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Outdoor Careers

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ADVANCE YOUR CAREER
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Advance Your Career

In the dynamic field of outdoor education, ongoing training is essential. With NOLS, you’ll learn from the best, stay up to date on the latest practices, and deepen your skills.

Choose from NOLS’ range of expedition and classroom training designed for practicing and aspiring outdoor professionals.

Courses for Outdoor Professionals

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Trip Leaders

Designed for practicing trip leaders, these fast-paced, weeklong expeditions focus on deepening existing skills to better serve your trip participants.

Students sitting on a rock ledge listen to an instructor's climbing lesson in the northern Rockies.

Outdoor Educators

Designed for current and aspiring outdoor educators. Under the mentorship of experienced educators, you will enhance your outdoor skills and learn to teach them. These extended courses focus on expedition and teaching skills, risk management, and building a positive course culture.

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Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor

Ideal for those who want to teach the Leave No Trace curriculum, which NOLS helped develop for the National Park Service.
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Wilderness Safety Training

Risks can’t be eliminated from the wilderness, but you can learn to manage them. In this 2-day classroom course, you’ll learn to plan your adventures with risk management in mind.

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Risk Management Training

Designed for program staff and administrators, these trainings will help you evaluate your organization’s systems and develop comprehensive risk management plans.

Course participants white water rafting at the Gates of Lodore in Colorado.

NOLS Instructor Course

NOLS instructors are passionate educators who are dedicated to serving students on wilderness expeditions.

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Local Educator Courses

These expeditions are designed to build a local community of experienced, highly competent educators from the countries outside of the U.S. where NOLS operates.