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Understand the meaning of adventure and learn about the history of exploration
This training course offers a comprehensive exploration of “Outdoor Education" and all its facets. The course takes a broad all-encompassing view and approaches the topic from a psychosocial, anthropological, geo-environmental, historic and marketing angle. This course will be of interest to anyone with an interest in outdoor adventure, either as a personal hobby, or in a professional capacity such as outdoor adventure guide or group leader.


Outdoor Education - Adventure is originally from Australian School Curriculum and published by XSIQ and has a duration of 2-3 Hours for the average learner.

Content Type
  • Video: None
  • Audio: Low
  • Animation: Low
  • Assessments: Yes
  • Course Rating: (5/5 10074 )
Certification Availability
  • PDF Download: Yes
  • Parchment: Yes
  • Framed Parchment: Yes
  • Type: course
Education Level
  • Approximate FETAC Level: Level 5
  • Approximate NQF Level (UK): Level 3
  • Other: Higher High Secondary School
  • Age appropriateness: 16+ Years
  • Minimum Grade/Class Level: Higher High Secondary School

Modules in Outdoor Education - Adventure

Access to adventure
Adventure as a commodity
Characteristics of adventure
Different types of adventure
Equipment
Grading and guidebooks
Examples of adventure
Impact on the environment
Motivation for adventure
Safety in adventure
Meaning of adventure
The media
Timing and location
Assessment
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Learning Outcome

On completion of this course you will be able to identify the meaning of adventure through history such as Cook's discovery, Mawson's epic journey, misadventure, exploration and much more. You will know the characteristics of adventure such as safety, cost, group size and other important aspects that need to be considered in adventure. You will have a good knowledge of what motivates people to take part in adventure activities.This course will provide you with examples of adventure. You will know the factors that affect you assessing certain types of adventure, the medias influence on outdoor adventure, grading, guidebooks, how to market adventure packages, types of equipment and improvements in technology.

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Leslie Brett
Outdoor Education - Adventure:

Course Module: Assessment
Course Topic: Outdoor Studies 1 Assessment
Comment: good course a lot about outdoor adventure


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