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What: The Professional Knowledge and Skill Assessment Module is designed as the segment to assess an instructor's assisting, fit-up and tethering skills, as well as their knowledge of how these skills are best used in an adaptive lesson for a student in a bi-ski or mono-ski.

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.

Note: In 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:

• Alpine Bi-Ski/Mono-Ski Exam Module Workbook (PDF): Bi-Ski_Mono-Ski_Level_1&2_Workbook-12-16-16
  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.


• Alpine Bi-Ski/Mono-Ski 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. To take your written exam, please click he re.: 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. The demonstration and presentation video must include the following. Regardless of the order in which the videos were taken, they must be presented in this order:

• Tether a bi-skier with fixed riggers (may be an actual person or a dummy/sandbag). 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.


• Tether a bi-skier with hand-held riggers. 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.


• Perform an emergency stop while tethering a bi-ski, once in each direction. The candidate must engage in a short series of turns before making each emergency stop.


• Demonstrate how a fallen sit-skier can get up from a fall. The candidate may do this in whatever creative means desired. Include how to re-adjust the ski once you are up, to regain appropriate position for a centered/athletic stance. Video time limit: 60 seconds.


• Demonstrate loading a bi-ski on a chairlift. May be done with a live person or dummy/sandbag in the bi-ski. The video must include clipping in the retention strap.


• Demonstrate unloading a bi-ski from a chairlift. May be done with a live person or dummy/sandbag in the bi-ski. The video must include clipping out the retention strap (unload).


• Demonstrate the basic use of outriggers. The candidate may do this in whatever creative means desired. However the demonstration is done, the candidate must show beginning (synchronous) outrigger movement and intermediate (asynchronous) outrigger movement. The candidate must also demonstrate how outrigger position changes based on the size of the turn.


• Perform a sit-ski assessment and fit-up, including a dowel test and outrigger sizing. Maximum video length: 12 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.


• Workbook

• Written Exam