NOLS Programs for Professionals ▼

Find Your Path

Photo Credit: Dale Lescher

Course participants paddle in a raft and on kayaks on the river
David Morgan

Grow Your Skill Set

Level up your professional development with the leader in wilderness education.

NOLS has been in the business for over 50 years, and we’re mission-driven to be educators. That means providing high-quality, evidence-based training for outdoor professionals of all kinds.

Whether you are looking to hone a skillset you’ve spent a lifetime developing, or are ready to turn your passion into a new career, you’ll find the training that will get you there with NOLS.

Data-driven Curriculum

The curriculum on your course has been tested in the wilderness and informed by the latest research and industry standards. 

Our staff are industry experts and experienced practitioners devoted to best practices.

A course jumps together with their sea kayaking paddles on a beach in Alaska.
Devin Duffy

Leadership Programs for Professionals

People who take NOLS courses set themselves up for success as:

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Outdoor Educators & Guides

A close up of delicate alpine flowers with a hiker's feet and snowy mountain in the background.

Environmental Professionals

A student stops and takes in the flowers and rainbow in the Rocky Mountains.

Public Sector

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Wilderness Risk Management Conference

Testimonials

Four winter participants pull gear sleds uphill past snow-laden trees on a sunny day in Teton Valley.
Matt Burke

As I prepare for another season as an outdoor educator, as a teacher and trainer, I find myself drawing on all the things I learned and observed at NOLS. I have new ways to frame my lessons. I have a wonderful framework to teach outdoor leadership for our new guides. Most of all, I have so many new ideas and perspectives on ways I can continue to improve as an educator and a leader.

– David Malutich
Winter Outdoor Educator graduate