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Credentialed NSP Education Courses

Instructor Development: Phase I
Examines effective teaching techniques with emphasis on the adult learner evaluation processes. Includes preparation and delivery of a lesson using the "six-pack" format. Course is applicable for all NSP instructional training.

Outdoor Emergency Care
A sequenced, competency-based educational program with detailed, specific knowledge and skill objectives tailored for the winter environment and other outdoor environments. Emphasizes field application of outdoor emergency care knowledge, techniques, equipment, and special transportation considerations mandated by the environment. Course requires completion of 23 comprehensive lessons with skill and scenario application, study book exercises, demonstrated skill performances, a final written examination, and successful demonstration of application ability in several final scenarios. Challenge students are required to demonstrate all skill performances and complete the same final written exam and the practical scenario evaluation as the course students. VHS videos are designed to present realistic accident encounters to stimulate the viewer's interest and knowledge retention.

Basic Mountaineering
Provides patrollers with the knowledge and skills to travel in reasonable comfort and safety in the mountains and to assist in search and rescue. Primarily taught in a classroom environment with outdoor application to demonstrate proficiency.

Advanced Mountaineering
Provides patrollers with the knowledge and skills to plan and conduct a successful multi-day trip into a winter environment and to be effective leaders. Offers hands-on experience in route finding, emergency bivouac, and problems that arise in search and rescue situations. Participation in a mock search and rescue exercise is required.

Basic Avalanche
Provides participants with basic knowledge of and skills in general avalanche awareness. Covers how to maximize personal safety in avalanche terrain and how to be an effective member of an avalanche rescue team.

Advanced Avalanche
Trains participants to assume any leadership role in avalanche rescue, support avalanche rescue operations, and make ancillary rescue decisions. Individuals must pass a written examination and prepare a comprehensive report on rescue activities.

Basic Patroller Skills
Helps patrol candidates develop skills and knowledge to become familiar with the tasks and responsibilities that ski area management requires. Provides training in skiing proficiency, general toboggan-handling proficiency, general patrol-room functions, on-hill operations, and NSP organization and history. (Training variations for alpine, nordic, snowboard, and auxiliary candidates.) Candidate is expected to earn Outdoor Emergency Care credential (may be taken before, in conjunction with, or after this training).

Senior Patrolling Skills
Provides patrollers with a way to obtain personal improvement and achievement; expand and improve patrolling knowledge, skills, and problem management in OEC; and prepare for leadership positions in the NSP. Program consists of core and elective requirements that must be completed within a three-year period. Designed for alpine, nordic, and auxiliary patrollers with variations in requirements.

Certified Patrolling Skills
Promotes an advanced level of active patrolling in which there is excellence in skiing, emergency care management techniques, patrol management and administration, and leadership. Divisions may add other areas of emphasis. (New program objectives and requirements are being piloted during 1996-97.)

Patroller Enrichment Seminar
(Auxiliary senior core requirement; senior patroller elective)

Modules: Patrol Facilities Management, Administrative Policies Management, Expanded Patroller Services to Ski Areas, and NSP Leadership and Education Opportunities This clinic-based program allows students to participate in field-relevant exercises to help enhance their patrolling experience and increase their knowledge of educational and leadership opportunities. Provides patrollers with an opportunity to develop, improve, and demonstrate an advanced level of skills in patroller duty performance, in organizational and operational skills, and in expansion of patroller services.

Outdoor First Care
A first aid training program designed for ski area personnel and other outdoor recreation groups who may encounter medical emergencies before the ski patrol or other response team arrives. Based on Outdoor Emergency Care concepts, this course introduces basic assessment skills to help the non-patroller determine appropriate support for patients with life-threatening illness or injury. Universal procedures are emphasized, in accordance with OSHA guidelines.

NSP INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION COURSES

OEC: Phase II
Designed to prepare instructor candidates to teach the Outdoor Emergency Care program. Builds on the Instructor Development: Phase I knowledge of teaching techniques and evaluation methods applicable to emergency care instruction. Familiarizes instructor candidates with all training materials and administrative procedures. Instructor candidates will learn how to write OEC lesson plans and present lessons, use the WEC Instructor's Manual and lesson guides, and effectively administer the OEC courses.

Alpine Toboggan: Phase II
Designed to prepare instructor candidates to conduct ski and toboggan training and evaluate patrollers in these areas. Builds on the Instructor Development: Phase I knowledge of teaching techniques and evaluation methods applicable to ski terrain skills. Instructor candidates learn how to write training sequences and present lessons.

Avalanche: Phase II
Designed to prepare instructor candidates to conduct Basic and Advanced Avalanche courses and evaluate students in these areas. Builds on the Instructor Development: Phase I knowledge of teaching techniques and evaluation methods applicable to avalanche training skills. Instructor candidates learn how to write training sequences and present lessons.

Mountaineering: Phase II
Designed to prepare instructor candidates to conduct basic and advanced mountaineering courses and evaluate students in these areas. Builds on the Instructor Development: Phase I knowledge of teaching techniques and evaluation methods to avalanche training skills. Instructor candidates learn how to write training sequences and present lessons.

Nordic: Phase II
Designed to prepare instructor candidates to conduct nordic toboggan training programs and evaluate patrollers in these areas. Builds on the Instructor Development: Phase I knowledge of teaching techniques and evaluation methods applicable to avalanche training skills. Instructor candidates learn how to write training sequences and present lessons.