Skilehrwesen#

Skiing Instruction: In Austria, the training of professional ski instructors is provided by the Association of Austrian Ski Schools (Verband der oesterreichischen Skischulen), which is headquartered in Dalaas, Vorarlberg. Provincial ski instructors ("Landesskilehrer") have to pass several exams; only state-approved ski instructors ("Diplomskilehrer") are allowed to establish and run a ski school. Alpine ski instructors ("Skifuehrer") receive special training in Austria. Ski instructors who work for non-profit organisations are trained by the Federal Institutes for Physical Exercise in Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, and Linz. In Austria, skiing has been part of the school sports curriculum since the 1960s.