French Sports Code

The diplomas entitling the holder to teach, supervise and train for remuneration in mountain sports, each in the corresponding speciality, are as follows: 1° State diploma for national alpine ski instructors ; 2° The State diploma for national alpine ski instructors specialising in training; 3° The State diploma for national Nordic cross-country ski instructors; 4° The State diploma for national Nordic cross-country ski instructors specialising in training; 5° State diploma…

The State diplomas of national alpine ski instructor and national Nordic cross-country ski instructor, as well as the State diploma in mountaineering and mid-mountain guiding, are registered at level III of the national register of professional qualifications. The State diplomas of National Alpine Ski Instructor specialising in training and National Nordic Cross-Country Ski Instructor specialising in training, as well as the State diploma in mountaineering and high mountain guiding, are…

These diplomas are awarded on completion of a course comprising : 1° General training common to the teaching, supervision and training professions in mountain sports ; 2° Specific training for each of them.

The training programmes leading to the award of these diplomas are based on the principle of alternating periods of training at the training centre with work experience under tutorial supervision.

The training programmes and the procedures for obtaining the diplomas are set by order of the Minister for Sport, after consultation with the permanent sections of the competent specialised commission of the Higher Council for Mountain Sports. The national ski and mountaineering school provides the training mentioned in the first paragraph, as well as assessing the candidates.