Rookie Instructor Training - Domestic Programme

Turn your passion for snow into a professional pathway. The NZSki Rookie Instructor Training Programme is an intensive 12-day course designed to prepare confident skiers and riders for their Level 1 NZSIA or SBINZ exams and for roles as instructors on the Queenstown Snowsports team. 

Led by top-level NZSIA and SBINZ trainers and examiners, you’ll get expert on-snow coaching and indoor technical workshops to build your skills, teaching confidence, and guest experience know-how in preparation for both your Level 1 exams after the school holidays and for active work as an instructor. 

What’s Included 

• 12 days of immersive, work-ready training 
• Expert coaching by our instructor trainers - the best of the best in New Zealand - at Coronet Peak and The Remarkables 
• Daily schedule: 9:00am – 3:30pm 
• Interview opportunity on Day 10 
  • Note: All applicants wishing to be considered for employment on completion of the programme please apply here after booking into the programme. 
• 3 Peak Instructor Training Season Pass included if enrolled by 31 May 2026 
  • If in the unexpected event you are not selected for employment, you may still retain the pass and continue onto the exam post-holidays. 

Who It’s For 

• Confident riders on red and black terrain 
• New Zealand or Australian residents only (proof required) 

This is one of the only direct-entry pathways into a paid, professional instructor role with NZSki. Train with the best. Learn the craft. Start your Snowsports career on the right edge.