Empowering Snow Sports Through Education and Collaboration: FIS Launches its First Comprehensive Education Strategy
Jan 08, 2026·Inside FIS
FIS has officially released its first full Education Strategy, marking a major step toward strengthening learning, development, and long-term growth across the global snow sports community.
The strategy, now shared with all National Ski Associations (NSAs), provides a clear plan to ensure high-quality education for coaches, officials, athletes, event organizers, and other key stakeholder groups.
Education is a central pillar of FIS’s broader strategic plan, playing a crucial role in global growth, governance, and value creation. With the establishment of the FIS Knowledge Center as the hub for educational coordination, FIS has laid the foundation for consistent, modern, and inclusive learning opportunities across all disciplines.
The Knowledge Center focuses on innovative teaching methods and instructional design, supporting experts in delivering high-impact programs. By overseeing educational processes and managing the FIS e-learning platform, the Center provides guidance while giving users the flexibility to adapt programs to their unique needs.
The Education Strategy presents a clear philosophy grounded in transparency, integrity, inclusion, and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement. Its key priorities include:
Inclusive Lifelong Learning: Ensuring everyone within FIS has fair access to education, while promoting diversity and continuous personal and professional growth.
Quality and Structured Education: Offering clear, well-organized education that supports long-term development.
Educational Standards and Pathways: Establishing well-defined standards for both informal and formal education.
Co-Creation and Engagement: Designing practical, impactful learning opportunities through collaboration, feedback, and ongoing improvement.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Developing new learning materials, supporting educator development, and regularly updating the education strategy.
Networking and Global Collaboration: Building strong global connections to share knowledge and best practices.
Education for Developing Nations and Sports: Supporting developing nations and emerging sports through certified programs and targeted educational guidance.
Four-Phase Implementation Through 2030
The strategy will be rolled out in four phases between 2024 and 2030, starting with Technical Officials and expanding to coaches, athletes, NSAs, Local Organizing Committees, and medical and safety roles.
A Collaborative Effort Across the Global Community
The strategy emphasizes co-creation with stakeholders. Workshops, needs assessments, and ongoing feedback loops ensure that programs respond to real challenges faced by NSAs, coaches, officials, and other groups.
With the strategy now finalized and distributed, FIS invites all NSAs to actively engage in the next phases - contributing expertise, sharing best practices, and shaping the future of education within snow sports.
What’s Coming Next:
FIS is proud to share that, as of February, the following initiatives will be introduced:
The new FIS Education webpage: A central hub for learning, resources, and development across all stakeholder groups.
The FIS Technical Official Guidelines: The first set of formal education guidelines developed under the new strategy, providing a consistent, modern, and transparent framework for Technical Officials worldwide.
These releases mark the beginning of a series of educational guidelines and resources that will follow in the coming years.