18 Jun 2019 Introduction to Outdoor Learning Coaching

Online

SWOAPG Members are able to book places on a series of IOL workshops on using Coaching in Outdoor Learning - see IOL Outdoor Learning Coaching for full details - and book online at https://www.outdoor-learning.org/Good-Practice/Develop-as-a-Professional/Specialist-Competencies/Coaching

26 Jun 2019 Fostering a Connection – Taster session

Outward Bound Aberdyfi, United Arab Emirates

The ‘Fostering a Connection’ course was designed by Lun Roberts (ER Outdoors), Jim Langley (Nature's Work) and Joe Roberts (Natural Resources Wales) to meet the needs of outdoor providers wishing to engage their clients with the environment and to foster their connection to it.  The full course takes a day, costs £50 (£30 concessions) and includes ... Read more

28 Jun 2019 Fostering a Connection

Cynefin Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom

This course was designed for outdoor providers to help them find ways of fostering a feeling of connection between their clients and the world around them and is accepted as CPD for members of the Mountain Training Association and the Association of Mountain Instructors. Help your clients engage with their environment. Designed specifically for outdoor ... Read more

5-6 Jul 2019 IRF inline-raft guide workshops

Cardiff International White Water Watkiss Way, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Inline-Raft: inflatable whitewater craft, with 1, 2 or 3 person seated inline. (croc, ducky, whitewater-canoe, outsider, inflatable kayak, inline miniraft, etc...). On commercial trips, inline-rafts not necessarily have Inline-Raft Guides on board; they can operate from different crafts covering multiple inline-rafts at the same time.

9 Jul 2019 Contour Recognition

Suitable for aspirant mountain leaders/instructors + those looking for a skills boost Having the ability to “see” the landscape by relating the contour patterns to the shape of the ground (and vice versa) is an essential part of successful navigation in mountain and moorland environments. On this hill based one-day course, I explain the concept ... Read more

9-10 Jul 2019 Mountain & Moorland Navigation – Stage 2

Suitable for aspirant mountain leaders/instructors + those looking for a skills boost. You do not need to know where you are all the time, especially if you can combine and adapt basic navigation skills. On this course I show you some classic combinations, and give you the confidence to roam across wild countryside. In effect, ... Read more

10 Jul 2019 Relocation Skills

Suitable for aspirant mountain leaders/instructors + those looking for a skills boost Okay... so you think you're lost! Although knowing how to remedy the situation is largely judgemental (and I cannot teach judgement!), what I can do is illustrate how various combinations of techniques work, and show you some classic adaptations. Based on a particularly ... Read more