Learn how to survive in the wild! Whether on day or overnight trips, whenever a group goes on a trip into natural areas they need to be prepared, and lead by someone who has an adequate level of survival skills.  Every week in Australia there are reports of individuals and groups missing in the bush, often quite close to help, occasionally these events are fatal, but they don't have to be

This course builds an understanding of the things you are likely to confront when you leave civilisation; and provides a foundation for preparing yourself and those who accompany you for any excursion into a natural area.

This course is valuable to people who may have a recreational interest in wilderness exploration, orienteers, tour guides, scout leaders, or ecotour business owners.

There are 10 lessons in this course:

1. Understanding Wilderness Areas
2. Equipment
3. Protection from the Elements
4. Natural Resources
5. Navigation
6. Dealing with Emergencies
7. Camping
8. Passive Land Based Activities
9. Water Based Adventure Activities
10. Active Land Based Adventure Activities

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

• To appreciate the scope and implications of ecotourism opportunities in wilderness areas.
• To be able to prepare for an excursion into a wilderness area
• To determine appropriate methods of protecting against the elements.
• To determine different uses for natural resources in the wilderness.
• To be able to navigate in a wilderness area using a variety of different techniques.
• To deal with a range of emergencies in a wilderness situation, including developing contingency plans and determining appropriate first aid.
• Explain campsite establishment and management.
• Determine appropriate procedures for managing different passive wilderness activities.
• Determine appropriate procedures for managing different water based wilderness activities.
• Determine appropriate procedures for managing different active wilderness activities