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Word from our President

Dear colleagues,

APUL isn't just an organization that trains instructors. Above all, it's a community of people who share a passion for skiing and the mountains, who want to constantly improve themselves while also advancing our entire field.

APUL has a history spanning more than thirty years and a strong position in both the Czech and international communities. We greatly value this, and we want APUL to be an organization that looks ahead and moves forward. Our shared goal is to provide instructors with high-quality, practical training that meets current needs and trends in all areas of snow sports. We aim to be a good partner to ski schools, listen to their needs, and create the conditions necessary for the continued development of professional instruction in the Czech Republic.

International cooperation is just as important to us. Our membership in ISIA gives us the opportunity to be part of global developments and, at the same time, to bring experiences from abroad back to the mountains in the Czech Republic. We must take even more active advantage of this position and open up further opportunities for our instructors in terms of education, professional development, and cooperation abroad.

APUL is made up primarily of its members, instructors, and ski schools. That is why I want APUL to be an open and modern organization that communicates, listens, and is able to respond quickly to what our community truly needs. We have a lot of work ahead of us. But I believe that if we work together and take advantage of all opportunities and modern technology, we can propel our organization to a leading position in the global skiing community.

Thank you to everyone who dedicates their time, energy, and expertise to APUL.

I look forward to working with you.

Tomáš Peslar
APUL President

Our story

The Association of Professional Ski Instructors has a long-standing tradition. When it was founded in 1992, professional ski instruction was just beginning to take off in the Czech Republic, and its reputation began to grow after APUL became a member of the international ISIA association. Today, we have three decades of educational development in the Czech Republic behind us, and we are constantly expanding our cooperation with international partners. Our successful graduates are active all over the world.

 

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History of APUL

The Association of Professional Ski Teachers and Ski Schools in the Czech Republic was founded in 1992 due to the lack of an educational system for instructors working in commercial ski schools. This organization associates professional ski instructors who meet the criteria necessary for working in commercial ski schools. Currently, APUL associates over 5,000 ski and snowboard teachers and 36 ski schools (whose size represents 2/3 of the labor market).

In May 1994, APUL was officially admitted to the international organization ISIA (International Association of Professional Ski Teachers) and worked closely in methodology and teaching systems with partner associations of other countries. The levels of APUL education (courses D, C, B and A) comply with international standards of ISIA and as such are internationally recognized. APUL is also a full member of INTERSKI ČR.

The ISIA set out to its members specific conditions that determine the scope and content of the ski teacher´s educational system. At the 1999 ISIA Congress in Spain, an amendment to the ISIA Statutes, which sets out the obligation to meet minimum standards in teacher´s education, was adopted. This means compliance of 450 educational hours, the inclusion of “second instrument” teaching, lessons in at least one foreign language, etc. No other ski qualification in the Czech republic, except APUL, meet these standards. Based on these facts, APUL has developed a new educational concept and also received accreditation from the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic.

In the last 5 years, there have been many innovations in the APUL educational system, which concern the content of courses, teaching materials, course evaluations, selection of lecturers and the APUL management itself. APUL has long been a leader in the education of winter sports professionals in the Czech Republic and the quality of its education is rightly recognized worldwide.

 

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