Outdoor Adventure Guide

Outdoor Adventure Guide

Professional Certification Track

Upon successful completion of the Professional Certification Track you will get a certificate from the US Outdoor Council stating that you have passed the minimum requirements to qualify as a Certified Professional Outdoor Adventure Guide.

Have you dreamed of being a professional outdoor adventure guide?  Successful completion of this program will make it easier to find a job, market yourself, and make more money.  You will have an edge on all other guides because you will be qualified to survive, use first aid and emergency response, and understand the basics of running your own business and dealing with clients and partners. 

OAU will show you how to start, market, and operate your business.  In the advancing technology/consumer age, you will learn how to network with modern tools and technologies to reach a larger market and make more money.  Learn to scout, track, and bring in loyal repeat customers.

This Professional Outdoor Adventure Guide Certification Track will provide you with a complete Outdoor Adventure Guide program. Students will acquire the foundation of knowledge and skills required to become a Professional Outdoor Adventure Guide, including unique experiences only available within this program and on-hands training from leading professional hunters and survival experts.

Eco-tourism is one of the fastest growing segments of tourism.  People being crowded into small spaces and working long hours in urban areas are driven to the outdoors for recreation.  By becoming a Certified Professional Outdoor Adventure Guide, you can capitalize on this rapidly growing market. 

This professional certification track will provide you with the expertise you need to lead outdoor groups in wilderness areas.  You will develop and enhance your understanding of the outdoors, learning critical skills such as first aid, emergency response, survival techniques, and how to deal with wildlife and environmental risks.  In addition you will learn about wilderness cooking, horsemanship, navigation, orienteering, how to get out alive when you are lost, and plant and animal identification.

Learn how to operate and manage your own small business. Include videography and photography to enhance your revenue with broader offerings. You will learn marketing, leadership skills, and the ethical responsibilities of being a group leader. 

This complete program includes exciting on-site intensives.  Your hands-on intensive training includes wilderness hikes, trips on horseback, a one-week intensive with pack horses, and so much more.  Learn how to “leave no trace,” and with an environmentally responsible approach you can help protect outdoor sports for generations to come.

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The US Outdoor Council (http://www.usoutdoorcouncil.org/) is founded and operated by industry leaders and experts in outdoor adventure, and has established professional standards for guides and outfitters.  OAU’s curriculum meets all standards of the USOC and completion of this program guarantees certification by USOC and eliminates the need for testing by the USOC.