Adventure Based Activity Facilitation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Plan and prepare adventure-based activities according to safety standards and participant needs.
• Implement risk management strategies to minimize hazards and ensure participant well-being.
• Facilitate group participation using appropriate communication and leadership techniques.
• Evaluate participant engagement and adjust facilitation methods to enhance learning.
• Demonstrate debriefing skills to consolidate experiential learning from the activity.
• Apply ethical and legal considerations relevant to adventure-based activity facilitation.

Target Audience

This course is designed for outdoor educators, adventure guides, youth leaders, and corporate trainers who facilitate adventure-based activities for groups in recreational, educational, or team-building settings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, participants should have a basic understanding of outdoor or adventure activities.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practical component allows learners to apply facilitation skills in real-time outdoor settings. Learners will co-facilitate activities, practise debriefing, and receive constructive feedback to build competence and confidence.

Practical Activities

• Icebreaker and Warm-up Activities — Learners facilitate simple icebreakers and warm-up games, focusing on clear instructions and energy management. (2h)
• Problem-Solving Challenge Facilitation — In pairs, learners facilitate a low-element problem-solving challenge, including briefing, monitoring, and debriefing. (4h)
• Peer Feedback and Reflection Session — Learners receive structured feedback from peers and facilitators on their facilitation performance, then reflect on personal strengths and areas for improvement. (2h)
• Full Activity Sequence Facilitation — Learners individually facilitate a complete adventure activity sequence (brief, do, debrief) for a small group, demonstrating integration of all skills. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.