UK ANNOUNCES BIG STEPS FORWARD WITH SWISS GOVERNMENT We knew the Swiss were sitting down with UK negotiators this month. It’s part of a big trade deal negotiation and so we expected some news at some point. But what we didn’t expect was part of the negotiations to already be finalised. And we didn’t know that BASI had been very busy behind […]
THE UK AND SWITZERLAND ARE IN TALKS AGAIN… If you’ve been following the UK negotiating new deals after Brexit, you’ll know that the Swiss talks are an important target. The UK is keen to agree a new deal with Switzerland as the two nations are such important trading partners – Switzerland is the UK’s 7th biggest export market. And the great news […]
WANT TO DO A FULL SEASON? THEN LET’S TALK STUDENT PERMITS… Over the past few seasons we have become experts in getting British trainees Student Permits. That’s because trainees from the UK can no longer stay all winter following Brexit. The limit (called the Schengen allowance) is 90 days. However, if you book an extended course after your BASI 2 with either further […]
GOT AN EU PASSPORT? THEN QUALIFY WITH US AND TEACH THIS WINTER! If you have an EU passport (even if it’s your second nationality) then you are in demand… Since Brexit ski schools have been starved of native English-speaking instructors. So your BASI qualifications and an EU passport is the perfect package if you want to become a ski instructor this winter. […]
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT YOUTH MOBILITY. BUT COULD IT HAPPEN? There is currently no Visa or Permit for a British ski instructor to work in Switzerland. But there are already some options in EU countries. Meanwhile the UK Government is discussing a broad fast-track treaty with Germany and also having talks with France. At the same time discussions between the UK and […]
