Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

A Training and Employment Commission advises the President of the Higher Mountain Sports Council on issues relating to teaching, training, leadership and employment in mountain sports. In particular, it deals with issues relating to : 1° The drafting and application of regulatory texts; 2° The nature, content and award conditions of State diplomas; 3° Initial and continuing training.

The Training and Employment Commission of the Higher Mountain Sports Council is made up of the following people: 1° The Head of Training for Sports Professions at the Ministry of Sports, Chairman; 2° The Director of Sports; 3° The heads of the departmental youth, commitment and sports services concerned by the action of the national service for ski and mountaineering management professions; 4° The Director of the National Mountain Sports…

The Training and Employment Committee meets at least once a year, convened by its Chairman or at the request of at least one third of its members.

Within the Training and Employment Commission, three permanent sections are created: 1° A permanent alpine skiing section; 2° A permanent Nordic skiing section; 3° A permanent mountaineering section. Each section meets at least twice a year on the initiative of its chairman. It may also meet at any time at the request of either its President or four of its members. The standing committees deal with day-to-day business. At the…

The national service for ski and mountaineering management professions is involved in the work of the training and employment commission.

The permanent alpine skiing section is made up of the following people: 1° The Director of the Ecole Nationale de Ski et d’Alpinisme, President; 2° A representative of the teaching staff of the Ecole Nationale de Ski et d’Alpinisme appointed by the Director of this establishment; 3° The President of the French Ski Federation; 4° A representative of the French Ski Federation appointed by its President; 5° The President of…

The permanent Nordic ski section mentioned in article A. 142-8 is made up of the following people: 1° The Director General of the Ecole Nationale des Sports de Montagne, Chairman ; 2° A representative of the teaching staff of the national Nordic and mid-mountain ski centre, appointed by the director of this establishment; 3° The president of the French ski federation; 4° A representative of the French ski federation, appointed…

The permanent mountaineering section referred to in article A. 142-8 is composed of the following persons: 1° The director of the Ecole nationale de ski et d’alpinisme, president; 2° A representative of the teaching staff of the Ecole nationale de ski et d’alpinisme appointed by its director; 3° The president of the most representative professional organisation of mountain guides; 4° A representative of the most representative professional organisation of mountain…

The chairmen of the standing sections forward their section’s opinions to the chairman of the Training and Employment Committee.