Instructor Training Courses (ITC's) are designed for continued professional development and act as an information exchange for current and aspirant outdoor educators.  If you're interested in sharing ideas and concepts in avalanche education, the AIARE ITC's offer a forum to meet with other instructors.  Guest speakers are always invited and course participants take part in "peer presentations" in an effort to improve their presentation skills and contribute to the course.

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ITC's are held on a regular basis. The ITC’s introduce the AIARE curriculum, general goals and learning outcomes for each of the courses in the AIARE training program. These courses are three days in length. The courses spend time indoors and in the field.

The Instructor Training Course does not automatically qualify the participant to be an AIARE instructor.  It is one of the qualifications that must be fulfilled.  Complete qualifications are described here; Instructor Qualifications

AIARE requires all instructors to attend a training course as part of the prerequisites required before qualifying to obtain AIARE materials and resources. Once they have attended a training course, instructors are required to refresh on a regular basis to maintain their instructor qualification.                                                                                                              

All instructor training courses are three day courses.

Instructor Training Courses Equipment List

DATES FOR 2008-2009 INSTRUCTOR TRAININGS WILL BE LISTED IN FALL OF 2008 - PLEASE CHECK BACK

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Refund Policy

Within 30 days of the course, no refunds will be made for Instructor Training sessions. Any money deposited with AIARE for course materials however can be credited toward material purchase after the requisite training has been completed.