National Certificate: Adventure Based Learning NQF Level 5

National Certificate: Adventure Based Learning NQF Level 5

The qualification is aimed at individuals already employed or planning to become employed in operational supervision in the Adventure Based Learning sector. Adventure Based Learning (ABL), becomes experience-based when the key element of reflection is added to the activity experience. Activities can range from low, medium to high risk adventures that can create specific experience outcomes during an ABL program. Competent learners will be able to provide effective and efficient support as Adventure Based Learning organisers responsible for the development of programmes used for indoor and outdoor learning experiences.

In addition, the qualifying learner will be in a position to provide operational leadership to facilitators and instructors operating at adventure based learning sites whilst contributing to operations considering environmental impact and in particular the maintaining of safety and effective transfer of learning in accordance with industry standards.

This is critical to support the services offered within the industry from a perspective of professional and safe operation and will help to retain and grow the number of individuals progressing and being retained within the Adventure Based Learning environment as it will enable career progression through positioning of the learner to further their learning, practice and career within the guiding, recreation and tourism industry, either at further NQF levels, or in other areas of practice.

The learner successfully completing this qualification will have gained knowledge and ability to be able to:

• Administer an Adventure Based Learning organisation or centre.
• Design Adventure Based Learning Programmes.
• Implement Adventure Based Learning Programmes.