CPD & Revalidation

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CPD FORM

CALENDAR

What is CPD?

All qualified snowsports coaches, leaders and instructors are required to attend regular continuing professional development (CPD) training after they qualify to revalidate their qualification and remain licensed and insured to operate.

For CPD training to be eligible to revalidate your qualification it must be relevant to the remit and scope of your qualification and either refresh knowledge of best practice methodologies or develop additional skills that improve the quality of your delivery.

Eligible CPD Training

ONSLOPE:

All designated Snowsport Scotland onslope qualification training and CPD courses are eligible to revalidate your qualification for 3 years. You can view our onslope training sessions in our calendar.

ONLINE:

Selected Snowsport Scotland online webinars and training videos can also be used as CPD to revalidate your qualification. To use online CPD training for revalidation members will require to view at least 3 online training videos from our online library (labelled with the CPD badge) or attend one of our scheduled online education sessions, and upload the official CPD form. This will re-validate your qualification for 1 year.

IN PERSON:

Snowsport Scotland run an annual CPD training day where seminars are held which will count towards your CPD. Dates will be shared via our newsletters, on our calendar and social media channels.

Outside Organisations

Snowsport Scotland may also permit external training courses to be recognised as valid CPD for qualification revalidation provided they are:-

  1. LEGITIMATE: (Delivered by accredited trainers/tutors, and bearing credible content and certification)

  2. RELEVANT: (Relevant to your qualification remit)

  3. CURRENT: (Containing the very latest updates and best practice)

Please note there is an admin charge of £10 for external CPD validation (exc. Snowsport England, Snowsport Wales, BASI and IASI courses).

If you are thinking of attending an external course for your CPD and would like confirmation that it will qualify for approval, please contact info@snowsportscotland.org before you book onto the course.