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 #1 Instructor work in Japan?? Posted 13/03/2010 @ 14:57 |
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Hi Guys,
I've just passed my BASI level 2 and am thinking about heading out to Japan next season.
Anyone here got any experience of working/teaching out there? Whats it like to get jobs, visas etc?
Cheers!
Tom |
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| #2 Re: Instructor work in Japan?? Posted 14/03/2010 @ 10:33 |
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Mike Pow will likely be along soon who might have some info for you.
I would also recomend this book: Snow Search Japan Ski Guide - an excellent new guide book about skiiing/snowboarding in Japan which has sections of working there too. |
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| #3 Re: Instructor work in Japan?? Posted 24/04/2010 @ 02:05 |
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If you can't speak Japanese you will be limited pretty much to the Niseko area dealing with Aussies.
In terms of visas you can get a WHV if under 30 years old. If you are over 30 you will need to be sponsored. There are visas available for instructors but you need to have 3 years experience. That means 36 months, not 6 seasons or 3 seasons. You have to be able to prove that you have that experience before someone will sponsor you. Because it is a bit of a mission to do so most places will only sponsor someone if there are no other options.
Club Med Japan will pay for flights, accommodation and food plus pay you a bit to instruct for them - I think it is on some sort of 'culture exchange' type visa. Only thing is that you have to hang out with the guests in the evening as well making it a very long day with not a huge amount of time to ride yourself.
Also if you want to instruct in Japan you will have a LOT more luck with jobs if you can teach skiing as well as snowboarding.
If I were under 30 I would go there on WHV, get a job cleaning or in a bar somewhere and ride all day. Don't really want to waste the Japanese powder on a level one lesson teaching people how to put their bindings on.
Good luck with it all! |
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| #4 Re: Instructor work in Japan?? Posted 24/04/2010 @ 17:51 |
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QUOTE (snow_tom - 13/03/2010 @ 14:57) Hi Guys, I've just passed my BASI level 2 and am thinking about heading out to Japan next season. Anyone here got any experience of working/teaching out there? Whats it like to get jobs, visas etc? Cheers! Tom
According to you signature you passed it in 2009 tom lol, , i was sure it was march 2010 ..... good luck with Japan |
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| #5 Re: Instructor work in Japan?? Posted 25/04/2010 @ 15:53 |
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Yeah I'm not hugely bothered about teaching in Japan, as I'm going mainly for the snow, so might look at some bar work so I can ride in the day, but we'll see what happens, and I'd be going on a Working Holiday Visa, looks like a mission to try and get sponsored!
Thanks for the info though, its a great help! 
Tom |
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| #6 Re: Instructor work in Japan?? Posted 26/07/2010 @ 09:41 |
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Are you allowed to do bar work on a WHV? |
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MIKE RICHARDS
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CSIA (Canada) Level 2 Ski Instructor
PSIA (United States) Level 2 Ski Instructor
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