BUSHCRAFT & WILDERNESS ACTIVITIES BTR201

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Select a payment plan: (Fee Code: S2) Plan A: 1 payment of £253.00
Plan B: 2 payments of £138.00

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COURSE STRUCTURE
There are 10 lessons as follows:

Understanding Wilderness Areas
Equipment
Protection from the Elements
Natural Resources
Navigation
Dealing with Emergencies
Camping
Passive Land Based Activities
Water Based Adventure Activities
Active Land Based Adventure Activities

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Duration: 100 hours

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 course develops skills in bushcraft, while building an understanding of wilderness skills and an ability to manage the needs of a group of people while in a wilderness area. This course is useful to people who may have a recreational interest in wilderness exploration, orienteers, tour guides, scout leaders, or ecotour business owners.