Professional Ski Instructors of Europe (PSIE) launches Advisory Board to guide and strengthen the organisation as it grows and evolves. New board brings together international expertise in certification & standards, technical instruction, teaching pedagogy, governance and industry knowledge to guide the PSIE's continued growth and reinforce the credibility of its qualification framework.

For us, being 'grounded in science' means that our leadership view the development of our educational content through the lens of a scientist by approaching the world of snowsports instruction with empirical enquiry and continuous curiosity.

Personalising teaching and learning in sport pedagogy may appear straightforward. It is not. Real life challenges coupled with an indifferent attitude to teaching, from some Teachers, Trainers, Coaches and Instructors (TTCIs), often result in learners receiving a perfunctory, one-size fits all experience. In contrast, when TTCIs make individuals the focus of the learning process, differences that personify learners are recognised and provided for...

Teach people, not sport by adapting teaching to suit individual learners. Use productive teaching styles to create environments where learners are able to build their own knowledge. And make learning safe yet fun by maintaining a focus on learner progress, effort and achievement via appropriate use of disguised learning through performance-related practices.