Outdoor Instructor Training Course
If you want to work in the outdor industry then our Outdoor Instructor Training Course is the best way to get those all important NGBs and find your dream job as an instructor.
Train to become an Outdoor Instructor at The Adventure Centre and gain real experience on our Outdoor Instructor Training Course. This 20 week course is designed to develop your skills in a variety of outdoor and adventurous activities so that you can work towards National Governing Body qualifications in mountain leadership, canoeing/kayaking, climbing, powerboating and lifeguarding. These qualifications are often prerequisites for gaining employment in the outdoor industry which is why potential instructors come to us for training!
The Details
Price: £3995
Duration: 20 weeks
Course dates: 30th August 2010 – 28th January 2011
Why train as an Outdoor Instructor at The Adventure Centre?
The Adventure Centre has over 10 years experience delivering Intensive Outdoor Skills Courses to potential Outdoor Instructors. The outdoor industry covers a wide range of adventurous activities and as an outdoor instructor the opportunities for a varied and exciting career are excellent. Our Outdoor Instructor Training Course will provide you with an insight into the core activities you will come across throughout your career as well as experience living at an active outdoor pursuits centre. At The Adventure Centre we have acquired an enviable reputation for the quality of our courses, with the majority of our students quickly finding employment in the outdoor industry.
The Outdoor Instructor Training Course – Hard Skills
We like to call our course the Intensive Skills Course (or ISC) because you will learn a lot about outdoor activities in a relatively short space of time. Throughout the course you will develop personal competency alongside instructing/coaching skills to make you a well rounded and highly employable outdoor instructor. Successful students can expect to obtain the following NGBs:
Mountain Leadership
Summer Mountain Leader Training
Climbing
Single Pitch Award Training
Paddling
BCU 2 Star (covers both canoeing and kayaking skills)
BCU 3 Star in either White Water (kayak) or Open Canoe
BCU Foundation Safety and Rescue Test (FSRT)
BCU/UKCC Level 1 Coach
BCU/UKCC Level 2 Coach Training
Powerboat
RYA Level 2 Powerboat Handler
Lifeguarding
RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification
First Aid
A 16 hour course in Outdoor First Aid
In House Training
High Ropes Course
Archery
Group Activity and Facilitation
The Outdoor Instructor Training Course – Soft Skills
Working as an outdoor instructor isn’t all about climbing hard routes and paddling challenging rivers, it’s about connecting with people through the outdoors. That is why the course aims to develop a range of soft skills, through practical sessions with real students, which will enable you to feel confident about working with groups. We will also cover some of the theory behind different learning and teaching styles to give you an insight into how they can affect your work as an instructor.
In addition, there will also be a series of lectures and other sessions to ensure that you are familiar with risk assessments, accident and incident forms, stores paperwork, Centre licensing and approval, the role of the Adventurous Activity Licensing Service, child protection and many other issues that are important when running and working in a busy outdoor centre.
How to Apply
To take your application further, please complete the application form (download to the right). This will enable us to find out a little more about you and your course needs. We will then organise an informal interview so you can come and visit the centre, meet the team and find out more about the course.
Please note that, as your practical experience will include working with youth groups, you will need to undergo full police checks as part of your acceptance onto the course.
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