Instructional courses
The tramping club runs instructional courses on Bush skills, Leadership skills and specific Alpine courses.
All of the courses offered through AUTC are organized by volunteers who give their time freely. They are technically not courses but more a case of mates teaching mates. Course fees cover the costs incurred and do not make a profit. For this reason the courses at AUTC are some of the cheapest around. Although every effort is made to make the courses as safe as possible, participants undertake courses at their own risk and AUTC takes no responsibility for any accidents that may occur, although this is unlikely.
2: External course Subsidy
The mountain safety council or MSC (there are also others if you look around) is an organization that provides courses and support to users of the outdoors
MSC offers a wide range of courses and these can be found at http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/courses/courses.asp
Again this year the club would like to support users of these courses by offering a 50% scholarship on these courses
So how do you apply?
email safety [at] autc [dot] org [dot] nz for a application form.
Hi everyone.
It was once said that "the cow jumped over the moon and thus bush school was born".
The school is an entry level bush craft course aimed at teaching the basic skills required for tramping.
At the course you can expect to learn skills in
· Navigation
· River safety
· Environmental care
· Tent pitching
· Bivouac building
· Fire lighting
· cooker use
· Weather
· Basic first aid
· What to do if you get lost and much, much more
Skills that will not be tought
gramma
speling
how to write a serious email
You will also get to learn some exciting hut games and have the chance to dress up in your fanciest tramping gear and perform skits.
Bush school is always super fun and quite informal, so come along whether you are completely new to tramping or if you have some experience and just want to hone your skills a bit more.
Please note that this course is a case of friends
teaching friends rather than a professional bush Craft course (it is
suitable for duke of Edinburgh)
AUTC Safety Officer
Leader School - This teaches risk management and safety skills, how to minimise risks and effective organisation.
Beginners Snow School - This teaches basic alpine skills, such as self-arrest, crampon use, step cutting and basic avalanche knowledge. Attendance on this course is compulsory for any trips above the bush line.
This is the most popular course of the year and is run during the inter-semester break.
All of the courses offered through AUTC are organized by volunteers who give their time freely. Course fees cover the costs incurred and do not make a profit. For this reason the courses at AUTC are some of the cheapest around. Although every effort is made to make the courses as safe as possible, participants undertake courses at their own risk and AUTC takes no responsibility for any accidents that may occur, although this is unlikely.
Advanced Snow School
This teaches advanced alpine skills such as dynamic belays, alpine knots, crevass extraction, placement of anchors etc.
There are a few requirements that you need to meet before attending Advanced Snow School.
1. All hopeful participants must have completed a Beginner's Snow School or equivalent, such as a NZAC or MSC alpine course. This is to ensure that basic knowledge has already been obtained.
2. It is neccesary that all participants have been on at least two alpine trips since their Beginner's Snow School. There are two reasons for this: To re-enforce skills learnt on Beginner's Snow School and to demonstrate a commitment and interest in the Alpine as Advanced Snow School requires a lot of valuable instructor-time.
There will be at least one trip run before Advanced Snow School for the purpose of helping those who haven't got two trips get a jump-start. It will be however necessary to organise/participate in another trip that you organise/join.
3. Preferably, all Advanced Snow School participants will have some prior knowledge of ropework, particularily relating to climbing. Some brush-up/information nights will be held before the course so that those who need some extra help will be supplied it.
All of the courses offered through AUTC are organized by volunteers who give their time freely. Course fees cover the costs incurred and do not make a profit. For this reason the courses at AUTC are some of the cheapest around. Although every effort is made to make the courses as safe as possible, participants undertake courses at their own risk and AUTC takes no responsibility for any accidents that may occur, although this is unlikely.
The club organises an Outdoor First Aid course later in the year. This is highly recommended and teaches first aid at a level beyond that of ordinary Workplace First Aid for instances when help is not just a phone call and 10-15 minutes away.
The Outdoor First Aid course is designed to equip outdoor users with the skills and knowledge necessary to manage accidents and sudden illnesses in the outdoor environment for a minimum of 24 hours.
http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/courses/courses.asp#Outdoor%20First%20Aid
Rivers are a living feature of the New Zealand outdoors. Their banks and gorges provide some natural access-ways to our mountainous areas. Rivers also offer great venues for leisure activities and sports such as swimming, kayaking and rafting.
To safely enjoy rivers, it is important to understand and respect their hazardous nature – rivers account for one-third of all New Zealand drownings.
Three critical decisions must be made whenever a group considers a river crossing - Should we cross? Where do we cross? How do we cross?
http://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/courses/courses.asp#River%20Safety