Bushcraft Instructor Training Course - Glengarriff/Ireland This Coming Year, 2025

After 11 years of running bushcraft courses in Kerry and Cork, I'm delighted to have a three-day Bushcraft Instructor Training Course finally off the ground and ready to run this coming year

It's been a long time coming! More details here: https://www.outdoorsireland.com/activities/bushcraft-instructor-training-course-ireland/

Bushcraft Instructor Training is an intensive three-day course, running from our bushcraft base in Glengarriff/Cork. The course is a mix of indoor and outdoor sessions, with a focus on planning, leading and teaching bushcraft skills. Scroll down to read the full course syllabus. There is also some pre-course work and post-course work.

Previous bushcraft experience and competence is required. This experience and competence can be gained through completing the likes of our Bushcraft Skills 1 and Bushcraft Skills Week. The course is non-residential. There are accommodation options available in Glengarriff. Most food is provided.

There currently is no national governing body and no national qualification for bushcraft in Ireland or UK; so this course has been designed to fill a gap. This is an in-house Outdoors Ireland Training School Certified Course. You will also receive a Leave No Trace Awareness Certificate, which is recognised/certified in Ireland and UK. The Leave  No Trace Awareness Certificate will also allow you to progress into Leave No Trace Trainer.

For overall competence we recommend you also qualify as a Lowland Leader and a Leave No Trace Trainer. These are achievable and are recognised/certified in Ireland and UK. Lowland Leader is awarded by Mountaineering Ireland and Leave No Trace Trainer is awarded by Leave No Trace Ireland. We train and asses for these awards and you can see details here.

Price: €495 Per Person
Complete A Training Course With Us – Repeat The Same Course At Any Stage In The Future, Free Of Charge, Bar A Reg Fee

930am – 630pm
Food Provided

Bushcraft Instructor Training Dates
Glengarriff/Cork:
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Course Syllabus:
Plan A Course
Plan A Session, Inc Session Breakdown
Reflect & Improve A Session
Brief & Debrief Skills
Teaching Skills, Inc VARK/EDICT/Whole-Part-Whole/Step-By-Step/Drip-Feed/Peer
Demo Skills / Coaching Skills / Tasking Skills
Best Practice Behaviour
Teach Leave No Trace
Teach Foraging
Teach Fish/Fowl/Fur Dressing (Generally One)
Camp Organise / Camp Setup / Camp Brief
Water Organise / Water Setup / Water Brief
Toilet Organise / Toilet Setup / Toilet Brief
Risk Asses, Inc Likliehood & Consequence
Emergency Procedure / Sweep Search
CLAP / 3C / Leader Tic

Instructor Good/Bad/Ethic
Access / Insurance / Qualification
Weather / App / Resource
Student Pre-Course/Post-Course
7S / 7 Snippet
Session Plan Template
Paperwork / Car Pool
Medical Lyme/Weils/Burn/Dehydrate/Hypothermia/Hyperthermia