This online course is the first step for those seeking to instruct recreational avalanche courses, and serves as a foundation for the CAA's two Instructing in Avalanche Terrain courses. This course provides learners with an awareness of the tools for Avalanche Canada Training (ACT) delivery, including Guidelines for Instructing in Avalanche Terrain (GIAT), effective instructional strategies, decision-making tools, roles and responsibilities, duty of care, and risk management tools specific to the delivery of ACT courses.

This series of courses is aimed at providing instructional skills and risk management for instructing in avalanche terrain. Successful completion of these courses, and acceptance as a member of the CAA, are the first steps in becoming an Avalanche Safety Training instructor (Avalanche Canada). 

Instructing in Avalanche Terrain—Foundations goals and objectives are displayed in the course DACUM.

Applicants must upload this certificate when registering for Instructing in Avalanche Terrain—Foundations: 

• Avalanche Operations Level 1 and all associated prerequisites.
  

Instructing in Avalanche Terrain, Foundations: $130

Full payment is due at time of registration.

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• Module 1: Key Elements of a Lesson Plan
• Module 2: Key Components of Lesson Delivery
• Module 3: Effective Classroom, Field, and Virtual Teaching Techniques
• Module 4: Principles of Effective Feedback
• Module 5: Key Considerations for Instructing Different User Groups 
• Module 6: Avalanche Skills Training (AST) Decision-making Tools
• Module 7: Matching Specific AST Decision-making Tools to Scenarios
• Module 8: Guidelines for Instruction in Avalanche Terrain (GIAT) Guidance and Support Tools
• Module 9: Requirements for Avalanche Educators Under GIAT 2.6—Professionalism
• Module 10: Tools to Support the Development of a Terrain Catalogue
• Module 11: Additional Requirements for Avalanche Canada Course Providers

Participants' learning is assessed through short quizzes, referred to as learning checks, at the end of each module. Students are required to achieve a score of 100% in each learning check to pass the course. Learning checks may be attempted as many times as needed to attain that goal.

Upon successful completion of the course and its learning checks, learners are issued an Instructing in Avalanche Terrain—Foundations certificate