Built over the last 2 years by a wide range of outdoor employers, the
result is a fit-for-purpose funded training route for entry level
roles across the breadth of outdoor instructional work in England. The
full group of 49 employers represented a range and variety of
businesses and products prevalent in the sector and were led by
Employer Chair Mark Lavington (PGL) with guidance and project
management from Neal Anderson (IOL).
Development for the Outdoor Activity Instructor Apprenticeship
involved employers donating time and expertise - Working Group
members, 8 days each; Trailblazer Chair, 50 days; IOL support, 20 days
plus Project Management (approx £30,000); and Consultancy (£8,500)
offset by financial contributions (total £9,500) from AHOEC, Inspiring
Learning and PGL. Many employers and training organisations are set to
benefit from this input and at an estimate of 600 starts per year, the
new outdoor activity instructor apprenticeship is likely to bring in
an additional £2.76 million of funding per year into the sector.
The following organisations all played an active part in the project
working group:
IOL (Neal Anderson), PGL (Mark Lavington), Pioneer Sailing Trust
(David Tournay), Heatree Activity Centre (Roger Hopper), Lindley
Educational Trust (Andy Robinson), Field Studies Council (Claire
Fowler), Inspiring Learning (Matt Healey/Robert Sidley), Peak District
National Park (Sarah Wilkes), Lake District Calvert Trust (Sean Day),
JCA Adventure (Steve Parry), Channel Training (Darren Sherwood/Jim
Whittaker), Plas y Brennin (Mike Raine), Action 4 Youth (Steve
Randles), Haven Banks OEC (John Seers), Kendal College (Re Barnard),
Locomotivation (Rhia Jones/Claire Kefford)