Apprenticeships

We have created bespoke apprenticeship pathways to enable schools and other educational organisations to develop their own specialist who support the school to embed outdoor education within their setting.

Our Level 5 apprenticeship allows schools to gain a qualified practitioner (at no cost). The only commitment is one day study release a week for up to 2 years.

The apprenticeship develops educators to have the knowledge and skill to deliver a wide range of 
outdoor pedagogies including:

• Bushcraft and survival activities
• Learner led, play based sessions
• Outdoor therapeutic practices 
• Curriculum lessons outdoors

Past and current apprentices have recorded positive impacts to their learners after delivering Outdoor Learning. The range of positive impacts have included improvement in pupils: well-being,  in-school behaviour, social skills, academic achievement and attendance.
 

Qualifications & Awards included:

Through our popular apprenticeship programme, we will equip learners with everything they need to kickstart their career in the great outdoors. We will show learners the ropes and help them gain a whole host of qualifications to be able to deliver both land and water based activities to people looking to make the most of their time in the great outdoors.

• A chance to develop a career in an Outdoor Education or Outdoor Activity setting (at no cost).
• Based at our Outdoor Learning centre at Plas Dol-y-Moch. Come and learn a range of technical qualifications, in addition to the Apprenticeship standard as part of your training.
• Qualifications such as Lowland leader, Paddlesports and Mine leader, can be funded as part of a training programme specifically designed for the needs of staff at Outdoor Activity and Adventure Centres.
• Trained by highly experienced and qualified instructors, who have many years of experience in working and managing programmes and centres.

Learners will have the unique opportunity to bolt on two National Governing Body (NGB) qualifications and the Level 3 Outdoor First Aid qualification, all funded as part of the apprenticeship.

A range of NGB Qualifications may include;

For more information e-mail outdooreducation@coventry.gov.uk