The Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance (CSIA), founded in 1938, is an association of more than twenty thousand professional skiers located across Canada. The CSIA's purposes are to ensure a nationwide ski teaching standard through the development of effective skiing techniques and teaching methods and promote the importance of ski safety.
The organization grants four levels of certification as well as several module certifications, such as snow park instruction, mogul skiing, and super giant slalom skiing, 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.
Lately, the CSIA came up with a merit certification for ski instructors' that were part of the organization for twenty-five or more consecutive years. The celebrated members are normally awarded a "25 year member" pin, as well as a certificate, recognizing their efforts in the field.
Read more about Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance: History, Governing Board, Regional Committees
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