Active Outdoor Pursuits

Instructor Training Course

This course has been designed to give people looking to make a quick breakthrough into a career in the outdoors a reality. Few courses, if any offer such a diverse range of activities with this level of possible outcomes.

The course is based at Craigower Lodge Outdoor Centre in the Scottish Highlands.

On our doorstep in Newtonmore we have access to some of Scotland's finest mountains & rivers the perfect place for you to learn and develop your outdoor skills. In addition to this you will spend 2 weeks climbing in Spain and 2 weeks skiing in the USA.

Our team of highly experienced and qualified instructor's look forward to inspiring and guiding you on your outdoor journey.

The aim of this 4 month course is to introduce you to a comprehensive range of adventure activities and develop your skills to a standard where you will gain a variety of National Governing Body (NGB) Awards. We are aware of how challenging and time consuming this process can be for people, this course aims to reduce these barriers and leave you as an employable person in the outdoor industry, if this is not your goal, the course will equip you with a range of skills that will give you the confidence to venture into wild & remote places.

The course is aimed at people of all ages from 18 years and over, who have a keen interest in the outdoors or have some experience or basic award's in one or more activities on offer. You will be a highly motivated and reasonably fit person prepared for the challenges this intensive course will present to you. This could be your first job since leaving school or college or it could be the first move in a radical change in career or lifestyle, regardless, this will be a fantastic opportunity which we hope will have significant impact upon your life.