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When people say ‘The Outdoors’
what do they mean in terms of
human activity, industry and jobs?
We think of it as those activities
which directly use the outdoors
(e.g., land, hills, mountains
and water and the air) for some
form of leisure or learning. If
this sounds a bit broad and rather
‘generalised’, then
that’s because that’s
exactly what it is – a vast
and wonderfully diverse set of
uses for the outdoors, and a wonderfully
diverse set of jobs to deliver
these uses.
The overall area of the Outdoors
is broken down into five, often
heavily overlapping, sub areas
– see below under ‘pathways’
for a detailed description. The
full range of different sector
types of organisations operate
here – commercial, public
and charity/not-for-profit and
voluntary.
At the youngest entry levels into
the industry (18 years), the most
frequently found opportunities
are through jobs such as activity
leaders and assistant instructors.
These tend to be with recreational
organisations and summer camps.
There is a range of contract types
on offer across the industry,
including day-by-day/sessional,
seasonal fixed-term and 'standard'
full-time permanent. Please see
the job profiles for further details
examples of jobs and what they
entail.
Key qualities which are valued
by employers include enthusiasm,
commitment, care for others and
a determination to develop and
progress with personal/technical
and inter-personal skills.
An excellent additional source
of advice for careers related
to outdoor learning is ‘The
Guide to a Career in Outdoor Learning’
published by IOL and available
through the IOL website (see Additional
Links).
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