National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Instruction) with strands in Adventure Based Learning, Kayaking, Mountaineering, Single Pitch Rock Climbing, and Tramping

This National Certificate recognises the skills of a highly qualified and competent instructor in the outdoors in speciality areas. The holder of this qualification is able to provide the overall instruction and management of an outdoor activity and is also able to provide instruction in their chosen area.

This qualification focuses on the technical skills required by Outdoor Instructors and builds on the foundation skills and knowledge recognised by the National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Leadership) with strands in Abseiling, Bush-Walking, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, and Sea Kayaking [Ref: 1594] and the National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Level 4) [Ref: 1190], and can lead to the National Diploma in Outdoor Recreation (Instruction) (Level 5) [Ref: 1191].

Education at Hillary Outdoors goes beyond the boundaries of classrooms and subject areas and takes learning into an environment rich in opportunity.

Hillary Outdoors provides the ultimate New Zealand experience. In putting his name to the organisation (formerly The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre, or OPC), Sir Edmund Hillary, the great explorer and first man to conquer Mt Everest, quipped that OPC (now Hillary Outdoors) provided the best outdoor learning environment available - a truly unique combination of environment and education.