New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport (Patrol) (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is for people working as snowsport patrollers.
The superheroes of the snowsport industry, patrollers provide first aid, rescue and avalanche control services to the snowsport areas.
This qualification will be delivered and assessed on-the-job in a snowsport area.
Graduates will be able to independently perform daily ski patrol functions, as well as functioning as members of a patrol team under the direct and indirect supervision of an experienced patroller.
What's involved?
Daily snowsport patrol tasks and routines
Emergency care as a first responder
Hazard management practices and procedures
Safety education for snowsport area users
Skiing, tobogganing and/or snowboarding in all terrain conditions, including transporting patients
Mountaineering techniques including rope rescue and ski touring
Ski patrol emergency response systems
Physical fitness and professional ethics.
About the provider
Te Mahi Ako is a Private Training Enterprise (PTE) funded by the government to create world-class, nationally-recognised programmes linked to qualifications that staff can complete on the job. The benefit of on-the-job training is that you are earning an income, gaining a qualification, and getting real-life experience, all in one go. And because Te Mahi Ako’s programmes are government-subsidised, they are very affordable.
Te Mahi Ako works with a wide range of facilities throughout New Zealand, from small to large. Te Mahi Ako or the facility will provide learning resources and assessment tasks for the staff member, and supporting materials will help the workplace to deliver the training. In some cases, an organisation’s own in-house training programme will be aligned to a Te Mahi Ako programme, so staff members who complete the in-house training will simultaneously earn a national qualification. Te Mahi Ako also has a Recognition of Current Competency process, which means that you may be able to get your existing skills and experience recognised through a qualification.
To enrol in a Te Mahi Ako on-the-job qualification, you must be employed in the industry or be a volunteer. Make sure to check with the business that you’re working in, or would like to work in, to see if they are already registered with Te Mahi Ako.
For more information go to: www.temahiako.org.nz