Study the techniques at Home so you will be prepared when you head out.
Learn about Hiking, Camping, Bushwalking, Exploring and leading eco tours and excursions
Work in an outdoor supply or camping shop; or in the tourism or leisure industries.
This course builds an understanding of the things you are likely to confront when you leave civilisation and provides a foundation for preparing yourself and those who accompany you for any excursion into a natural area.
This course is valuable to people who may have a recreational interest in wilderness exploration, orienteers, tour guides, scout leaders, or ecotour business owners.
Course Aims:
- To appreciate the scope and implications of ecotourism opportunities in wilderness areas.
- To be able to prepare for an excursion into a wilderness area
- To determine appropriate methods of protecting against the elements.
- To determine different uses for natural resources in the wilderness.
- To be able to navigate in a wilderness area using a variety of different techniques.
- To deal with a range of emergencies in a wilderness situation, including developing contingency plans and determining appropriate first aid.
- Explain campsite establishment and management.
- Determine appropriate procedures for managing different passive wilderness activities.
- Determine appropriate procedures for managing different water based wilderness activities.
- Determine appropriate procedures for managing different active wilderness activities
This Certificate is made up of 10 Lessons:
1. Understanding Wilderness Areas
2. Equipment
3. Protection from the Elements
4. Natural Resources
5. Navigation
6. Dealing with Emergencies
7. Camping
8. Passive Land Based Activities
9. Water Based Adventure Activities
10. Active Land Based Adventure Activities