DESCRIPTION
This course is designed for people working or wanting to work in the Outdoor Industry, specialising in Abseiling, Top Rope Climbing & Canyoning.
This course allows participants to develop their decision making, canyoning, climbing and abseiling abilities.
Certificate III in Outdoor Leadership is designed to reflect the role of those who operate within a broad range of varied contexts that may be complex and non-routine. Leadership and guidance are involved when organising activities of self and others, as well as contributing to technical solutions of a non-routine or contingency nature.
LENGTH OF COURSE
This course is delivered over 20 days of face-to-face delivery in the Blue Mountains. If core units are required to be completed, this will be conducted online via self-directed learning.
your instructor for more information.
Program content:
22 units must be completed:
9 core units
13 elective units consisting of:
all the units in any two Groups A to AB
The remaining elective units can be selected from Groups A to AB, Group AC, elsewhere in the SIS Training Package, or from any other current training package or accredited course.
Core units
HLTWHS001 - Participate in workplace health and safety
PUAOPE013 - Operate communications systems and equipment
SISOFLD002 - Minimise environmental impact
SISOPLN001 - Finalise operation of outdoor recreation activities
SISOPLN004 - Identify hazards, assess and control risks for outdoor recreation activities
SISOPLN005 - Interpret weather and environmental conditions for outdoor recreation activities
SISXCCS001 - Provide quality service
SISXEMR001 - Respond to emergency situations
SISXFAC001 - Maintain equipment for activities
BSBPEF301 Organise personal work priorities
Group B: Abseiling, Natural Surfaces
SISOABS003 - Abseil single pitches, natural surfaces
SISOABS006 - Establish ropes for single-pitch abseiling on natural surfaces
SISOABS009 - Lead single-pitch abseiling activities on natural surfaces
SISOFLD006 - Navigate in tracked environments
SISORSC002 - Perform vertical rescues
Group H: Climbing, Natural Surfaces, Top Rope
SISOCLM002 - Top rope climb single pitches, natural surfaces
SISOCLM006 - Establish belays for single pitch climbing on natural surfaces
SISOCLM009 - Lead single pitch climbing activities on natural surfaces, top rope climbing
Group E Canyoning, Easy to Intermediate
SISOCAY001 - Traverse canyons
SISOCAY002 - Abseil in easy to intermediate canyons
SISOCAY004 - Establish ropes and belays for abseils in easy to intermediate canyons
SISOCAY006 - Lead canyoning activities, easy to intermediate canyons
To be eligible for this course you must meet either of the following prerequisites.
- Certificate III in Outdoor Leadership or higher.
- Sufficient logged outdoor experience or life experience.