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What: The Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module is designed as the segment to assess an instructor's assisting, equipment setup, and tethering skills, as well as their knowledge of how these skills are best used in an adaptive lesson for a student who 3-tracks 4-tracks, or skis with a slider.

The Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module may be passed at a Level 1 or Level 2 competency. This however, does not indicate Adaptive Level 2 certification. Please see the PSIA-AASI-C Adaptive Alpine Pathway to Certification for more information.

The complete Adaptive Alpine Bi-Ski and Mono-Ski certification consists of passing: (1) Alpine Level 1 or 2 certification, along with the specified Adaptive maneuvers, (2) Online Written Exam, (3) Teaching and Movement Analysis Assessment Module, and (4) Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module.

In Note: 2020-2021 all Adaptive Alpine Level 1 & 2 Modules are conducted in a hybrid online process.

Why: The Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module gives the candidate the opportunity to demonstrate their professional knowledge, as well as their "on- hill" technical skills relating specifically to students skiing in a bi-ski or mono-ski

Pre-Requisites:

• 3-Track/4-Track Workbook --3-Track_4-Track_Slider_Level_1&2_Workbook-12-5-17 (PDF):
  Study guide for both the written exam and On-the-Hill exam. It is highly encouraged, but not required, that all candidates complete the Bi- Ski/Mono-Ski Exam Workbook prior to taking the online written exam, as well as the Teaching and Movement Analysis Assessment Module and the Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module.


• 3-Track/4-Track Written Exam:
  Prior to registering for the Teaching and Movement Analysis Assessment Module and the Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module, the candidate must pass Alpine Level 1 or 2 certification, along with the specified Adaptive maneuvers and the online written exam. The Written Exam is taken online . It is an open-book exam that evaluates the teaching, technical and disability knowledge of the participant specific to lessons for 3-track, 4-track. A passing score on the Written exam is required before a participant may take the On-the Hill Exam module. Take it online here: https://lms.thesnowpros.org/


• Candidates who are successful at their Teaching and Movement Analysis Assessment Module and Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module retain the modular pass so long as they remain current in dues and education.


• The Teaching and Movement Analysis Assessment Module and the Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module may be taken in any order and repeated, if necessary. All modules must be passed for certification. (If you pass only one module, you do not need to retake it in future attempts.)

How: The assessment consists of an individual 30-minute online assessment with a member of the PSIA-AASI-C Adaptive Alpine staff. The candidate shares their computer screen and presents previously recorded demonstrations and presentations (no need to upload them to another site). The examiner follows up with probing questions to determine the depth of the candidate's knowledge. Please note that for some of the videos, the examiner may ask the candidate to fast-forward during certain portions.

The videos must be taken in the season in which the candidate is being assessed. Videos must contain the following and regardless of the order in which the videos were taken, must be presented in this order:

• Four-track ski, with a minimum of six turns and a stop. Repeat the entire process with a stop in the opposite direction.


• Three-track ski on the left leg, with a minimum of six turns and a stop. Repeat the entire process with a stop in the opposite direction.


• Three-track ski on the right leg, with a minimum of six turns and a stop. Repeat the entire process with a stop in the opposite direction.


• Three-track ski through green/blue bumps, with a minimum of six turns and a stop. Repeat the entire process with a stop in the opposite direction.


• Tether a skier in a slider. Video must show the candidate start from a stopped position, make a minimum of six turns, then come to a controlled stop with proper tether wrap/unwrap.


• Demonstrate how to get up from a fall as a three-tracker. The candidate may do this in whatever creative means desired. Video time limit: 60 seconds.


• Demonstrate how to get in and out of skis as a three-tracker. The demonstration must be done on both the left and right leg.


• Demonstrate getting on a chairlift as a three-tracker. Video must include safe and effective use of outriggers, including crutch and ski positions.


• Demonstrate getting off a chairlift as a three-tracker. Video must include safe and effective use of outriggers, including crutch and ski positions.


• Demonstrate slider set-up. Demonstration must include the choice of skis; effective positioning of the skis; and variations in the positioning of the slider components to create the most effective setup for a given student. Maximum video length: two minutes.


• You must follow all requirements and guidelines for recording videos.  Read the "Video Requirements for Adaptive Alpine Assessment" document linked in the Education Resources section below.