WHY DO WE SPECIALISE IN SWISS COURSES? BECAUSE WE THINK IT’S THE BEST COUNTRY TO BECOME A SKI INSTRUCTOR. (BUT WE’RE A BIT BIASED…) A lot of companies offer Gap courses all over the place. But we have always been keen to be based in resorts we know inside out. Which is why, after decades of running course across the globe, we […]
HOW HARD IS THE BASI 2 EXAM? AND HOW DO I PASS IT? This is a question we get asked a lot by people before they book a course. In truth there are a lot of significant and important factors that enable you to be successful and pass your Level 2 exam. (But don’t worry, you don’t quite need to ski like Peak […]
SHOULD YOU GET A STUDENT PERMIT? AND WILL YOU NEED ONE? Student Permits became something we needed to learn about as soon as the UK left the EU. That’s because until that date, trainees could stay in Switzerland and get a work permit after their course as long as they held an EU passport. But British trainees became “Third Nation Nationals” as when […]
UK AND SWITZERLAND START TALKS. SO IS A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IN THE PIPELINE? The UK and Switzerland look like they are going to begin a new trade deal – and it could be great news for British ski instructors. (Of course, it’s already dead easy to work in Switzerland on an EU passport – so if you have an EU passport the […]
SCHENGEN TRAVEL LIMITS HOW DO THEY WORK? If you are British the idea of limiting your stay in Europe might be new. If you are from elsewhere outside Europe it might seem more normal. But whatever your situation, it’s important to understand your allowance when it comes to staying in the Schengen zone – which includes Switzerland. You might have heard about 90 […]
