The ESF Academy: living your passion every season!
Published on 27/12/2024 - Written by Coline
Have you always been a keen skier or snowboarder ? Are the mountains like a second home to you?
Becoming an instructor is the best way to make a living from your passion while sharing your know-how and experience with motivated students of all ages and backgrounds.
While embarking on this adventure may seem like the obvious thing to do, obtaining your diploma requires you to complete a demanding training course combining theory and practice.
It's an exciting programme that you can prepare for with the ESF Academy!
Want to become a ski instructor? It's possible with the ESF Academy
Before you can become a ski instructor in Val Thorens, you'll need to enrol at ENSA and obtain a state diploma, so the ESF Academy has opened its doors to help you get the right training for the first tests.
To qualify as an instructor, you need to master many facets of this multifaceted profession - technical know-how, teaching and interpersonal skills, and knowledge of mountain safety.
Working alongside professionals, you'll benefit from the best teaching to prepare you for the official tests on the programme. The training centre offers a range of tailored modules so that you can practise for the technical test and UF 1.
Working alongside professionals, you'll benefit from the best teaching to prepare you for the official tests on the programme. The training centre offers a range of tailored modules so that you can practise for the technical test and UF 1.
These two objectives will enable you to enter the preparatory cycle and open your training booklet to qualify for trainee instructor status.
Prepare for your tests with the ESF AcademyHow do I join the ski instructor course?
To join the ESF Academy and later work in Val Thorens or your favourite resort, you'll need to meet a number of conditions.
The course is open to ski and snowboard enthusiasts aged 16 and over with a Flèche d'or or Chamois de vermeil level. You will also need an ESF Club or Fédération Française de Ski licence to take part in these preparatory weeks.
If you meet all these criteria, you can then select your favourite ski school, the organisation that will sponsor you and welcome you to take part in all the training offered by the ESF Academy.
If you meet all these criteria, you can then select your favourite ski school, the organisation that will sponsor you and welcome you to take part in all the training offered by the ESF Academy.
Don't hesitate to contact the director of your ESF for more information.
Share your passion for skiing by joining the Pulls rouges
More than just technical expertise on the slopes, the big "Pulls rouges" family is also about shared values based on kindness and conviviality.
By training to become a ski or snowboard instructor, you'll be able to pass on your love of winter sports, your knowledge of the mountains and your passion for teaching.
These are all attributes shared by the 17,000 instructors working in all the ski schools in the French mountains!
Patience, a sense of responsibility, boldness, enthusiasm... All these qualities have been the hallmarks of the passionate teachers at the world's largest ski school since it was founded. Do you recognise yourself in this portrait? The Rouge Légende ceremony is waiting for you!
Patience, a sense of responsibility, boldness, enthusiasm... All these qualities have been the hallmarks of the passionate teachers at the world's largest ski school since it was founded. Do you recognise yourself in this portrait? The Rouge Légende ceremony is waiting for you!
The ESF family: a close-knit team