This course is an Institute for Outdoor Learning Accredited Continual Professional Development Course and is designed for people who use/or wish to use bushcraft as an aide to delivering their own sessions at their own venues.
The training delivered on this course is designed to enable you to go for the IOL Bushcraft Competency Certificate should you wish. The training does however surpass the basic requirements of the certificate. Run over 3 days at one of our woodlands or at your own venue (through prior arrangement and dependent on a suitability assessment by Woodland Ways) you will be taught by some of the most knowledgeable instructors in the industry. Our instructional team have been approved by the Institute for Outdoor Learning for their high standards of quality and safety.
This course runs in Derbyshire and Oxfordshire
Course Registration
When you book a place on this course you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to our registration form so you can complete your details. We must be in receipt of these details as soon as possible after you have booked your place. You will need an order no. to complete the form.
This course is an Institute for Outdoor Learning Accredited Continual Professional Development Course and is designed for people who use/or wish to use bushcraft as an aide to delivering their own sessions at their own venues.
The training delivered on this course is designed to enable you to go for the IOL Bushcraft Competency Certificate should you wish. The training does however surpass the basic requirements of the certificate. Run over 3 days at one of our woodlands or at your own venue (through prior arrangement and dependent on a suitability assessment by Woodland Ways) you will be taught by some of the most knowledgeable instructors in the industry. Our instructional team have been approved by the Institute for Outdoor Learning for their high standards of quality and safety.
IOL Bushcraft Competency Training
IOL Bushcraft Competency Training
IOL Bushcraft Competency Training
IOL Bushcraft Competency Training
IOL Bushcraft Competency Training
IOL Bushcraft Competency Training
Fire Lighting Bushcraft Weekend
Fire Lighting Bushcraft Weekend
Day one
After everyone arrives at the meeting point and introductions are made, the kit is slung on our backs, and we have a short walk into the woodland. On arrival in camp time will be allocated for you to set up your personal sleep systems, exactly when this happens may vary depending on weather conditions and daylight hours available.
We will then turn our focus to looking at the syllabus. This covers all the components included in the IOL Bushcraft Competency Assessment plus additional supplementary topics to give you a better grounding in basic bushcraft skills.
The exact order of topics may vary but the following is covered in full over the 3 days:
Woodland as a renewable resource
Safe use of edge tools
Basic Tree ID
Building a fire, different fire lays & firewood selection
A demo of different ignition sources, tinder selection & tinder bundles
Consolidation of ignition sources & building fire, carving a feather stick
Introduction to the friction fire bow
Day two
Having started off with some foundation skills day 2 looks to increase the mental and practical tool kit by exploring woodland resources, fire and water.
Safe cutting techniques
Shelter- Location, designs & frames
Thatching & Bedding
Friction Fire Lighting
Water sourcing, collecting, filtering & purification
Practical session of collecting, purifying by filtering & boiling using a pot hanger. Utilising your fire, lit by using Ferrocerium rod or flint and steel
Day 3
To finish off the training the last few units of learning are ready and waiting.
Friction Fire lighting, trouble shooting & gathering your own set
Tool selection & Maintenance
Knife Law
Practical - Make feather stick, light fire using friction, & tinder bundle
Outline of assessment
Questions and recap
Feedback
To claim your £25 IOL member discount, please get in touch with your IOL number.
