The Canadian Mountain & Ski Guide Program

 What is it

• It is a series of courses and exams designed to develop the skills and knowledge required to be a professional guide or instructor.
  
• Mountain guide, hiking guide, climbing gym instructor, and top rope instructor programs are offered.
  
• The program is offered by the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in partnership with the ACMG.

TRU and the ACMG

• In 1996, TRU began to assist the ACMG with delivering the Canadian Mountain Guide Training and Certification program, a collaboration that has resulted in the evolution of the original ACMG program into the unique Canadian Mountain and Ski Guide Diploma at TRU.
• The Canadian Mountain and Ski Guide (CMSG) Diploma is a 60-credit program with activity, theory, elective and work experience courses. Most participants will attend on a part-time basis, completing the Diploma in a four- to five-year period.

Recognition

• Students will have the opportunity to pursue certification to the standards of the ACMG and be recognized by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations (IFMGA). IFMGA Mountain Guides attain the highest level of mountain training and certification in the world and are recognized in the more than 20 member-countries.