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• June 1,2, Field Leader (Hiking) Canmore

  • Start
    01 Jun 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM (MDT)
  • End
    02 Jun 2019
  •  
    5:00 PM (MDT)
  • Location
    Canmore Nordic Centre
  • Spaces left
    7

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  Field Leader (Hiking) Course 

  Successful graduates will be certified as OCC 'Outdoor Field Leaders' with a 'Hiking' specialization.
  
  This course is suitable for anyone wanting the FL (Hiking) certification, or planning to become an instructor of this course.
  
  Course fee includes; instruction, student manual (as a pdf), and one year's membership fee to the Outdoor Council of Canada.
  

  Please note: You are required to read the manual and answer the quizzes in it before you come the the course. Once you have registered you will be sent an email containing a link to the manual and quizzes.

  Course Content:

  The course will be split between in-class learning (65%) and field exercises (35%). The learning format will be primarily guided experiential learning. Topics covered include:

  • Understanding the role of the leader and leadership style
  • Integrating ‘activity’ ‘participant’ and ‘venue’ characteristics so as to promote event quality and safety
  • Constructing an activity plan
  • Identifying hazards and mitigation strategies
  • Communication and team building between participants, co-leaders and other stakeholders
  • Group management in the field
  • Enhancing situational awareness for quality and safety management
  • Emergency response
  • Post trip debriefing and facilitation
    

  Prerequisites: The only prerequisite for this course is a love of the outdoors and a passion to share that experience with others.
  

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