Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
April 3 - May 1, 2024
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions:
Wednesday, Apr 3, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Apr 10, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Apr 17, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Apr 24, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, May 1, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership.
Our five-day Adventure Basics training is your gateway to adventure education and challenge course programming skills. Participants will learn both the basic technical skills of operating a challenge course as well as the facilitation skills essential to sequencing a program to maximize learning outcomes with participants.
Adventure Basics provides an important first step for both understanding the flow and interplay of a group experience and for learning the skills to run an effective challenge course program. This workshop will help you prepare and review for the Level 1 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional: you must register for the exam separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Essential challenge course skills for the operation of low and high challenge course elements including spotting skills training, equipment use, knot tying, belay skills, and risk management techniques plus standard operating procedures
A wide variety of icebreakers, warm-ups, cooperative games, and problem-solving exercises
How to create a positive environment for learning, positive group norms, and reflection/processing techniques
Curriculum development ideas: selecting and sequencing activities for optimal outcomes with different groups.
$795 includes registration, workshop manual, and lunch during the workshop.
WHAT IT IS: AORE is hosting this one-day summit to provide attendees with a wider recognition of exclusionary practices within outdoor recreation and education and to help them gain better understanding of how they can actively work to make change as leaders in the industry.
This year will look a little different, as we will share on demand content (3 videos and a workbook) to watch and work through before our live workshops.
WHEN IT IS: We will provide on demand content for you to review before our live workshops. You can expect those materials on April 12 (or upon registering if you register after April 12). We will host our live workshops on April 24.
WHO IS IT FOR: People who facilitate outdoor recreation and education programs. If you guide, train or encourage people to get outdoors, this Summit is designed for YOU!
WHY ARE WE DOING IT: AORE is hosting this summit to provide attendees with a wider recognition of exclusionary practices within outdoor recreation and education and to help them gain better understanding of how they can actively work to make change as leaders in the industry.
WHERE IT WILL BE: Online! You will have time to work through three on demand videos with a workbook before our live sessions, which will be offered through Zoom. We strongly recommend that attendees treat this professional development opportunity like they are participating at an in-person event by prioritizing the time for participation and by reducing distractions.
The AORE Annual Business Meeting (ABM) is open to all voting and non-voting members. The purpose of the ABM is two-fold; first for AORE leadership to update members on Association Businesses, and second to have generative discussion centered on the association updates. The annual business meeting will be hosted online!
Agenda
Welcome
Land Acknowledgment
Call Meeting to Order
Navigating the Annual Business Meeting & Association
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
May 1 - May 29, 2024
Dates
May 1 - May 29, 2024
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions:
Wednesday, May 1, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, May 8, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, May 15, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, May 22, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, May 29, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership.
The Green Mountain Adventure Challenge is an epic real-world action adventure quest. Uncover the legend of a secret world hiding in plain sight among Vermont's mystical Green Mountains while solving a labyrinth of mysterious clues and mind-bending puzzles. You will explore ancient mountain valleys, reveal historical tales, and experience true adventures. Each person you encounter, every sign you see, might be the key to unlocking the next step of your journey.
This is a real challenge based in real history complete with real world outcomes if you succeed. There is no guarantee you will solve it. Once you begin, you can take as much time as you need to complete it; it is not a race. The average time is 2-3 days.
WHEN IS IT?
Adventure season is open May 1 - October 31. You can register today, then begin the adventure any day during the season. Return as often as you need to complete it.
WHERE IS IT?!
The adventure takes places in Dover, Vermont and surrounding towns.
The first Friday of every month we will host a free conversation/workshop on leadership. We'll give you helpful tips and tools you can implement right away! Send a link to this page to your peers so they can join too. We look forward to seeing you there! The first Friday of every month at 12pm EST/9am PST on Zoom - link will be emailed to you. If you've already registered for one then you are on the list. Live events will be recorded. more info...
Candidates for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam will possess an advanced level of program knowledge and advanced competencies in the area of facilitation and technical skills including all low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 85 hours (this includes the 50 hrs. from Level 1 Certification) of training based upon attendance at a High 5’s Beyond Basics four day workshop (or equivalent training).
Qualifications to take the Level 2 Test are listed on our website here.
Testing includes specialty skill areas such as challenge course rescues and a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period. Level 2 certification must be renewed every three years.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides and a self assessment form - Click here.
$225.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
WHY ATTEND?
NORC is the premiere conference for outdoor recreation professionals with opportunities for learning, networking, and field-based case studies. During each conference, we create a program that inspires, challenges, and empowers the broad community of outdoor recreation professionals.
The 2024 National Outdoor Recreation Conference is in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service.
WHO ATTENDS?
NORC brings together over 400 people that include recreation resource planners, land managers, policy makers, tourism and destination stewardship partners, researchers, consultants, innovators, and leaders in outdoor recreation.
WHAT TO EXPECT?
This year’s conference promises to be an engaging 4-day format filled with workshops, several tracks of concurrent sessions, and a stellar lineup of keynotes. more info...
Our five-day Adventure Basics training is your gateway to adventure education and challenge course programming skills. Participants will learn both the basic technical skills of operating a challenge course as well as the facilitation skills essential to sequencing a program to maximize learning outcomes with participants.
Adventure Basics provides an important first step for both understanding the flow and interplay of a group experience and for learning the skills to run an effective challenge course program. This workshop will help you prepare and review for the Level 1 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional: you must register for the exam separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Essential challenge course skills for the operation of low and high challenge course elements including spotting skills training, equipment use, knot tying, belay skills, and risk management techniques plus standard operating procedures
A wide variety of icebreakers, warm-ups, cooperative games, and problem-solving exercises
How to create a positive environment for learning, positive group norms, and reflection/processing techniques
Curriculum development ideas: selecting and sequencing activities for optimal outcomes with different groups.
$795 includes registration, workshop manual, and lunch during the workshop.
NOLS Risk Management Training for Administrators - December 12-14 Online
In this training, you’ll evaluate your organization’s risk management practices and build a comprehensive risk management action plan. NOLS doesn’t just teach operational risk management - we practice it every day. This means you learn a current and responsive risk management framework informed by our experience managing wilderness programs for 58 years and counting. You will:
Learn a structured approach to designing or refining a risk management plan.
Analyze your approach to risk oversight, curriculum, staff hiring and training, field support services, and emergency planning.
Participate in exercises to help you evaluate your approach to staffing, contracting, and serious incident response.
The training culminates in an in-depth emergency scenario. You will leave the training having written a personalized action plan.
You'll also receive the following tools:
Risk Management Action Plan Workbook
NOLS Crisis Management Template & NOLS Wilderness Medicine Protocol Package
Resource examples include a risk release, health form, orientation checklist, transportation policy, and more.
Level 1 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam is appropriate for practitioners who facilitate adventure activities including lead-up games and initiatives, low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 1 Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 50 hours of training. We recommend a High 5 Adventure Basics five day workshop and one other skills-based workshop of 1 to 2 days in length.
Testing includes a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period and must be renewed annually.
$200.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
This session allows the skilled challenge course practitioner to review and add to their foundation of technical skills. Emphasis is on practicing and improving technical skills while developing what we call a “quiet competence” as an adventure practitioner.
At the beginning of the first day participant’s specific needs will be assessed and then factored into the daily agenda. The content of this workshop builds upon the content from Beyond Basics Level 2 workshop and also provides a framework for you to review and prepare for the Level 2 Challenge Course Certification testing. (Testing is optional and requires separate registration).
PARTICIPANTS MAY REVIEW AND PRACTICE:
Basic and advanced knot-tying skills.
Basic course inspection and maintenance.
Basic and advanced rescue procedures.
Facilitator self-belay techniques for challenge course access, setup, descent options, and gear retrieval.
Specialty element operation review such as Flying Squirrel, Pamper Pole/Plank, Zip Wire, Rappel, Giant Swing as needed.
Development of a critical eye for all aspects of your program via problem-solving scenarios based upon real challenge course incidences
$379.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the workshop
Prerequisite: Beyond Basics Level 2 workshop or equivalent training experience within the past 2-3 years.
Candidates for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam will possess an advanced level of program knowledge and advanced competencies in the area of facilitation and technical skills including all low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 85 hours (this includes the 50 hrs. from Level 1 Certification) of training based upon attendance at a High 5’s Beyond Basics four day workshop (or equivalent training).
Qualifications to take the Level 2 Test are listed on our website here.
Testing includes specialty skill areas such as challenge course rescues and a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period. Level 2 certification must be renewed every three years.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides and a self assessment form - Click here.
$225.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
Low challenge courses provide programs with many creative programming options. Come and explore this valuable group development tool. Participants new to the field will learn the technical, facilitation, and safety management skills required for a quality low elements challenge course program.
Seasoned practitioners will leave with new ideas and variations for using low challenge course activities.
Participants will:
Be introduced to foundational adventure theory. Including a variety of warm-up activities, problem-solving games, trust sequences, to better prepare your participants for maximum engagement.
Learn and practice operational skills such as spotting techniques and requirements, standard operating procedures (SOP) and variations, daily element inspection and disabling of low elements.
Experience and practice techniques for maximizing the challenge course experience including different ways to present and frame activities, sequencing and scaffolding of skills, altering the level of difficulty/challenge, accommodations for differing abilities & processing/reflection techniques.
AORE is an association built to help you grow your career and connect with others in the outdoor industry. The community is the most beneficial part of an association, so we are excited to host networking opportunities for you to connect with others you may not otherwise. These are non-facilitated meet-ups that allow both members and non-members to share experiences, exchange tips, and forge new connections.
We encourage you to bring successes, challenges, questions and stumbling blocks you’ve encountered in your career.
Beyond Basics is an advanced challenge course operations training. It’s designed to help practitioners reinforce and improve the requisite technical skills needed to effectively operate a low and high element challenge course program. Emphasis will be on developing a deeper understanding of challenge course systems and cultivating a critical eye for risk management. This workshop prepares challenge course practitioners for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional, you must register for the test separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Review of Level 1 skills: knot tying, proper use and maintenance of equipment, belay skills
Self belay techniques for challenge course access, set-up and gear retrieval
Risk management
Emergency action plans
Accident prevention and basic rescue procedures
Specialty element operations as needed such as Flying Squirrel, Pamper Pole/Plank, Zip Wire, Rappel, Holy Cow Swing.
$750.00 Includes registration, workshop manual and lunches during workshop
PREREQUISITE:
Adventure Basics Level 1 workshop or equivalent training experience within the last 2-3 years. We can help you determine if this workshop is right for you.
NOLS Risk Management Training for Administrators - December 12-14 Online
In this training, you’ll evaluate your organization’s risk management practices and build a comprehensive risk management action plan. NOLS doesn’t just teach operational risk management - we practice it every day. This means you learn a current and responsive risk management framework informed by our experience managing wilderness programs for 58 years and counting. You will:
Learn a structured approach to designing or refining a risk management plan.
Analyze your approach to risk oversight, curriculum, staff hiring and training, field support services, and emergency planning.
Participate in exercises to help you evaluate your approach to staffing, contracting, and serious incident response.
The training culminates in an in-depth emergency scenario. You will leave the training having written a personalized action plan.
You'll also receive the following tools:
Risk Management Action Plan Workbook
NOLS Crisis Management Template & NOLS Wilderness Medicine Protocol Package
Resource examples include a risk release, health form, orientation checklist, transportation policy, and more.
Candidates for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam will possess an advanced level of program knowledge and advanced competencies in the area of facilitation and technical skills including all low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 85 hours (this includes the 50 hrs. from Level 1 Certification) of training based upon attendance at a High 5’s Beyond Basics four day workshop (or equivalent training).
Qualifications to take the Level 2 Test are listed on our website here.
Testing includes specialty skill areas such as challenge course rescues and a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period. Level 2 certification must be renewed every three years.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides and a self assessment form - Click here.
$225.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
Beyond Basics is an advanced challenge course operations training. It’s designed to help practitioners reinforce and improve the requisite technical skills needed to effectively operate a low and high element challenge course program. Emphasis will be on developing a deeper understanding of challenge course systems and cultivating a critical eye for risk management. This workshop prepares challenge course practitioners for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional, you must register for the test separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Review of Level 1 skills: knot tying, proper use and maintenance of equipment, belay skills
Self belay techniques for challenge course access, set-up and gear retrieval
Risk management
Emergency action plans
Accident prevention and basic rescue procedures
Specialty element operations as needed such as Flying Squirrel, Pamper Pole/Plank, Zip Wire, Rappel, Holy Cow Swing.
$750.00 Includes registration, workshop manual and lunches during workshop
PREREQUISITE:
Adventure Basics Level 1 workshop or equivalent training experience within the last 2-3 years. We can help you determine if this workshop is right for you.
Candidates for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam will possess an advanced level of program knowledge and advanced competencies in the area of facilitation and technical skills including all low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 85 hours (this includes the 50 hrs. from Level 1 Certification) of training based upon attendance at a High 5’s Beyond Basics four day workshop (or equivalent training).
Qualifications to take the Level 2 Test are listed on our website here.
Testing includes specialty skill areas such as challenge course rescues and a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period. Level 2 certification must be renewed every three years.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides and a self assessment form - Click here.
$225.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
June 5 - July 3, 2024
Dates
June 5 - July 3, 2024
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions:
Wednesday, Jun 5, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Jun 12, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Jun 19, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Jun 26, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Jul 3, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership.
The first Friday of every month we will host a free conversation/workshop on leadership. We'll give you helpful tips and tools you can implement right away! Send a link to this page to your peers so they can join too. We look forward to seeing you there! The first Friday of every month at 12pm EST/9am PST on Zoom - link will be emailed to you. If you've already registered for one then you are on the list. Live events will be recorded. more info...
Leave No Trace is grounded in science and research and has been since its origins in the field of recreation ecology. This has evolved over the years as recreation-related impacts and associated monitoring has incorporated human dimensions of natural resources, striving to understand how and why humans cause impacts and, ultimately, how to influence behaviors to decrease recreational-related impacts. Leave No Trace continues to inform educational programming through research, and this talk highlights recent studies and associated implications for educating outdoor recreationists. New initiatives and future research priorities will also be discussed. more info...
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
July 3 - July 31, 2024
Dates
July 3 - July 31, 2024
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions:
Wednesday, Jul 3, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Jul 10, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Jul 17, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Jul 24, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Jul 31, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership.
Our five-day Adventure Basics training is your gateway to adventure education and challenge course programming skills. Participants will learn both the basic technical skills of operating a challenge course as well as the facilitation skills essential to sequencing a program to maximize learning outcomes with participants.
Adventure Basics provides an important first step for both understanding the flow and interplay of a group experience and for learning the skills to run an effective challenge course program. This workshop will help you prepare and review for the Level 1 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional: you must register for the exam separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Essential challenge course skills for the operation of low and high challenge course elements including spotting skills training, equipment use, knot tying, belay skills, and risk management techniques plus standard operating procedures
A wide variety of icebreakers, warm-ups, cooperative games, and problem-solving exercises
How to create a positive environment for learning, positive group norms, and reflection/processing techniques
Curriculum development ideas: selecting and sequencing activities for optimal outcomes with different groups.
$795 includes registration, workshop manual, and lunch during the workshop.
As a higher-ed administrator and outdoor professional, Emily has created a training session along with the A-DASH Collaborative to understand the intricacies, stories, and approaches to diminishing sexism and sexual harassment in outdoor industries. Initially focusing on the culture of professional raft guiding, the training will consist of:
Sexual harassment statistics and realities in the outdoor industry
Story-informed examples to bring statistics to life
Increasing personal awareness of sexism and its impact on interactions
Behavior-based change to support sexual harassment-free work environments
Different learning styles will be addressed through presentation, scenario work, and content take-aways.
Suggestions for future learning to continue growth and awareness will be provided.
Meet Your Presenter
Emily Ambrose, Trainer / Consultant / Coach / Owner, Engage Coaching & Consulting, LLC.
Emily Ambrose, MS, ACC (she/hers), has dedicated her professional career and personal life to leadership development, training, facilitation, diversity, inclusion, and equity work. Currently and for over 15 years, Emily has been working at Colorado State University in the Lory Student Center and raft guides in the Grand Canyon during the summer. She is owner of a Engage Coaching & Consulting, LLC, a founding member of the A-DASH Collaborative, a facilitator for the Office of Inclusive Excellence, a Safe Zone facilitator, and taught for 14 years in the President's Leadership Program and Key Plus. Emily lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico & Fort Collins, Colorado and enjoys salsa dancing, her community, her partner, and her fur babies. more info...
AORE is an association built to help you grow your career and connect with others in the outdoor industry. The community is the most beneficial part of an association, so we are excited to host networking opportunities for you to connect with others you may not otherwise. These are non-facilitated meet-ups that allow both members and non-members to share experiences, exchange tips, and forge new connections.
We encourage you to bring successes, challenges, questions and stumbling blocks you’ve encountered in your career.
Beyond Basics is an advanced challenge course operations training. It’s designed to help practitioners reinforce and improve the requisite technical skills needed to effectively operate a low and high element challenge course program. Emphasis will be on developing a deeper understanding of challenge course systems and cultivating a critical eye for risk management. This workshop prepares challenge course practitioners for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional, you must register for the test separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Review of Level 1 skills: knot tying, proper use and maintenance of equipment, belay skills
Self belay techniques for challenge course access, set-up and gear retrieval
Risk management
Emergency action plans
Accident prevention and basic rescue procedures
Specialty element operations as needed such as Flying Squirrel, Pamper Pole/Plank, Zip Wire, Rappel, Holy Cow Swing.
$750.00 Includes registration, workshop manual and lunches during workshop
PREREQUISITE:
Adventure Basics Level 1 workshop or equivalent training experience within the last 2-3 years. We can help you determine if this workshop is right for you.
Candidates for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam will possess an advanced level of program knowledge and advanced competencies in the area of facilitation and technical skills including all low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 85 hours (this includes the 50 hrs. from Level 1 Certification) of training based upon attendance at a High 5’s Beyond Basics four day workshop (or equivalent training).
Qualifications to take the Level 2 Test are listed on our website here.
Testing includes specialty skill areas such as challenge course rescues and a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period. Level 2 certification must be renewed every three years.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides and a self assessment form - Click here.
$225.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
August 7 - September 4, 2024
Dates
August 7 - September 4, 2024
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions:
Wednesday, Aug 7, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Aug 14, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Aug 21, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Aug 28, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Sept 4, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership.
This session gives the skilled challenge course practitioner the opportunity to review and add to their foundation of technical skills. Emphasis is on practicing and improving technical skills while developing what we call a “quiet competence” as an adventure practitioner.
At the beginning of the first day participant’s specific needs will be assessed and then factored into the daily agenda. The content of this workshop builds upon the content from Beyond Basics Level 2 workshop and also provides a framework for you to review and prepare for the Level 2 Challenge Course Certification testing. (Testing is optional and requires separate registration).
PARTICIPANTS MAY REVIEW AND PRACTICE:
Basic and advanced knot-tying skills.
Basic course inspection and maintenance.
Basic and advanced rescue procedures.
Facilitator self-belay techniques for challenge course access, setup, descent options, and gear retrieval.
Specialty element operation review such as Flying Squirrel, Pamper Pole/Plank, Zip Wire, Rappel, Giant Swing as needed.
Development of a critical eye for all aspects of your program via problem-solving scenarios based upon real challenge course incidences
$379.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the workshop
Prerequisite: Beyond Basics Level 2 workshop or equivalent training experience within the past 2-3 years
Candidates for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam will possess an advanced level of program knowledge and advanced competencies in the area of facilitation and technical skills including all low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 85 hours (this includes the 50 hrs. from Level 1 Certification) of training based upon attendance at a High 5’s Beyond Basics four day workshop (or equivalent training).
Qualifications to take the Level 2 Test are listed on our website here.
Testing includes specialty skill areas such as challenge course rescues and a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period. Level 2 certification must be renewed every three years.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides and a self assessment form - Click here.
$225.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
September 4 - October 2, 2024
Dates
September 4 - October 2, 2024
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions:
Wednesday, Sep 4 , 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Sep 11, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Sep 18, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Sep 25, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Oct 2, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership.
This session gives the skilled challenge course practitioner the opportunity to review and add to their foundation of technical skills. Emphasis is on practicing and improving technical skills while developing what we call a “quiet competence” as an adventure practitioner.
At the beginning of the first day participant’s specific needs will be assessed and then factored into the daily agenda. The content of this workshop builds upon the content from Beyond Basics Level 2 workshop and also provides a framework for you to review and prepare for the Level 2 Challenge Course Certification testing. (Testing is optional and requires separate registration).
PARTICIPANTS MAY REVIEW AND PRACTICE:
Basic and advanced knot-tying skills.
Basic course inspection and maintenance.
Basic and advanced rescue procedures.
Facilitator self-belay techniques for challenge course access, setup, descent options, and gear retrieval.
Specialty element operation review such as Flying Squirrel, Pamper Pole/Plank, Zip Wire, Rappel, Giant Swing as needed.
Development of a critical eye for all aspects of your program via problem-solving scenarios based upon real challenge course incidences
$379.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the workshop
Prerequisite: Beyond Basics Level 2 workshop or equivalent training experience within the past 2-3 years.
Candidates for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam will possess an advanced level of program knowledge and advanced competencies in the area of facilitation and technical skills including all low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 85 hours (this includes the 50 hrs. from Level 1 Certification) of training based upon attendance at a High 5’s Beyond Basics four day workshop (or equivalent training).
Qualifications to take the Level 2 Test are listed on our website here.
Testing includes specialty skill areas such as challenge course rescues and a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period. Level 2 certification must be renewed every three years.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides and a self assessment form - Click here.
$225.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
AORE is an association built to help you grow your career and connect with others in the outdoor industry. The community is the most beneficial part of an association, so we are excited to host networking opportunities for you to connect with others you may not otherwise. These are non-facilitated meet-ups that allow both members and non-members to share experiences, exchange tips, and forge new connections.
We encourage you to bring successes, challenges, questions and stumbling blocks you’ve encountered in your career.
Our five-day Adventure Basics training is your gateway to adventure education and challenge course programming skills. Participants will learn both the basic technical skills of operating a challenge course as well as the facilitation skills essential to sequencing a program to maximize learning outcomes with participants.
Adventure Basics provides an important first step for both understanding the flow and interplay of a group experience and for learning the skills to run an effective challenge course program. This workshop will help you prepare and review for the Level 1 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional: you must register for the exam separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Essential challenge course skills for the operation of low and high challenge course elements including spotting skills training, equipment use, knot tying, belay skills, and risk management techniques plus standard operating procedures
A wide variety of icebreakers, warm-ups, cooperative games, and problem-solving exercises
How to create a positive environment for learning, positive group norms, and reflection/processing techniques
Curriculum development ideas: selecting and sequencing activities for optimal outcomes with different groups.
$795 includes registration, workshop manual, and lunch during the workshop.
Level 1 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam is appropriate for practitioners who facilitate adventure activities including lead-up games and initiatives, low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 1 Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 50 hours of training. We recommend a High 5 Adventure Basics five day workshop and one other skills-based workshop of 1 to 2 days in length.
Testing includes a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period and must be renewed annually.
$200.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
October 3 - October 30, 2024
Dates
October 3 - October 30, 2024
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions:
Wednesday, Oct 2, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Oct 9, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Oct 16, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Oct 23, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Oct 30, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Program Coordinators/Managers, Risk Management officers, Risk Management/Safety Committee members, members of Boards of Directors, executive leadership.
Beyond Basics is an advanced challenge course operations training. It’s designed to help practitioners reinforce and improve the requisite technical skills needed to effectively operate a low and high element challenge course program. Emphasis will be on developing a deeper understanding of challenge course systems and cultivating a critical eye for risk management. This workshop prepares challenge course practitioners for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional, you must register for the test separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Review of Level 1 skills: knot tying, proper use and maintenance of equipment, belay skills
Self belay techniques for challenge course access, set-up and gear retrieval
Risk management
Emergency action plans
Accident prevention and basic rescue procedures
Specialty element operations as needed such as Flying Squirrel, Pamper Pole/Plank, Zip Wire, Rappel, Holy Cow Swing.
$750.00 Includes registration, workshop manual and lunches during workshop
PREREQUISITE:
Adventure Basics Level 1 workshop or equivalent training experience within the last 2-3 years. We can help you determine if this workshop is right for you.
We already know that practice and role plays make for highly effective training for outdoor educators. Critical Incident practices are no exception and can provide a lived-experience foundation to respond to difficult situations as they occur in the field. In this session, you will learn how to facilitate your own Critical Incident Simulation, including assessment of training needs, crafting of a scenario to actualize learning objectives, logistic organization and outreach, coordination with outside agencies, social media simulation, and debriefing. Examples of actual simulations will be presented and a review of incident command structure will be discussed. more info...
Candidates for the Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam will possess an advanced level of program knowledge and advanced competencies in the area of facilitation and technical skills including all low and high challenge course elements.
Participants considering Level 2 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification will have taken a minimum of 85 hours (this includes the 50 hrs. from Level 1 Certification) of training based upon attendance at a High 5’s Beyond Basics four day workshop (or equivalent training).
Qualifications to take the Level 2 Test are listed on our website here.
Testing includes specialty skill areas such as challenge course rescues and a written and practical test. The written test must be passed with a score of at least 80%. Participants must show mastery of all practical skills. Testing at this level takes place over a one day period. Level 2 certification must be renewed every three years.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides and a self assessment form - Click here.
$225.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
The core objective of the Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC) is to offer an outstanding educational experience focused on mitigating the risks inherent in exploring, working, teaching, and recreating in the outdoors. The WRMC provides a forum to learn and share common practices in wilderness risk management and contributes to a culture of open dialogue among outdoor industry professionals. Join this year for our 31st Annual conference in SLC, Utah!
The WRMC is a collaboration between NOLS, Outward Bound USA, and the Student Conservation Association, in partnership with the WRMC Steering Committee. more info...
10/15/2024 -10/17/2024
Starts: 5:00pm (MDT) October 15th, 2024 | Ends: 9:00 pm (MDT) October 17th, 2024
AORE is an association built to help you grow your career and connect with others in the outdoor industry. The community is the most beneficial part of an association, so we are excited to host networking opportunities for you to connect with others you may not otherwise. These are non-facilitated meet-ups that allow both members and non-members to share experiences, exchange tips, and forge new connections.
We encourage you to bring successes, challenges, questions and stumbling blocks you’ve encountered in your career.
Our five-day Adventure Basics training is your gateway to adventure education and challenge course programming skills. Participants will learn both the basic technical skills of operating a challenge course as well as the facilitation skills essential to sequencing a program to maximize learning outcomes with participants.
Adventure Basics provides an important first step for both understanding the flow and interplay of a group experience and for learning the skills to run an effective challenge course program. This workshop will help you prepare and review for the Level 1 Challenge Course Practitioner Certification exam. (Testing is optional: you must register for the exam separately.)
THIS WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE:
Essential challenge course skills for the operation of low and high challenge course elements including spotting skills training, equipment use, knot tying, belay skills, and risk management techniques plus standard operating procedures
A wide variety of icebreakers, warm-ups, cooperative games, and problem-solving exercises
How to create a positive environment for learning, positive group norms, and reflection/processing techniques
Curriculum development ideas: selecting and sequencing activities for optimal outcomes with different groups.
$795 includes registration, workshop manual, and lunch during the workshop.
This workshop is designed to help adventure professionals not only manage a program effectively but also to develop the ability to think critically and proactively about its many facets and details.
The workshop is intended for anyone who has primary responsibility for the management of a challenge course: program directors, risk managers, athletic directors, and lead training staff. It is ideal for anyone who is in charge of the operations of an adventure program using a challenge course.
This workshop prepares challenge course practitioners for Challenge Course Manager Certification, which is optional. You must register for the test separately.
PARTICIPANTS IN THIS WORKSHOP WILL:
Be introduced to the areas of program design, safety and risk management, staff development, industry standards, certification, and industry trends.
Review ACCT standards and important issues related to emergency procedures, medical screening, insurance, liability, peer review, and local operating procedures.
Develop a critical eye for all aspects of a program from overall safety to quality programming.
Gain a historical perspective on challenge course practices and procedures.
Engage in dialogue and problem solving that provides an opportunity to share experiences with others in the field.
$540.00 Includes registration, workshop manual, and lunches during the workshop.
The Challenge Course Manager certification exam is for those individuals who are responsible for program management at their site (program directors, challenge course managers/coordinators, etc.)
In addition to passing the certification test, candidates will also have documented a minimum of 30 hours of training in topics specific to program management. We recommend High 5’s Managing an Adventure Program workshop.
Candidates also must have completed Level 2 Certification and have a minimum of 500 hours of program experience.
Testing is conducted in a ¾ day workshop format and includes both a written and practical exam.
For more information on our certification program, including sample test questions, re-testing policies, study guides, and a self-assessment form - Click Here.
$275.00 Includes registration, and lunch during the exam
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
Dates: November 6 - December 4, 2024
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions:
Wednesday, Nov 6, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Nov 13, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Nov 20, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Nov 27, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Wednesday, Dec 4, 11:00 a.m. UTC-4
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Individuals overseeing outdoor programs, including program coordinators, risk management officers, safety committee members, lead training staff, Board members, and executive leadership.
OUT There Adventures and Pride Outside are dedicated to providing relevant, inclusive opportunities outdoors for the LGBTQ community. We are excited to host the fifth LGBTQ Outdoor Summit--a chance to come together with representatives of the outdoor industry, conservation community, environmental education, and more to discuss the state of the LGBTQ community and the outdoors and look for opportunities to work together to support equity and social justice outside. more info...
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Online Training Course for Outdoor Professionals
The course is a combination of five real-time video-conference sessions, spaced one week apart, and independent work periods between live sessions.
Five live online sessions: (Times/dates based on Singapore time, UTC+8)
Wednesday, Dec 4, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Dec 11, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Dec 18, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Dec 25, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Wednesday, Jan 1, 11:00 a.m. UTC+8
Independent individual and group work occurs between live sessions.
Outcomes
Gain critical knowledge of best practices in outdoor program risk management
Learn procedures, systems, and plans essential to meeting key outdoor safety standards
Understand how to apply successful risk management strategies to adventure programs, experiential education, wilderness expeditions, and outdoor trips
Valuable for
Individuals overseeing outdoor programs, including program coordinators, risk management officers, safety committee members, lead training staff, Board members, and executive leadership.
AORE is an association built to help you grow your career and connect with others in the outdoor industry. The community is the most beneficial part of an association, so we are excited to host networking opportunities for you to connect with others you may not otherwise. These are non-facilitated meet-ups that allow both members and non-members to share experiences, exchange tips, and forge new connections.
We encourage you to bring successes, challenges, questions and stumbling blocks you’ve encountered in your career.
