Lift 150 – Train the Trainer
LIFT 150 is the first step in developing an integrated, standardized training program for ski industry operating and maintenance personnel.
LIFT 150 Ski Lift Operations Train-the-Trainer is designed to help you, the passenger ropeways and passenger coveyors supervisors or managers, develop a comprehensive program for training your operators. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. explain the need for ski lift safety and the steps required to achieve it,
2. identify and explain regulations (current CSA Z98 Standard) governing passenger ropeways and passenger coveyors that relate to operator training, and
3. deliver an operator’s training session.
Course Duration for LIFT 150: Participants must complete all aspects of this self-paced 45hr course.
- LIFT 150 Train the Trainer Information Sheet
- Start Dates: Continuous intake starting mid-August. Last registration date end of first week of March.
Register Now: Course available at Nelson (Tenth Street Campus)
BC REGISTRANTS TAKE NOTE:
For those registering from a BC Ski Resort: Technical Safety BC requires all passenger ropeway trainers in British Columbia to be certified.
Successful completion of the LIFT 150 course (and final exam) is required to qualify course participants for certification by Technical Safety BC as passenger ropeway trainers. Technical Safety BC issues passenger ropeway trainer certificates and these certificates name the ropeway types for which the certificate holder may provide training.
The second step in the certification process for passenger ropeway trainers in British Columbia has recently been introduced by Technical Safety BC. Training material developed and implemented through an additional online course, “Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors: Act and Regulations”, highlights regulations and requirements applicable to passenger ropeways and passenger conveyors and their owners/operators, in British Columbia. Successful completion of this online module is the second step in the certification process for BC operators.
The Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors: Act and Regulations course is found on the TSBC website and is free of charge. See this link: Passenger Ropeways Trainer | Technical Safety BC
SNOW 156 – Ski Resort Risk Management
This course is designed for people currently working in any capacity, in any type or size of ski area operation. In particular, this benefits anyone with risk management responsibilities in Canadian ski resorts; risk managers, operations managers, ski patrollers, supervisors or managers in any department from Food & Beverage to Snow School.
Course Objectives
You will learn to assess and manage the risks ski areas face on a day-to-day basis using actual case studies and online discussions about current industry issues and solutions with students in other resorts across the country. This course will provide an accessible and practical training tools. Participants will understand the "big picture" of Risk Management to develop strategies and tactical plans for their area of responsibility.
Topics of study include risk identification and evaluation, risk control, skier and snowboarder safety, legal liability and waivers, workplace safety, administration and documentation, emergency planning, risk financing and insurance. A series of assignments will lead you through the development of a risk management plan for one department of your ski area.
Coursework can be done at any time, day or night. There are no scheduled login times. Evaluation is assignment based rather than exam based.
Dates, Cost and Time
The course begins on January 23 and runs for 12 weeks. The time commitment is estimated at seven to eight hours per week. Please consider your availability before registering as we cannot refund or credit tuition for those unable to complete the course. Tuition is $580.96. A textbook is required at a cost of $80 plus tax and shipping costs. Contact the Selkirk College bookstore at 250.365.1281. For more information call CE Registration at 250.352.3220.
Register Now: Course available January 23–April 17 (Online)
Passenger Ropeway Mechanics Courses
Step 1. Once you have registered and paid for this course here, you will be sent a receipt from the college along with an information sheet on how to enroll in the online course so you can complete the training and practice quiz questions. Your course instructor will also be notified of your enrollment and is available for questions. These are a self-directed courses.
Step 2. Final Exams dates for each course are noted below. Participants must complete each exam within the time limit specified and must score 80% for a passing grade. Exam dates for the three courses run on three consecutive days. Your instructor will provide details.
Dates: There are three intakes of these courses per year.
Exams are via Zoom and a working webcam and mic are required to take the exam.
Upcoming Course Dates:
1) Fall 2022: September 6 to December 5 (next exams Dec 6 (151), 7 (152), 8 (153), 2022)
2) Winter 2023: January 3 to April 17 (next exams April 18 (151), 19 (152), 20 (153), 2023)
3) Spring 2023: May 1 to June 19 (next exams June 20 (151), 21 (152), 22 (153), 2023)
**Western Canada Small Ski Resort Scholarships: If you are a small ski resort in Western Canada with less than 20,000 skier days, please contact DistanceAdmissions@selkirk.ca to see if you qualify for our 50% scholarship.
Lift 151 – Surface Passenger Ropeways
Using the CSA Z98-19 Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors code book, LIFT 151 provides a framework to guide course participants through current applicable regulations governing the construction, operation and maintenance of Surface Passenger Ropeways—this includes Fibre and Wire Rope Tows; Ropeways for Secondary Carriers (i.e., Tube Tows), T Bars, J Bars, Platter Lifts—and Passenger Conveyors.
This is a self-directed course, and you can expect to spend approximately 25–30 hours to complete it before the set examination date.
Register Now: Course available September 6–December 5 (Online)
Lift 152 – Aerial Fixed Grip Passenger Ropeways
Lift 152 carries on from Lift 151 and moves into regulations governing the construction, maintenance and operation of FIXED GRIP AERIAL PASSENGER ROPEWAYS.
This course looks at the development of the Z98 Standard and studies construction, maintenance and operational requirements found in Clauses 4, 6, 11, 12, 13 and Annexes A through L. found in Z98-19 Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors.
This is a self-directed course, and you can expect to spend approximately 15–20hrs to complete it before the set examination date.
***Lift 151 exam must be successfully completed prior to writting the Lift 152 exam. Courses and exams can all be taken within the same intake.
Register Now: Course available September 6–December 5 (Online)
Lift 153 – Aerial Detachable Grip Passenger Ropeways
Lift 153 moves into regulations governing Detachable Grip Aerial Passenger Ropeways and provides a framework to guide participants through important topics and regulations related to the safe construction, maintenance and operation of detachable grip installations, found in the CSA Standard; Z98-19 Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors.
Lift 153 delves further into the regulations to include requirements that apply to both fixed and detachable grip aerial passenger ropeways and those that apply to detachable grip aerial passenger ropeways only. This course continues with discussions on Z98-19 content and studies construction, maintenance and operational requirements found in Clauses 4, 6, 11, 12, 13 and Annexes A through L of the Standard.
This is a self-directed course, and you can expect to spend approximately 15 hours to complete it before the set examination date.
***Lift 151 & 152 exams must be successfully completed prior to writing the Lift 153 exam. Courses and exams can all be written within the same intake.
Register Now: Course available September 6–December 5 (Online)