New Zealand Diploma in Outdoor and Adventure Education (Multi-skilled) (Level 5)
Sport & Recreation
A course by
NMIT
Gain advanced, practical skills and industry experience for a career in adventure tourism and outdoor guiding. Study areas include whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, bushwalking, snow sports, rock climbing, risk management and more, taught mostly in the field with real-world operators.
Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
Nelson, Nelson
It will take a total of 40 weeks
Core skills this course teaches
Develop advanced practical outdoor skills
Gain multi-skilled competence in activities like rafting, kayaking, tramping, snow sports, climbing, and canyoning.
Enhance leadership and teamwork
Build leadership, teamwork, and confidence in both indoor and outdoor settings.
Apply risk management in outdoor environments
Understand and implement risk assessment, operating procedures, and safety management as required for outdoor guiding.
What You're Signing Up For
This Level 5 diploma helps you develop multi-skilled competencies for working in the adventure tourism and outdoor guiding industry. You will gain hands-on experience in a range of outdoor disciplines, grow your leadership and risk management skills, and make industry connections for future employment. The programme includes mostly field-based learning and industry placements, with study in disciplines such as whitewater rafting, kayaking, sea kayaking, tramping, snow sports, rock climbing and canyoning, as well as transversal skills in leadership, risk management and teamwork.
Course Content
- Whitewater rafting
- Sea kayaking
- Whitewater kayaking
- Hiking, tramping, bushwalking
- Snowboarding or skiing
- Rock climbing
- Canyoning
- Personal growth
- Interpersonal skills
- Teamwork
- Confidence building
- Risk management
- Leadership
- Outdoor Adventure Leadership
- Sustainable Practices in the Outdoors
- Outdoor Adventure Industry Practice
- Advanced Canyoning and Rock Climbing
- Guiding and Instructing Canyoning and Rock Climbing
- Advanced Skiing and Snowboarding
- Instructing Skiing and Snowboarding
- Advanced Sea Kayaking
- Guiding and Instructing Sea Kayaking
- Advanced Rafting
- Guiding Rafting
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Adventure Tourism
Outdoor Recreation
Tourism
Sport and Recreation
Future employment opportunities might be
Outdoor recreation guide or instructor (rafting, sea kayaking, tramping, snow sports, rock climbing, canyoning)
Adventure tourism operator roles