Swiss Snowsports Level 4 Instructor / Brevet Fédéral
The highest Swiss snowsports certification — Federal Diploma of Higher Education. Requires Level 3 + 40 days professional experience (P2) + 1 elective module (e.g. Disabled Specialist, Backcountry Specialist, Race/Freestyle) + portfolio. Awards the protected title Professeur·e de sports de neige avec brevet fédéral. Meets ISIA Card standards.
Quick facts
- Issuing body
- Swiss Snowsports Association
- Discipline
- alpine
- Level / Tier
- 4 of 4
- ISIA Stamp
- No
- ISIA Card
- ✅ Yes — globally recognised
- Teach internationally
- ✅ Yes
Official courses & pricing
Published programme lines that award or prepare for this qualification. Figures are indicative — confirm on the association site.
Enrolment: Requires Level 3, second 40-day professional experience block (P2), elective specialist module, portfolio, and federal professional examination per Swiss Snowsports rules. Follow the Level 4 / Brevet fédéral pages and education back-office (education@snowsports.ch) for the current checklist.
- Course and examination fees — Federal pathway pricing is module-based; confirm on Level 4 documentation. 2026-04-05 ↗
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