OUT8062 - Teaching Youth Outdoor Skills

Course CodeOUT8062
Course TitleTeaching Youth Outdoor Skills
DescriptionThis Course will provide participants with skills and tools that actively engage youth in the outdoors. Through a variety of instructor certification modules and interactive classroom and field based sessions, participants will be prepared to develop new or enhance existing wild-life dependent recreation programs

Objectives:Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:


·         Develop a work plan to establish a new, or enhance an existing wildlife dependent recreation program

·         Using various teaching methods, instruct one or more hunting, fishing, wildlife observation or photography activities.

·         Demonstrate effective communication and group management of youth outdoor skills activities

·         Certified as an instructor for the National fishing in the Schools program

·         Explain the principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

·         Describe the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program and it impact on conservation

Target Audience:Educators, outdoor recreation planners, naturalists/interpreters,
community outreach specialists, extension agents, resource managers, and others involved in connecting people to nature/outdoors.

Delivery MethodInstructor Led
Non-FWS Fee$995.00
Instructional Hours40
Credits/CEUs4.0
Course Content ContactSusan DeStephanis: susan_destephanis@fws.gov; (304) 876-7494; susan_destephanis@fws.gov
Curriculum CategoryYouth Outdoor Skills
Registration LinkRegister
DOI LEARN Course TypeILT
Extracted from DOI LEARN on12/24/2016 3:30:22 AM

Schedule:  OUT8062 - Teaching Youth Outdoor Skills

StartEndLocationSession Contact
4/3/2017 4/7/2017 National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) Susan De Stephanis; susan_destephanis@fws.gov
(304) 876-7494
susan_destephanis@fws.gov