The Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation is aimed at young people wishing to start their career in Outdoor Recreation as an Assistant Guide/ Leader or for those who want to gain foundation skills in the area of Outdoor Recreation. This Nationally recognised Qualification provides skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in performing basic core skills in outdoor recreation environments and assisting with the conducting a wide range outdoor activities.
Note: Face-to-Face training dates can be found on our TRAINING CALENDAR - Should you require a specific date or location, please contact the office and we can make mutual arrangements to assist you. You will need to travel to our locations for Training & Assessment
The course is delivered via our web-based on-line learning in conjunction with face-to-face training sessions in the field, a flexible blended learning environment.
The course content focuses on key skills that develop your knowledge so that you can successfully plan and deliver an outdoor recreation activity. This may include developing skills in risk management, navigation, weather interpretation, environment factors, health and safety, emergency response and overall planning skills in a wide range of work environments. These are all completed in the context of your selected activities and the online theory component of all courses
The face-to-face training and assessment is conducted in various locations throughout Australia and is based upon demand. The activity calendar is regularly updated, (every 3 months) to reflect current enrolments. The calendar is on-line allowing students to view and select their own training/ assessment session within their course time-frame.
An assistant guide or leader has the necessary foundation skills to work under direct supervision in a range of outdoor recreation activities, such as bushwalking, canoeing, rock climbing, abseiling, horse trekking and numerous other activities. Work may be undertaken as part of a team and would be performed under direct supervision. Work would be undertaken in field locations such as camps or in indoor recreation centres or facilities.
Our standard course has the following activity specialisation options; Abseiling, Bushwalking, Canoeing.
Additional or Other Activities: Additional activities are available upon request. You would need to contact the office to discuss any alteration to our normal course structure. Other activity specialisations may incur additional fees. They are usually completed as a one-on-one training and assessment or may require specialised equipment to complete the necessary tasks for these activities.
RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) and or Credit transfer is available and you must meet the criteria associated with this process. Regardless of the assessment pathway undertaken the pricing structure remains the same.
Note: Applicants applying for an Internal Credit may be eligible for a reduction in the course fees (at the discretion of the Training Manager)... more information about Credit Transfers can be found here
This course has the following enrolment requirement:
