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Modern Outdoor Apprenticeships with Adventure Okehampton

Adventure Okehampton is set on the northern edge of Dartmoor we have two sites providing activities as well as offering activities for day visitors. The centre is close to Dartmoor National Park in this beautiful part of the South West, Exeter is 25 miles away by road.
A full range of outdoor activities takes place and the site buzzes with excitement all day every day! Activities include rock climbing, high ropes, gorge scrambling, pony trekking, archery, mountain biking, mountain boarding, walking, sailing, kayaking, raft building, surfing and body boarding.
The centre also runs an extensive HND instructor training program and Public services courses for a number national colleges. During school holidays a summer camp and family activity program keeps the centre buzzing. A range of courses to NGBs awards and general interests run for most of the year.

MODERN APPRENTICES
We have been offering modern apprenticeships in conjunction with Duchy College for the last couple of years. We have good links with the college and are able to offer a work placement as well as support for the Sport and Recreation Activity leadership NVQ level 2. This is a great way into the outdoor industry giving the all important practical experience as well as work based learning, so applicants will finish with a seasons experience in an outdoor centre along with national governing body awards. Importantly modern apprentices are treated as a member of the activity team and will be expected to form part of the instructing team first as an assistant and then taking a leading role on certain activities. There will be an initial training period as well as ongoing training throughout the season, personal development does also depend on the individual as they will be expected to practice in their own time.

Training wage dependent on age and experience.