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Roping Guide Courses

Outdoor Discoveries has succeeded in becoming a National Outdoor Leader Registration Scheme (NOLRS) Partnered Assessment Provider (PAP) for our abseiling and climbing guide courses.

We currently run a 7-day Abseiling Guide Course (Single PItch - Natural Surfaces) and a 4-day Restriced Abseiling and Climbing Guide Course (Single Pitch - Artificial Surfaces).

History

In 1991 the Abseiling Assessment Panel was formed in WA to meet the concerns in the outdoor industry with the standard of abseiling instructors in the state.  An Abseiling Instructor Course was set up and Instructor's In Charge were selected.  The course has been running since this time under the auspices of a number of organisations such a TAFE, Edith Cowan University and the Department of Sport and Recreation.

In early 2002 Central TAFE took on the Abseiling Instructor Course with a commitment to provide nationally recognised training.  Central TAFE put out a tender for an organisation to take on the technical training and assessment and Outdoor Discoveries won the contract.  From July 2002 to December 2003 Central TAFE in partnership with Outdoor Discoveries provided accredited training in the six Outdoor Recreation Training Package competencies required by Outdoors WA as the minimum requirement for recognition as an Abseiling Instructor in WA.

Instructor in Charge

David Byers Instructor in ChargeDavid Byers has been involved with Abseiling Instructor/Guide training since 1992.   He is working as the Instructor in Charge for the Abseiling Guide courses in Perth and Albany.
David Byers has been an outdoor educator for more than thirty years including fifteen years as an outdoor education teacher with the DET, as coordinator of the Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Outdoor Pursuits) at Edith Cowan University and further lecturing at that institution, several seasons working with the National Outdoor Leadership School, and most recently five years as an outdoor education trainer and consultant with Outdoor Discoveries. He has been involved in many outdoor comittees and developmental processes including the Abseiling Assessment Panel and the Cave Leadership Assessment Panel. He has been heavily involved with the drafting and review of the outdoor activity statements with the DET since 1989.

A summary of his experience follows:

Abseiling Guide/Instructor Course Natural SurfacesTraining Involves One-on-One Rescues

As of January 2004 Outdoor Discoveries has entered into a contract arrangement with the South West College of TAFE taking the role of the Registered Training Organisation.  The new 7 day  course is called the Abseiling Guide Course (Single Pitch - Natural Surfaces).

You will be trained and assessed in nine units of competency and have the option to take part in a skills recognition process for another seven units from national training packages.  These units together with a current first aid qualification and a logbook of recent guiding experience will allow registration with the National Outdoor Leader Registration Scheme.

Graduates of the course will receive a statement of attainment for the following units: The next courses are being run on:
The cost is $980.00 including GST.  Further details here.
All enrolments take place through the South West College of TAFE:
Contact:

Tammy Ness / Leone Gruiters
Environment, Land and Science
South West College of TAFE
Ph: (08) 9780 7319 Fax: (08) 9780 7326
Email: Tammy.Ness@swrc.wa.edu.au

Please check out our Outdoor Training Downloads for downloading forms associated with training courses.

Restricted Abseiling Climbing Guide Course Artificial Surfaces

As of April 2008 Outdoor Discoveries has succeeded in becoming a National Outdoor Leader Registration Scheme (NOLRS) Partnered Assessment Provider (PAP) for our abseiling and climbing guide courses.  Due to industry demand we have designed a new course for those who guide abseiling and climbing on artificial surfaces and would like to be registered with NOLRS.  The new 4 day course is called the Restricted Abseiling and Climbing Guide Course (Single Pitch - Artificial Surfaces).

You will be trained and assessed in eight units of competency and have the option to take part in a skills recognition process for another eight units from national training packages.  These units together with a current first aid qualification and a logbook of recent guiding experience will allow registration with the NOLRS.

Graduates of the course will receive a letter outlining that they have been trained and assessed to the following units:
The next courses are being run on:
For an additional cost a statement of attainment from SW Regional College can be provided.

The cost is $550.00 including GST.  Further details here.

Contact:

Brett Huntly
Outdoor Discoveries
Ph: 0407084945 Fax: (08) 9757 7282
Email: brett@outdoordiscoveries.com.au

Please check out our Outdoor Training Downloads for downloading forms associated with training courses.

Canoeing Instructor Course

Courses in planning phase.  More details soon.

Caving Instructor Course

Courses in planning phase.  More details soon.

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