Outdoor leadership students are celebrating the launch of a new qualification designed to help them reach new heights in their career.
Emerging outdoor professionals will soon be able to study for a two year foundation degree at Darlington College, developed to prepare them for employment.
Designed to build advanced technical, coaching and professional skills, the course has been approved by Teesside University and is now accepting applications for September.
Current Level 3 students have already signed up for the new programme, which is aimed at making learners work-ready in an increasingly competitive sector.
The course features modules including coaching science, practical leadership and coaching in key outdoor disciplines, adventure therapy, and a business module to support students who wish to work freelance or develop their own outdoor enterprises.
Course content has been designed to develop students in line with the requirements of outdoor industry national governing bodies, including Paddle UK and the British Mountaineering Council, helping students to gain established industrial qualifications alongside their academic studies.
The college will also offer support towards securing placements in the outdoor industry, using a wide range of existing industrial contacts to help students gain meaningful work experience and develop appropriate industry specific skills.
Anyone interested in applying for the foundation degree, or the level 3 qualification in Outdoor Activity Leadership at Darlington College, should visit: www.darlington.ac.uk or the Darlington College Outdoor Facebook page.
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