Outdoor Instructor Training
Access Course

Key Facts | Course Details

This is an outdoor instructor training course providing a great career development step consisting of a 19 week session in winter time that will enable students to develop to trainee instructor level. Especially suitable for those wishing to pursue a career in outdoor education with little or no logbook experience. It works especially well if followed by a summer working in the outdoors.

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Key Facts

This is a fast track 19 week Outdoor Instructor Training Course

Course content:

Time Period	Learning Format	Content highlights	NGB Content
23rd Sept-15th Nov 2013	8 Weeks Intensive Learning 5 days a week, Mon-Fri 9-5 This period will give you the skills required in all the activities to be able to get out getting personal log book experience.	A taste of all our activity experiences 3 day walking expedition - Yorkshire High & Low Ropes Course Gain experience in Raft Building, Archery and Gorge Walking	RYA Powerboat RYA Sailing Level 1-2 First Aid BCU 1*
18th Nov-6th Dec 9th Dec- 5th Jan Christmas Break 6th Jan-28th Feb 2014	Continuous Development and Experience 4 days a week programmed learning, 3 days a week peer-to- peer and personal development. This period (before and after the Christmas break) is a time when you will take a greater role in your own development through self-led days alongside tutored input. Programmed days can be any day from Mon-Sun and will start and finish at different times depending on the day’s content.	Learn to Lead Climb Pool sessions River trips Training theory 2 day climbing wall trip 1 wk learning into action delivering activity sessions and work experience 4 day expedition to Scotland or Wales	BCU UKCC L1 Training BCU FSRT Assessment BCU 2* BCU UKCC L1 Assessment BMC Climbing Wall Award Training BCF TCL Training BCU 3* Training MLTE Summer ML Training

Time Period

Learning Format

Content highlights

NGB Content

23rd Sept-15th
Nov
2013

8 Weeks Intensive Learning
5 days a week, Mon-Fri 9-5

This period will give you the
skills required in all the activities
to be able to get out getting
personal log book experience.

A taste of all our activity
experiences
3 day walking expedition
- Yorkshire
High & Low Ropes Course
Gain experience in Raft Building,
Archery and Gorge Walking

RYA Powerboat
RYA Sailing Level 1-2
First Aid
BCU 1*

18th Nov-6th Dec

9th Dec- 5th Jan
Christmas Break

6th Jan-28th Feb
2014

Continuous Development and
Experience
4 days a week programmed
learning, 3 days a week peer-to-
peer and personal development.

This period (before and after the
Christmas break) is a time when
you will take a greater role in
your own development through
self-led days alongside tutored
input. Programmed days can be
any day from Mon-Sun and will
start and finish at different times
depending on the day’s content.

Learn to Lead Climb
Pool sessions
River trips
Training theory
2 day climbing wall trip
1 wk learning into action
delivering activity
sessions and work
experience
4 day expedition to
Scotland or Wales

BCU UKCC L1 Training
BCU FSRT Assessment
BCU 2*
BCU UKCC L1
Assessment
BMC Climbing Wall
Award Training
BCF TCL Training
BCU 3* Training
MLTE Summer ML
Training

Please read the NGB Qualification Information so that you understand fully what you will come out the course with. The access course starts you on the ladder of a number of qualifications which you will then continue to develop and climb up over your professional career. We cover the maximum amount we can in the time we have and what is realistic for a person to develop through.

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Course Details

The River Deep Mountain High Outdoor Instructor Training Course runs for 19 weeks in the Lake District with a four week break at Christmas/New year. The session runs from October to March.

This course is ideal as an alternative to University for those serious about a career in the outdoor industry, wanting to take their first step into the industry and be developed into well-rounded outdoor instructors with an excellent range of technical and soft skills.

We believe we are unique in the variety of activities we offer and the lack of travel around the country needed to do all these activities, meaning greater contact time with your Instructor / Coach and good access to log book experience in your free-time. Other than one week in Scotland all activities are within 45 minutes of our base, taking place in both the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.

The programme is physically demanding and deliberately set over the winter giving more challenging conditions and will help to get a job at the beginning of the 2014 season. If you finish loving the outdoors in these conditions you know you will be fine in the summer.

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