASI Level 3 Instructor certification is for advanced snowboarders who have passed the Level 2 certification as well as the Park 1 Instructor certifciation, and have an interest in teaching advanced students and begin to train other instructors. The goal of the Level 3 course is to develop a skills-based and situational teaching approach for high-level snowboarding. Also, an understanding of CASI technique and methodology and an introduction to instructor training will be developed. It combines practical snowboard teaching methods, technical understanding and development, as well as development of analysis and session planning skills.
Candidates will receive coaching on their riding and teaching skills, with the goal of reaching the Level 3 standard in three areas: instructor training skills, riding skils (all-mountain freeriding and basic freestyle) and teaching skills. They will also receive suggestions and strategies for long-term development. The successful candidate is certified to teach snowboarders up to the advanced level and lead introductory instructor training sessions. Level 3 is a pre-requisite for the Level 4 certification.
The Level 3 course is delivered in two phases: a course phase where material is presented, and an evaluation phase where exams are conducted. Candidates will leave the course phase with clear feedback regarding performance and potential. Candidates must register for the course and exams portions separately, and are encouraged to take the exams at a later date to allow for training and development time following the course portion.
Course Duration: 5 Days Course / 3 days Evaluation
Course Fee: ¥###,000
Pre-Requisites: Level 2 & Park 1 Instructor / Language Fluency / Competent riding ability in all terrain types & basic freestyle park
Languages offered: English
Progression: Level 4 & Park 2 instructor / Evaluator Instructor
Casi Courses
PARK Level 1
Snowboard Instructor Course - Eng & Chinese
You should take the CASI Park Level 1 course if you are a Level 1 instructor with a love of freestyle snowboarding. You should have a desire to introduce new students to snowboarding in the park safely and successfully. You should also be confident and comfortable both communicating and demonstrating in front of a group.
Course Duration: 2 Days Totalling a minimum 12 hours inc. evaluation
Course Fee: ¥110,000 (2 days)
Pre-Requisites: Fluent in course language / Level 1 Instructor / Able to demonstrate competent riding in Intermediate terrain & basic park features
Languages offered: English, French
Progression: Level 2 Instructor & Level 2 Park instructor
Casi Courses
CASI Course Retests
Enquire for retest days L1, L2, L3 & Park
Re-Tests can be done in 2 ways.
1. JOI will try to organise a special 1 day retest for all re-test students at the same time. Please check the schedule for Special Re-Test days
2. If there is a space on a scheduled course then we may be able to add you to the course as a re-test student subject to availability.
Please contact us here to let us know the date and location of your preferred re-test.
Level 1 Re-Tests are 1 day long
Re-Test Days
– Riding
Day 1 of course– Teaching
Day 2 of course
Price ¥50,000
Level 2 Re-Tests are 2 days long
Re-Test Days
– Riding
Day 1 & 2 of course– Teaching
Day 3 & 4 of coursePrice ¥50,000 (for both days)
Level 3 Re-Tests are per component.
You only need to book the component that you need to re-test on.
You can do this from the normal Level 3 course page
Re-Test Components
– Riding
– Teaching
– Pedagogy
Price¥50,000 (per component)Park Re-Tests are 1 day long
Re-Test Days
– Teaching
Day 1 of course– Riding
Day 2 of coursePrice ¥50,000
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