Outdoor Council of Canada - Field Leader Overnight Course (2-Day)
The Outdoor Council of Canada’s Overnight Course will help deepen your connection with a community of practitioners committed to creating and delivering quality outdoor experiences across Canada. This course will give you the opportunity to learn and enhance essential leadership and backpacking skills and deepen your considerations of safety, comfort and enjoyment for your participants.
- Bring a group to an overnight outdoor environment.
- Provide a meaningful experience for your group, whether the purpose is educational, pleasure, health, well-being, and/or connecting with nature.
- Design a safe experience within the limits of your ability.
- Identify the limit of your abilities and adjust accordingly.
- Feel reassured knowing you are using industry-accepted practices providing proper care to participants and ensuring due diligence.
Field Leader courses focus on the leadership skills and attributes required to take a group outdoors and provide an effective framework for managing risks.Courses include instruction and practice on planning and preparing an outdoor trip within an organizational structure. Our courses apply for outdoor clubs, camps, outfitters, schools, community programs, outdoor centres, or any other context where outdoor activities are part of programming.Courses are designed to prepare Field Leaders to lead others in low-risk terrain. Our leadership courses are complementary to other outdoor courses such as technical skills and first aid. With sufficient experience and training, Field Leaders can lead others in higher-risk terrain and remain within their Scope of Practice without needing more advanced training with the OCC.
2-Day overnight backpacking trip. Exact location is TBD based on weather, smoke and the group hiking ability.
Students will need to provide their own food and gear. Here is a Packing List.
A 2-hour pre-trip planning session will be scheduled on the Wednesday at 7pm prior to the course dates. Options for in-person and virtual depending on student location.
You must be 16 years of age or older to take this course and becertified as an OCC FL(Hiking), FL(Paddling) or FL(Equine) leader. Our technicalexpectations are that you are comfortable camping in an outdoor setting.
Participants must be a current OCC Member in good standing.
Cancellations are excepted 30 Days prior to the program start date. All cancellations after that point will be handled on a case-by-case basis.