The Adventure Centre is fast becoming the National Training Centre for Outdoor Instructor Training.
We train the Outdoor Instructors of the future. Our students come from all different backgrounds aged 18 - 50.
15 years experience - over 400 Instructors trained and placed in the Industry.
Our Aim
To provide the Industry with outdoor instructors who not only have the necessary hard skills and National Governing Body Awards but who also have the necessary knowledge to support this.
Want to get into the outdoor education industry?
Want to learn some outdoor skills?
Work towards various qualifications and awards?
The original intensive outdoor skills training course run at the leading development-training centre in the southwest.4 Month Course.
Total of 16 weeks
Spring Course 2009
January 5th - April 22nd 2009 £4750.00
(Only a few places left)
Winter Course 2009
August 31st -December 16th 2009 £4750.00
Why train with us:
The team has 15 years of experience training instructors for the Industry and can boast over 400 successful students all gaining employment and careers in the Industry.
Goverment approved with funding available via career development loans.
A 100% success rate of getting students into the Industry.
The course is run at the Adventure Centre enabling you to get a real feel for Centre life plus the opportunity to work alongside external clients.
We offer great facilities with activity venues literally on our doorstep:
On site Swimming Pool, enabling students to practise kayak rolling and strokes.
River Tavy runs two minutes from the Centre. This river offers white water from grade 1 –3 experiences. Students can literally carry their boats and paddle certain sections.
On site High Ropes Course , Trapeze and Jacobs Ladder.
Tree Abseil Platform enabling students to practise their rope work and abseiling techniques
So you want to become an outdoor pursuit instructor, improve your coaching skills or gain additional outdoor qualifications? Whatever your goals, The Adventure Centre will help you achieve your dreams through this intensive 16 week course.
In addition to benefiting from the highest quality tuition, you will gain invaluable first-hand experience that will ensure you become a top class instructor and coach.
The information below includes a description of some of the activities provided at The Adventure Centre. The team is committed to providing courses of a high standard with a clear focus on developing people and teams to their maximum potential.
The Centre is AALA Licensed and a BCU Approved Centre. We employ full time residential trainers who provide expert instruction in all aspects of the disciplines covered. There is an option for participants to be accommodated on the beautiful Kelly College site. Check out www.kellycollege.com
The Centre was recently listed in the top ten Centres in the Country.
West Devon provides plenty of opportunities to pursue a wide range of outdoor pursuits both throughout the course and in your free time. Surfing and kiting on the North Devon coast, cragging at The Dewerstone and sailing at Plymouth are just some of the activities on the doorstep
The course works students towards National Governing Body Qualifications in Climbing, Walking, Kayaking and Open Canoeing. The majority of the candidates achieve their:
BMC Single Pitch Award Training in Climbing.
MLTE Summer Mountain Leader Training
BCU 1 + 2 Star Generic in Kayaking/Canoeing.
Canoe Safety Test.
UKCC BCU Level 1 Coach
BCU 3 Star in White Water Kayaking or Open Canoeing
UKCC BCU Trainee Level 2 Coach
Additional training is given in:
- High Ropes Courses
- Trapeze
- Jacobs Ladder
- Orienteering
- Archery
- Problem Solving etc
With theory sessions one evening a week including health and safety, risk assessments, licensing laws, child protection policies, development training, theories and models, environmental awareness, crisis management, presentation skills etc.
We provide you with all the necessary tools to gain employment in the Industry.
Facilitation, Teambuilding and Leadership
As one of the leading development centres in the South West, The Adventure Centre has a great deal of experience in providing excellent teambuilding and leadership courses to many different clients including Nintendo UK, Royal Mail and Abbey National plc.
We will introduce methods and techniques used to develop individuals and teams are studied. These include Kolb’s Learning Cycle, Adair’s Action Centred Leadership and Belbin’s Roles.
A unique part of the Outdoor Skills Course is the ability to practise newly acquired coaching skills on Client groups. This invaluable experience allows candidates to develop the ‘soft-skills’ that will allow them to become excellent instructors.
Climbing
Candidates will be taught rope work and group skills including belaying techniques, anchoring, abseiling, route planning and climbing etiquette.
Candidates will be encouraged to perfect their skills in their own time.
Locations. The Adventure Centre is situated on the edge of Dartmoor, offering many great climbing venues. Closest to the Centre is The Dewerstone, (The ‘Devils Rock’) which boasts some classic 3* routes. During the mild winters experienced in the South West, crags, including Chudleigh, offer fantastic climbing for groups, offering ample opportunity to work towards SPA qualifications.
The Adventure Centre is also close to the coast of North Cornwall and the challenges of Bosigran, Sennon Cove and Chair Ladder.
Indoor climbing walls are also used for training
Kayaking / Canoeing
The Adventure Centre adopts a flexible approach to goal setting in all activities. Those candidates with no previous experience can work towards Star awards in nearby flat water and on-site swimming pool. For the more experienced paddler, it is possible to be working towards Level 3 coach training by the end of the course.
The Centre is situated by ‘The ‘Loop’ providing white water opportunities up to Grade 4 on the River Dart. Also available is Grade 3 white water on the River Tavy, right next to the Centre, and Grade 2 white water on the Rivers Tamar, Lynher and Fowey.
Hill Walking
With 369 square miles of Moorland wilderness, Dartmoor offers candidates a fantastic area to practice navigational skills, environmental awareness and leadership issues.
In addition to Dartmoor, other venues in Wales will be used as the course progresses
The Extras
All Outdoor Skills Course trainers are full time employees of The Adventure Centre, Kelly College, assuring you quality tuition. Each one will have a wealth of experience of working in the outdoors and have a thorough understanding of the day-to-day running of a centre. Risk assessments, accident and incident forms, stores paperwork, licensing and many other issues that are involved in running and working in a busy outdoor centre will be covered by the Outdoor Skills Course.
The team of trainers are enthusiasts and you will discover that they are very keen to show you some of the best that Devon and Cornwall has to offer the outdoor practitioner.
The cost of the Spring 2009 Course = £4750.00, non residential.
The cost of the Winter 2009 Course = £4750.00, non residential.
Basic accommodation can be provided here at the Centre at an additional charge of £90.00 per week including full catering
The course is now registered as for Enhanced Learning Credits Reg No 2068 for Military Ressettlement.
We are also approved for Career development loans Reg No 11900:For information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact 0800 100 900
To Apply
To take your application further, please complete the application form. This will enable us to find out a little more about you and your course needs.
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 |
