The British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI - www.basi.org.uk), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary year, recently staged an international reception at the Houses of Parliament attended by Olympic rowing legend and newly appointed BASI President, Sir Steve Redgrave along with distinguished invited guests from other European snowsports organisations, including; Karl Eggen - Switzerland, Luciano Magnani - Italy, and Presidents of Interski, Eric Melmer and Riet Campell of The International Ski Instructors Association as well as representatives from the UK snowsports industry and travel trade.
The event also marked the announcement of a new partnership with the University of Edinburgh where an agreement signed at the House of Commons which will see the alignment of BASI qualifications with the Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework (SCQF).
In future BASI members wishing to change career path or progress an additional qualification will have recognised credits that may be used to gain entry to other qualifications. This is due to a formal recognition of BASI's teaching system, training courses and manuals where learning and development are mapped against the internationally recognised SCQF by academic staff within the University's Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences.