 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello there, hope I'm posting this in the correct place. It's been a while.
I have signed up for my BASI level 1 in October and I have a question. I've been told I need to undertake a first aid course prior to doing this course. Does anybody have any more information regarding this? I have looked at the website and I'm not sure if I am just being a complete idiot or if there's actually nothing on there about it.
Also something about a disclosure.
If anyone could clue me up on what I have to do for level one that would be sublime. I'm a bit all over the place at the moment.
Thanks
Stuart
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You don't need to do a 1st aid course before you attend the Level 1 week, but you will need to complete a 2-day activity 1st aid course before BASI issues you with your L1 licence. You will also need to complete a Criminal Records check, an online child protection course and 35 hours of ski school experience/shadowing. None of these need to be done before you do the L1 week, but will need to be done before your L1 licence is issued. A quick call to the BASI office will answer any detailed questions you have about L1 requirements.
Where are you based? A few companies to 1st Aid courses with a particular slant to skiing: including BASP and World Class Training, so you could check those to see if there is a convenient date and venue.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hi Rob, thanks very much for replying so quickly. I had absolutely no idea I'd have to do 35 hours of shadowing haha! I'll need to figure that one out. I am based in Glasgow and having to, unfortunately, do mine at Snow Factor. Hopefully get somewhere a bit more exotic for my level 2!
Cheers.
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if you get organised, you could probably get your shadowing hours done and get on a Basi 2 course this season....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You can do your first aid course either before or after doing the L1 course. I just passed my L1 and was booked onto a BASP course at Hemel next month but they have kindly agreed to move it since I have broken my leg...
No reason not to send off for your criminal record disclose ahead of time. You'll probably need that before you can do any shadowing.
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yep you can do the online child safety module too before your practical course, so in theory you could do the shadowing straight away and get 70 hours in to get level 2
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So 70 hours for a BASI 2? My main issue will be money as I am on poverty wages at the moment. Would be nice to get on the second course if I could. I'm 28 and already having an early mid life crisis regarding my career haha.
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You need your full L1 and another 35 hours before booking onto L2. If you're lucky, you can do 35 hours shadowing to get the L1, then 35 hours paid. Speak to someone at Snow Factor; I know at Hemel they're very helpful with advice about shadowing.
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you need to do 35 hours to get basi 1, and then another 35 before you can enrol for level 2.... the shadowing won't cost you anything as centres generally let you do it foc
i am doing level 2 in december, 2 week course.... accommodation £800, course £500 i think; and then lift pass travel to the alps...
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Maireadoconnor, how do you get 35 hours paid? for the 2nd set of 35 hours? i.e. if its shadowing? hemel is where i am doing it... you can also do a few of the hours at skiplex
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ajc2260626, in principle you can get a job as an instructor once you have your L1. So that 35 hours could be from paid lessons, if you're lucky.
I'm afraid I don't have first hand knowledge yet. I passed my L1 two weeks ago and was all set to start my shadowing at Hemel, when I broke my leg on Sunday. I got over-enthusiastic with the moguls and twisted when I fell. Spiral tibial fracture; ten weeks in plaster. Yay.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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They did catch a few out at Hemel. I was in them and didnt stay in them long! Hope you recover quick and back skiing soon. The snow was great today!
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks for all the advice guys. A massive help. Will see how it goes. Not sure I have £2k to drop on a level 2 but can't hurt to get the hours in can it? 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Maireadoconnor, ahh, bad news! Spiral Tib is a classic skiing injury, sadly 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Maireadoconnor, Spiral tib - you have the ignominy of sustaining a snowblader's injury 
Bonus is you're at least 90 days out from the season and will robably end up with stronger knees going in by the tie you've done your gym rehab. Heal up.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks guys! At least it was the tib rather than the knee. It should heal fine and won't be any weaker in the long term. I avoided having to have any metalwork put in, which is a relief. Just a full leg cast, for 8-10 weeks!
I chose the purple cast to match my Whitedot Directors 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| ... You will also need to complete a Criminal Records check, an online child protection course and 35 hours of ski school experience/shadowing. ... |
You don't need to **attend** a child protection course? I though L1 L2 etc in any sport was supposed to standardise things, we have to **attend** the course even for L1 (waste of time though, simply a money making exercise)
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Maireadoconnor, Sorry to hear that...
I have a tib nail and fib plate from a spiral fracture waterskiing. You can walk on the nail in a week or so and basically back to normal in eight (or so). I have no idea why you should want to avoid metalwork, in every conceivable way, it's better than a cast as far as healing is concerned, the only downside is maybe you would have to get the bottom pin taken out at some point. I will, hopefully before snow skiing again.
With a nail you don't have to do any special exercise or anything like that as you don't actually stop using it for any length of time
I'd assume the fracture wasn't bad enough to warrant a nail - if you're gonna break a leg, do it properly!! (;>)
This is after the second attempt to set the bones - I can't bear to see the first
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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allanm, wow, i never saw my X-rays, but i don't think mine is nearly as bad as that. Fib is fine. Tib is very cleanly aligned. My ortho's advice was to avoid surgery if you've got the option. Sure, it takes longer to get moving, but there's lower risk of complications. I may still end up with pins when they check it again in a week. We'll see.
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^^ They do know what they're doing, at least at the point where it's critical.
You're right on complications too, I forgot about that, they were worried about 'compartment syndrome' with me after the Op, which apparently isn't very nice (;>)
Take care, hope it all heals well and soon!
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Maireadoconnor, oh you must get hold of your xray...its almost obligitory to post it!
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| Maireadoconnor wrote: |
ajc2260626, in principle you can get a job as an instructor once you have your L1. So that 35 hours could be from paid lessons, if you're lucky.
I'm afraid I don't have first hand knowledge yet. I passed my L1 two weeks ago and was all set to start my shadowing at Hemel, when I broke my leg on Sunday. I got over-enthusiastic with the moguls and twisted when I fell. Spiral tibial fracture; ten weeks in plaster. Yay. |
Ouchies. Hope you heal OK and then get back into it. I was there and wondered who was being taken off. I played first thing with my Academy kids; then spent the rest of the day on the training slope.
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allanm, yep, they watched me for a while to check for compartment syndrome but I seemed ok.
holidayloverxx, I know! I'll try to get them when i go for a checkup next week.
scooby_simon, that will have been me. If you see Brian the snowboarder please thank him from me. He was brilliant. Greg the manager, too. He was the one who removed my ski boot. I think I might have passed out then!
RosigLOL, sorry for hijacking your thread...
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Maireadoconnor, wishing you a speedy recovery
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Maireadoconnor, best wishes for a speedy recovery 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Managed to pass the teaching/ technical part of my level 1. Thanks for the advice. Now to find a first aid course and those elusive 35 hours...
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RosigLOL, Congratulations Very well done! Where are you based? Probably a few on here who can suggest some first aid courses for you.
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You know it makes sense.
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I think you can still get certified courses with the British Red Cross, check their website...oh and well done.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| RosigLOL wrote: |
| Managed to pass the teaching/ technical part of my level 1. Thanks for the advice. Now to find a first aid course and those elusive 35 hours... |
BASP do them all over the place
http://www.basp.org.uk/basp_course/EM2/
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Poster: A snowHead
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Thanks again for the advice. I'm based in Glasgow at the moment. Hadn't considered quite how much getting level one was going to cost me... £105 for a first aid course is making my eyes water!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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That's very reasonable to be honest for 2 full days of quality training. My daughter did it a couple of years ago in Hemel. If you're in Glasgow I would have thought that getting your shadowing in at Braehead would have been fairly easy. It took my daughter most of the next winter getting a few hours at a time at our nearest dryslope during her 1st year of A levels. Don't forget there's the criminal check and CBT too, more expense. It's certainly not cheap.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| RosigLOL wrote: |
| £105 for a first aid course is making my eyes water! |
And you need to repeat it every three years.
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Haha! Perfect! It's £105 and it's in Drymen... Which apparently has a Glasgow postcode... It's a fair whack from Glasgow!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| RosigLOL wrote: |
| £105 for a first aid course is making my eyes water! |
Just revalidated my First Aid at Work Cert at a cost of £240. A least it is tax deductible 
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