I have been skiing since 1987 and snowboarding since 1998. I have been a qualified ski and snowboard instructor since 2000 (snowboarding) and 2001 (skiing). I have been training other ski and snowboard instructors and organising instructor training courses since 2005 through my company Sunshine World: www.sunshineworld.co.uk Having been directly involved with hundreds of ski and snowboard instructors who have taken many different courses and exams through various systems around the world it is now a main ambition to help bring true transparency and accountability to global ski and snowboard qualifications and I'm proud to be part of the EAPSI system in instigating these goals.