Queenstown
Course dates: Jul 7 '08 to Sep 14 '08
Course Price: £6500
Job Opportunities
We have partnered with several resorts, and due to the reputation of Peak Leaders training, these resorts will offer positions to candidates in the early stages of the course, for the following Northern Hemisphere season! Though not guaranteed, in the 2007 course, every candidate who wanted a job, got one!
Job Opportunities with the New Zealand Qualifications
When September comes around you'll be ready to apply with your NZ qualifications with confidence to gain employment in North America or Europe. Peakleaders have numerous contacts like Dan Bergeron (Human Resources Manager at Okemo, Vermont) who says,
‘I wanted to thank you again for the wonderful instructional staff that we obtained through the Peak Leaders program. The guys and gals that came to work for us were well prepared in both their instructional capabilities and their guest service focus, thanks to your program. They were true professionals that we would be more than happy to have return for another season. We are again looking for ski and snowboard instructors for the upcoming North American 2007-2008 winter season and would love to have participants from Peak Leaders apply.'
The course leader is on the ground throughout the course to liaise with resort representatives who come to the hotel to arrange interviews and talk about the available positions. The majority of the new Peaks 2007 instructors were looking for work for the following season, and everybody who did was offered positions. It is also possible for those looking for work in the future, say after work / uni to keep in touch with the resort.
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An in depth look at the Queenstown resort
Qualifications in Queenstown
What qualifications can be achieved in Queenstown
Jobs in Queenstown
What next after your course?
In and around Queenstown
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Course details for Queenstown
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Testimonial
Canada 04
I was 32 years of age and bored to death with the 9 to 5 lifestyle; needed to feel alive again and the plan was to take a season out of work and be a ski bum for a year. Whilst looking through a ski magazine trying to get up to date on what skies I should be looking for I came across an ad for Peak Leaders’ which caught my eye. So why bum in France for a year when I could go to Canada and become a ski instructor. After a couple of calls to Dave and Annie of Peak Leaders I was booked.
With out a doubt it was the best decision I had ever made. Thanks to Dave and Annie I have made some great friends who I will all ways stay in touch with, from traveling around South America, teaching skiing at the same hill, sailing around the Greek islands or just meeting up in London for drinks and to remains about the 9 weeks we spent together. I came away with my level 2 ski instructor, avalanche awareness, back country training I have to say was the highlight of the trip for me, first aid and the most memorable 9 weeks of my life.
To date (Nov 05) this is the start of my second season teaching in Canada. I am now a level 3 CSIA ski instructor and a Level 1 CASI snowboard instructor, (yes, the dark side my friends.) So for the next five months I’ll be sliding down a hill on a tray or I’ll have two planks strap-ed to my feet. I feel so lucky to be part of such a wonderful sport and I intend to carry on teaching each winter for a long time. I hope this little letter may help some of you come to a decision to sign up to Peak Leaders and have the time of your lives. If I can help answer any questions you may want to ask being some one who has done the course I would be more than happy to (mikekindred2004@yahoo.co.uk) or just to say hi that's cool.
Mike Kindred
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