Ski instructor course

I'm really going to try and get one of those 7 thousand pound 7 week instructor courses done one day. I got my quite new daughter to think about at the moment so it's not going to be yet.
I was wondering why it costs so darn much and if there is a better way to do it if I was able to do a season somewhere and take the courses DIY rather than intensive and highly organised.
Thanks

You always used to be able to do it with BASI for a lot less than that. An introductory course, work experience and a log book and subsequent courses and assessments.
That was a good while ago but it might be worth asking them.

the level one course is £400 and the level 2 course is about £1500.

That is if you can do the level one close by a snowdome where you dont need to pay for accomodation. The level 2 must be done on a mountain so flights/accomodation make it £1000 more.

Plus you need to get your 70hours teaching/observing in between the two.

I was very lucky to be able to get about 10weeks staff training/caoching at Xscape braehead after mine but the whole experience coupled with the fact that you are living in the mountains isnt that expensive IMO.

It IS expensive but its value for money i think

My ski season out wasnt instructor based but whatever you do, if you can, do a ski season of some sort!

My son was considering the Swiss instructor certification after he signed-up for a week's advanced group instruction and no one else turned up - they still ran the course and he got a week's 1:1 tuition. They school said he could use it as Week 1 of an instructor's course, and go on to complete at a later date. So this implies that you can probably split it up a bit, if that makes life easier.

If you are looking for accommodation for a block of weeks, most apartment owners would consider a reduced rate for a guaranteed period - especially if it included January, which is a quiet period (after New Year week). And remember that the Big Name resorts often have cheaper satellites. So my son did his week from La Tzoumaz, although he was skiing mainly around Verbier. So it'd be worth contacting a few local rental agencies and asking them, once you have decided where you're going.