Ski schools

Ski schools are facilities where skiing lessons on skis or ski-like equipment are given on a profit basis. A ski school may only be established and operated with the authorisation of the competent authority. The ski school licence must be exercised in person by the holder of the licence or, if official approval has been obtained, by a managing director. The staff employed by the ski school must be notified to the competent authority.

A ski school may only be established and operated with permission from the competent authority.

A ski school is an institution in which professional lessons are given in skiing with skies or ski-like equipment (e.g. snowboard). If you want to run a ski school, you must apply for this to the competent authority and indicate the intended location and prove the required personal and factual requirements. The ski school permit is granted for a specific location. Foreign vocational training can be recognised.

An application is required for:

• the Approval of a Ski School
• the appointment of a managing director
• authorisation to continue a ski school permit in the event of death
• recognition of qualifications
• the name change of the ski school
• the change of location of the ski school

The following changes must be notified to the Authority:

• Start of operation
• temporary suspension of operation
• permanent discontinuation of operation
• Waiver of the authorisation (return)

Note: The Steiermärkische Schischulgesetz 1997 regulates professional training in skiing. The Steiermärkische Schischulgesetz 1997 does not fall within the scope of the Ski Schools Act 1997.

• School education
• Activities of the association, provided that the purpose of the association is the physical training of the members, the association is not aimed at profit and the activity is limited exclusively to the members of the association

But foreign schools and clubs as well as ski schools from other federal states or states meet certain notification obligations!

for the service Ski schools:

Abteilung 12 Wirtschaft, Tourismus, Wissenschaft und Forschung
Friedrichgasse 13
8010 Graz,06.Bez.:Jakomini
Phone: +43 (316) 877-4084
Fax: +43 (316) 877-4697
Email: abteilung12@stmk.gv.at
Web address: http://verwaltung.steiermark.at

Public office hours
Montag bis Freitag von 8:00 bis 12:30 Uhr und nach telefonischer Vereinbarung

Additional information

Office of State Government of Styria, Department 9 Culture, Europe, Sport

1.    ENTRY FEE
A fee of EUR 14.30 must be paid for the submission of the application. A fee of EUR 47.30 shall be payable for applications for the grant of power or recognition of a qualification or any other legal requirement to pursue an activity.

2.    BEILAGE FEATURES
A fee must be paid for each supplement to be attached to the application. It is EUR 3.90 per din A3 sheet*. If the supplement is larger than a DIN A3 sheet, the fee per sheet of paper is EUR 7.20. The maximum fee is EUR 21.80.
* The law uses the term “arch”, which is paper whose side size does not exceed the size of two by 210 mm x 297 mm in one or both directions.

3.    COUNTRY COMMISSION SUPPORT
If official acts of the authorities outside the Office are required for the processing of the application, commission fees shall be paid for this. The amount of the Commission fee for each half hour commenced shall be per participating body.

• for administrative acts of the district administrative authorities: EUR 17.00
• for official acts of other authorities of the country: EUR 23.70

The authorities are obliged to issue the decision whithin six months after the application has been received. If the authority fails to decide within the specified deadline, you have the option of a „Säumnisbeschwerde“ . This Säumnisbeschwerde“ must include the name of the authority whose decision is pending. Additionally, the letter must state the request and provide evidence that the decision deadline of the authority has expired.

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• the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, withdrawal and objection, as well as on data portability
• the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority
• the responsibilities of the process controller and the data protection officer as per https://datenschutz.stmk.gv.at.

Authentication or signature of the application is not required.

An appeal is possible against rulings issued by an authority and shall be filed by the party within a 4 weeks term with the authority that issued the ruling of first instance (against rulings without investigation procedure within a two weeks term). The term starts with the receipt of the written copy of the ruling, in the case of oral pronouncement simultaneously with it.

The appeal shall indicate the ruling it contests, the authority that issued the ruling and contain a motion of appeal with the reasons. No more appeal is admissible if the party expressly waived the right of appeal after receipt or pronouncement of the ruling.

Each ruling contains instructions on the right to appeal and indicates the authority and the deadline for submission of such appeal.

Point of Single Contact Styria

Offices of the Provincial government of Styria
Department 12 - economy and innovation
Nikolaiplatz 3
8020 Graz
Telefon: +43 316 877 5905
E-Mail: eap@stmk.gv.at
Homepage: https://eap.stmk.gv.at

Office of the State Government of Styria
8010 Graz, Hofgasse 16

30.07.2024