Course Summary
Course Category: Employment Courses
This highly practical course provides learners with an opportunity to achieve personal proficiencies in river kayaking, river safety and rescue, sea kayaking, rock climbing, hillwalking and powerboating as well as becoming a kayaking instructor.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Kayaking Skills – Canoeing Irelands Level 3 river kayaking skills, the level 3 sea kayaking skills and the River Safety and Recue 1 course
Mountain Skills – Mountaineering Irelands Mountain Skills 1, 2 and Assessment
Rock Climbing – Mountaineering Irelands Rock Climbing Instructor training
First Aid – Rescue Emergency Care level 3 (REC3)
Powerbaoting – National Powerboat Certificate
Career Planning & Job Seeking Skills
Child Welfare & Protection in Sport – Safeguarding 1, Child Welfare and protection Basic Awareness Workshop
Work Placement – 8 week placement in the industry
Research project – Developing skills to research and present an outdoor based project
Kayaking Instructor – Canoeing Irelands Level 1 kayak instructor and the Level 2 kayak instructor training
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
