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Are you interested in volunteering? 

CADS - Nova Scotia cannot function without our awesome group of volunteers! Volunteers facilitate adaptive lessons and help to create life changing experiences for our members! Volunteers are offered training and certification from highly trained CADS Course Conductors in order to provide the best experience possible for our members.

Send our Program Coordinator, Marc an email at: cadsnovascotia@gmail.com or fill out the volunteer interest form here:

Volunteer Interest Form

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Do you want to become a CADS Instructor?

CADS National and CADS-NS offer a bottom up approach to certification programs, touching each competency and ensuring ways for instructors to offer value at each skill level. Our programs help to develop a rich set of instruction skills in each member at a pace that reflects the participants' lifestyle and involvement.​

Help support and include students and participants of all abilities on the hill. There are two instruction pathways to follow: 

The Ski Certification pathway or the Snowboard Certification pathway. The crossover certifications allow instructors to utilize both platforms.

CADS Level 1

The CADS Ski Level 1 or Snowboard Level 1 complete certification is for candidates interested in learning how to teach students across all four disciplines – ASD/CI, VI, Sitski and 3-4 Track/Outriggers. Candidates will learn tools and skills to safely and competently teach students of all abilities at a beginner level.

For further information, resources, and documentation, please click HERE.

CADS Level 2 

The CADS Ski Level 2 or Snowboard Level 2 complete certification is for instructors interested in improving their knowledge and skills to teach students across all four disciplines – ASD/CI, VI, Sitski and 3-4 Track/Outriggers. Candidates will learn tools and skills to safely and competently teach students of all abilities to move beyond a beginner level.

For further information, resources, and documentation, please click HERE.

CADS Level 3

The CADS Ski Level 3 certification is for candidates interested in learning how to teach students across three disciplines –VI, Sitski and 3-4 Track. Candidates must demonstrate an intermediate level of skiing ability and how to teach a lesson to a variety of students at an intermediate level. The candidate will demonstrate a strong knowledge of The Technical Reference, The Gliding Experience and The Learning Contract within their lesson.

For further information, resources, and documentation, please click HERE.

CADS Level 4 

The CADS Ski level 4 certification involves a rigorous program of evaluation. The role of a level 4 is to train and evaluate instructors at most levels including CADS level 3 and Course conductors and to work closely with the CADS TC to advise on technical matters.

For further information, resources, and documentation, please click HERE

Volunteer Interest Form

Do you have any Skiing or Snowboarding experience?
Do you have a preferred location?
What is your week to week availability?

CADS Lessons

Generally, lessons run on Saturdays & Sunday's at 10am & 1pm for 2 hours each. Lessons are planned to start in January, 2024. These will run for up to 10 weeks depending on snow conditions.

What timeslots would you be available to volunteer for?

Disciplines Overview:

CADS lessons are separated into 4 disciplines depending on the needs of the student. These are: 

  • Autism & Cognitive Impairments (ASD/CI) 
  • Visual Impairments (VI) 
  • 3 & 4 Track (Outriggers for Snowboard) - for students with physical impairments that can participate standing up but require support aids (ex. amputees, cerebral palsy, etc.) 
  • Sit-Ski - for students with physical impairments who cannot ski standing up
Which discipline would you be interested in volunteering with? (You can select more than 1!)
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