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Technical Ski Exam
A Pass in this Examination is a Pre-requisite to the Ski Guiding Training Course. It is a Pass/Fail examination.

This is an assessment of personal skiing ability in a pass/fail situation. It covers...
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Snow and Ice Guide Training Course
This guides' training course is to take solid amateur mountaineering skills and knowledge and teach the candidate how to change/modify techniques, skills and knowledge into professional mountain and... Read more
Rock Guide Training Course
This guides training course is to take solid amateur rock crag and alpine rock skills and knowledge as a basis to teach candidates how to change/modify techniques, skills and knowledge into... Read more
Ski Guide Training Course
This guides training course is to take solid amateur backcountry ski touring skills and knowledge and teach the candidate how to change/modify techniques, skills and knowledge into professional ski... Read more
Hard Ice Guide Training Course
This course is run ’in house’ as part of a glacier guiding company’s staff training.

The training is in the techniques necessary for safe and efficient guiding of walking parties on the lower hard...
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Climb Guide Assessment - Level 1
This course combines teaching and assessment. It assesses your potential to be a Climbing Guide.

A Climbing Guides Course may include participants at Level 1 and Level 2. Trainers/assessors and...
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Course Fees
Please contact the Administration Officer for details regarding Course Fees.

Please refer to the Application Info and Procedure page for further details and to download an Application Form.

 

Once...
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Insurance Cover
Insurance Cover

To protect yourself against unexpected events where you may be forced to withdraw from the course we strongly recommend loss of deposits insurance cover.

 The New Zealand Alpine...
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Assessment and Certification
Guiding demands a complex balance of physical and mental skills.

The aim of assessment is to endorse participants’ ability to meet the requirements likely to arise in the guiding profession. Courses...
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The New Zealand Mountain Guides Association (NZMGA) is an internationally recognised non-profit Professional Industry Association servicing the standards and competency needs of mountain guides and...

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