Adventure Tourism Leadership
Some of the very best learning in life comes through challenging your personal boundaries and training to work well in difficult situations.
Get outdoors, get active and have fun while you learn a wide range of outdoor skills. At the same time the Adventure Tourism Leadership programme allows you to develop your personal leadership style, enhance your communication skills, and determine your contribution to creating a high functioning team.
These personal and social skills are not only critical in today’s world of work they are transferable to any career path you choose to take. During the Level 2 course you will experience tramping, bush survival skills, caving, sea kayaking, rock climbing and camping, and in so doing, gain valuable credits at NCEA Level 2.
The Level 3 course builds on existing outdoor skills allowing students to become more confident and skilled in different outdoor environments and wilderness emergency response situations.
Student Stories
Asher Harris
For Asher, the real highlights of the Adventure programme have been pushing his physical skills to new limits as well as further enhancing his personal and social skills working alongside other young people on the course.
Donje Jamieson
Donje heard about the programme through her school Careers Advisor. “It sounded like such a good opportunity that I thought I’d give it a go. I come from a small school and this has helped me to meet new people, learn some really cool things and develop my leadership skills.”
Find out more about what you will learn in the programme
On completion of this course you will be able to:
Level 2
Demonstrate:
- Safe participation in high ropes course activities.
- Basic knowledge of safe abseil techniques.
- Rock climbing skills on at least three Ewbank Grade 12+ climbs.
- Paddling skills and basic safety skills and
rescues for paddling on moving water. - Basic caving skills.
- Preparation for outdoor activities.
- Weather knowledge and basic survival skills.
- Use of a map and skills for an overnight tramp.
- Communicate effectively within a team or group with a shared objective.
Level 3
- Prepare for, participate in and evaluate an outdoor
experience as a member of a group. - Demonstrate knowledge of weather patterns,
survival skills and navigation in the outdoors.
Uniformed Services (Level 2) and Adventure Tourism Leadership (Level 2) provide pathways onto this Level 3 programme. Students with equivalent experience in the outdoors can also be accepted onto the Level 3 course.
Note: Some unit standards may change. Final information on the standards specific to your course will be available prior to starting your programme.
Key Details
The Level 2 course is delivered as three overnight blocks and the Level 3 as four overnight blocks
Whenua Iti Outdoors
Training Pathways
- The New Zealand Police College
- New Zealand Defence Force (Army, Navy, Airforce)
- NZ Certificate in Adventure Tourism and Guiding (Level 4)*
- NZ Diploma in Adventure Tourism and Guiding (Level 5)*
- NZ Diploma in Sport Recreation and Exercise (multi-sector) Level 5*
- NZ Diploma in Sport Recreation and Exercise (multi-sector) Level 6*
- Degree Studies: Sustainability and Outdoor Education
* Available locally through NMIT
NB – these are indicative career paths only. The leadership, technical and social skills focused on as a part of this Trades Academy option can complement many other career pathways.
Employment Opportunities
- New Zealand Army, Navy or Air Force
- New Zealand Police Force
- Outdoor Physical Education Teacher
- Outdoor Instructor
- Search & Rescue Emergency Management
- Adventure Tourism Guide
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