Bushcraft Instructor courses

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Sep 9, 2011
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Hi everybody

can anyone tell me which is the best certification or governing body for Bushcraft Instructor courses, and where can I find them, so many courses.

Cheers Andy:cool:
 

redandshane

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Oct 20, 2007
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So Certification and endorsement by NCFE makes the woodcraft schools course and subsequent assessment a pseudo qualification?

Woot

I fail to see how you can have a qualification in Bushcraft ;parts of the thing yes
The subject is too expansive.....
just me
 

johnboy

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Oct 2, 2003
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I fail to see how you can have a qualification in Bushcraft ;parts of the thing yesThe subject is too expansive.....

Agreed 'Bushcraft' is a very broad church. But it fundamentally seems to have a core group of skills ( fire craft, safe knife usage, shelter building etc) within the British context of bushcraft and these skills seem to form the basis of a lot of commercial Bushcraft course provision.

So if you're offering a base line qualification in the core group of skills is that qualification not relevant?

A parallel might (tenuously admittedly) be medicine.. A very wide ranging subject with a lot of areas of speciality.But with some core principals and plenty of qualifications..
 
Aug 13, 2011
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As Shewie said....The Bushcraft School (John Ryder) (Friend of Ray Mears) near Liphook, when I went a few years ago, had a couple of Trainees.

Might be possible that they do a course or know of one.... Any help? :)
 
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Aug 13, 2011
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Why does everyone want to be an instructor? Is this a badge that says look I am better than every one?

I don't....... Well not fer Bushcraft at the moment... Done enough instructing of other things...

Possibly they want to be able to pass their learning on in a more structured way?

(And get paid)....:)
 

Retired Member southey

M.A.B (Mad About Bushcraft)
Jun 4, 2006
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your house!
For me its being able to pick up tips from chaps that have been learning for a lot longer than myself, I cant afford courses, I aim to start at the very bottom, cleaning up and general camp chores(Oooo Hello sailor!) I don't want a school of my own, I don't envisage being a guru, just courses by the back door, my time and effort in return for experience in teaching the subject, and learning as I go, I am hoping to become an entry level assistant, I am learning the skills to pass on to my kids, I have no feeling on the ncfe certification other than I cannot afford it so wont be getting it.
 

nettles150390

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Nov 7, 2013
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I think im gunna revive this topic, its certainly something im interested in not soo much the courses, but doing it as a job i don't suppose any one knows a school or somewhere (or runs one of their own) that has apprenticships or trainee/assistant instructor groups?
 

rik_uk3

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Jun 10, 2006
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Lot of 'Schools' have gone bump, many struggle to fill places so don't think you can rely on this role to pay your mortgage.
 

swright81076

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Apr 7, 2012
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Castleford, West Yorkshire
Why not start smaller scale with a recognised forest school qualification, Its more satisfying to share knowledge and teach kids and young folk that it is a group of people with huge egos.

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