Adventureworks! Associates, Inc., is offering a ropes course and climbing program management training course with a challenge course manager certification. The program will be held at The Adventure Learning Centre at Canterbury Hills in Ontario, Canada, Dec. 6-9.
The 30-hour training course is designed for senior adventure program instructors and program directors. It will focus on standards, current research and testing, emergency preparedness and program assessment. It is an advanced level course; participants must submit a portfolio and be approved to take the course.
Two tracks for this training are offered: Certification and Audit.
Audit
An “audit” opportunity is available for prospective participants who do not meet the certification pre-requisites. Participants who are auditing the course may participate fully in all aspects of the training but will not be eligible to participate in the testing day. As such, their participation will be complete at the end of day three.
Certification
Those individuals who meet the prerequisites for certification, complete all the course hours, and successfully complete the practical skills assessment and written test will receive certification as a challenge course manager, in accordance with ACCT Standards.
Pre-requisites
Participants must:
- be 21 years of age;
- have 500 documented hours of adventure program delivery and management experience;
- hold a current certification as a level 2 challenge course practitioner (Adventureworks! Associates, Inc. ropes course instructor or equivalent); and
- be willing and able to perform all tasks related to ropes course and climbing wall operation, including spotting, belaying, climbing on belay, climbing on personal fall protection, performing set-up / take-down, and performing in-air rescue tasks.
The program costs CA$700 – CA$795. Registration and additional information can be found here.
