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The program

In 2008 five Australians volunteered to be trained in the delivery of this program, using the northern American curriculum. The curriculum has been reviewed and revised over the years for American delivery and has now been modified to be relevant and suited to Australian situations and standards. It was decided in early 2009 that a pilot program would be run to identify the curriculum value as a professional development tool and to determine the ongoing value / support for the program. This pilot ran successfully and is now offered from time to time.

The program is sponsored by Sport and Recreation Victoria, YMCA Victoria, Uniting Church Camping (Victoria), Somerset Outdoor Learning Centre (NSW), Kangaroobie (Victoria) and Edmund Park Adventure Education (Queensland). 

Course goals

Goal 1 - To present the basics of camp management in the core areas of the organized body of knowledge
Goal 2 - To expand their network of peers and develop a community of professionals in a "camp like" atmosphere
Goal 3 - To provide an introduction to self-directed learning and the participants' role in their own professional development process

The Team

Course Facilitators are:-


Matt Bowker, Kangaroobie (Victoria)
John Woods, ACA Past President and Director, Edmund Park Adventure Education (Queensland)
Andrew McGuckian, Director, Uniting Church Camping (Victoria)
Paul Colagiuri, Manager, Somerset Outdoor Learning Centre (NSW)
Brendan Smith, YMCA Victoria, Camping Group Manager

Maree Feutrill, Camp Manager, YMCA Camp Manyung

Rebecca Fox, Manager, Kindilan Outdoor Education & Conference Centre (QLD)

Course contents

(subject to change without notice)

•  Vision and camp business sustainability
•  Accommodation - fire systems and essential services
•  Grounds management- arborists and grounds risk assessments
•  Catering commercial kitchens standards - food handling and kitchen regulations
•  Activities - Activity Standards (aquatic, ropes, cycle, ratios, qualifications, equipment, logging, reporting, checking, maintaining, briefing, debriefing, risk assessments,  etc.)
•  Work place agreements and HR requirements
 
•  Buildings and asset standards
•  Manage the ins and outs
•  Look after the client
•  Participant outcomes
 

• Plus more

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