Are you a Scout Leader with either Paddling qualifications or a permit? Are you looking to use this to facilitate expeditions for DofE, top awards or just to expand what you do in your program? Then this could be the course for you?

Key Learning Outcomes

Campcraft
1. Leave no trace

2. Overnight expeditions

3. Expedition weather environment

4. Menu Planning and outdoor food hygiene

5. Packing, loading and paddling a loaded craft

6. Equipment choice

7. Stoves and fuel

8. Camp Risk Assessment including wildlife considerations agricultural and also Lymes disease

9. Sanitation

2. Environmental Factors
1. Impact (short and long term)

2. Access Legislation and other country info

3. Environmental Knowledge

4. Understanding the Needs of other outdoor space users

5. Leave no trace

1. Influences on leadership behaviors

2. Leadership Behavior and Style

3. Challenge v control

4. Leader – decision making

Expedition Planning
1. Pre-trip Planning and research

2. Expected weather conditions

3. Water levels/conditions

4. Remoteness; Is Emergency help available?

5. Travel Arrangement and Political Situation

6. Telephone, Sat-phone and/or SPOT Coverage

7. Access Situation including permits

8. Experience of the team

9. Physical and psychological demands

10.Team Building

11. Additional skills required

12.Equipment requirements

13.Supervision Types and Methods