Learning outcome

The course is divided into three topic-periods: hiking - forests/mountains, sailing - coastal, and canoeing - watercourses.

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge of:

• Planning trips according to ability
• Guidelines for outings
• Clothing and equipment and their proper use
• Weather and weather signs relevant to the planning and execution of trips
• Shelter and camping, food, campfires and cooking equipment
• Orientation/navigation, determining location and choice of route
• Self-rescue, rescuing others and first aid
• Nature and cultural topics of relevance to the various natural environments
• Laws and regulations, and the importance of leaving no traces behind
• Fishing, hunting and harvesting
• Maintenance of boats, canoes, rigging and sails

Skills

The candidate can:

• Orient themselves and make appropriate route choices in the forests and mountains
• Take part in hiking trips in groups, following basic procedures
• Sail and row small boats rigged with spritsails: tacking, reach, range and height, drift, ballast and packing of boats
• Sail and participate in rowing trips in groups, assess currents, choose harbours and mooring, manoeuvre, share tasks and roles, and carry out basic procedures
• Paddle a canoe on flat water and in rapids, choose routes on flat water, inspect rapids and choose routes through them
• Paddle a canoe on trips in groups, following basic procedures
• Choose suitable campsites and put up tents, lavvus, lean-to shelters, etc.
• Carry out self-rescue, and rescue others on flat water and rapids
• Swim and wade
• Maintain physical energy on trips

General competence

The candidate has:

• Enough stored energy when participating on trips, and can select trips according to ability, choose areas, and carry out safety, responsibility and consequence analysis
• The ability to maintain their own and the safety of the group on overnight trips
• Knowledge of didactics and methodology linked to the training of beginners
• The ability to create safe and well-functioning learning spaces
• The competence to teach safe guidelines, procedures, organization and working methods in relation to beginners
• The ability to teach nature and cultural topics

Course Description

• Implementation of longer trips in various natural environments
• Tour planning and trip guidelines, leaving no traces behind
• Hiking, rowing, sailing and canoeing
• Orientation and navigation
• Self-rescue, rescuing others and first aid
• Shelter and camping, campfires, cooking utensils and cooking
• Hygiene and first aid
• Weather and weather signs
• Nature and cultural topics
• Guiding theory: trip guidelines, procedures, organization, working methods and management related to the various natural environments

Teaching and Learning Methods

• 10 lectures

• 15 days with a supervisor

• 10 days of individual trips

Assessment Methods

100% participation is required in practical activities, along with a portfolio for each of the natural environments. One of the portfolios will be selected and assessed with a grade. The course grade is awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. The other two portfolios will be assessed with a pass/fail mark; both portfolios must receive passing marks before the candidate can receive a passing mark for the course.

Assessment methods are chosen to assess the candidate's knowledge, skills and competence in relation to communicating the subject; please refer to the learning outcomes above.

The paddling course is, in content and level, comparable to the Norwegian Canoe Association's basic course and techniques course.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean