Apprenticeship Β· earn while you train Β· live UK standard from the careers engine
Apprenticeship

Outdoor learning specialist

Level
5
Higher
Length
2 yrs
typical
Sector
Health and science
Pay
Paid
you earn while training

In a nutshell

Design, planning and delivery of programmes that provide learning and change using outdoor activities and experiences.

What you'd do

Design and deliver outdoor learning programmes for specific groups or outcomes
Facilitate reflective activities in natural settings
Assess and manage risk while maximising learning benefits
Collaborate with schools, care teams, or youth services
Evaluate programme outcomes and produce impact reports
Support learner wellbeing and resilience through outdoor experience

What you'd learn

Theoretical frameworks underpinning outdoor and nature-based learning
Facilitation skills for therapeutic and educational outdoor programmes
Designing inclusive outdoor learning curricula and activities
Risk-benefit assessment and outdoor safety management
Environmental sustainability, ecology, and place-based education
Evaluation methods and evidencing the impact of outdoor learning
Ready to look for a place?
See live Outdoor learning specialist apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
Find vacancies
A Careermash concept Β· apprenticeship standard from our careers engine Β· vacancies via gov.uk.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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