Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
This intensive, field-based program is designed for individuals seeking to transform a passion for the outdoors into a professional career. The curriculum focuses on building advanced personal proficiencies across a diverse range of disciplines, including river and sea kayaking, rock climbing, hillwalking, and powerboating. A significant emphasis is placed on river safety and rescue, ensuring students can manage risks in challenging environments.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Kayaking Skills Canoeing Irelands Level 3 river
kayaking skills, the level 3 sea kayaking skills and the River Safety and Recue 1 course
Mountain Skills Mountaineering Irelands Mountain Skills 1, 2 and Assessment
Rock Climbing Mountaineering Irelands Rock Climbing Instructor training
First Aid Rescue Emergency Care level 3 (REC3)
Powerboating National Powerboat Certificate
Career Planning & Job Seeking Skills
Child Welfare & Protection in Sport Safeguarding 1, Child Welfare and protection Basic Awareness Workshop
Work Placement 4 week placement in the industry
Research project Developing skills to research and present an outdoor based project
Kayaking Instructor Canoeing Irelands Level 1 kayak instructor and the Level 2 kayak instructor training
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Further Research
Career Progression
Some learners choose to progress directly into the job market and have found employment in a range of roles such as activity instructor, tour guide, social care activity provider and many other areas of this varied and broad sector.