1st4sport
    Level 3
    QN: 600/1770/3
    Curriculum Active

    1st4sport Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Outdoor Programmes

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by 1st4sport. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 736 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 3
    Awarding Body
    1st4sport
    Syllabus Units
    22 Units
    Guided Hours
    736 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Allocate and monitor the progress and quality of work in own area of responsibility

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan work for colleagues
    • Be able to brief colleagues on planned work
    • Be able to monitor colleagues’ work
    • Be able to support colleagues in their work
    • Understand own sector context for allocating and monitoring work in own area of responsibility
    • Understand own organisational context for allocating and monitoring work in own area of responsibility
    • Understand how to plan work for colleagues
    • Understand how to brief colleagues on planned work
    • Understand how to monitor work carried out by colleagues
    • Understand how to support colleagues in their work
    2

    Contribute to improving personal and organisational performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to contribute to improving personal and organisational performance
    • Know how to monitor own performance and the performance of own area of responsibility
    • Be able to monitor own performance and the performance of own area of responsibility
    • Know how to contribute to evaluating and improving organisational performance
    • Be able to contribute to evaluating and improving organisational performance
    • Know how to contribute to own personal development
    • Be able to contribute to own personal development
    3

    Contribute to the prevention and management of abusive and aggressive behaviour

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know and understand how to prevent and manage abusive and aggressive behaviour
    • Know and understand the forms, causes and effects of abusive and aggressive behaviour
    • Be able to deal with incidents of abusive and aggressive behaviour
    • Be able to contribute to minimising the risk of abusive and aggressive behaviour
    4

    Design outdoor development training programmes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to design outdoor development training programmes
    • Know how to identify individual and group development needs, abilities and potential
    • Be able to identify individual and group development needs, abilities and potential
    • Know how to design programmes which meet individual and group development needs, abilities and potential
    • Be able to design programmes which meet individual and group development needs, abilities and potential
    5

    Design outdoor education programmes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to design outdoor education programmes
    • Know how to identify and agree individual and group educational needs
    • Be able to identify and agree individual and group educational needs
    • Know how to design an outdoor education programme
    • Be able to design an outdoor education programme
    6

    Design outdoor recreation programmes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to design outdoor recreation programmes
    • Know how to identify the recreational needs and aspirations of participants
    • Be able to identify the recreational needs and aspirations of participants
    • Know how to design an outdoor recreation programme
    • Be able to design an outdoor recreation programme
    7

    Enable disabled people to take part in activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to identify the needs of disabled participants for the activity
    • Be able to identify the needs of disabled participants for the activity
    • Know how to adapt activities to the needs of disabled participants
    • Be able to adapt activities to the needs of disabled participants
    • Know how to work with disabled participants
    • Be able to work with disabled participants
    8

    Ensure the health, safety, welfare and security of customers and staff

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to ensure the health, safety, welfare and security of customers and staff
    • Know how to identify hazards and assess risks to health, safety and security
    • Be able to identify hazards and assess risks to health, safety and security
    • Know how to contribute to developing and maintaining normal and emergency operating procedures
    • Be able to contribute to developing and maintaining normal and emergency operating procedures
    • Know how to contribute to maintaining and improving procedures for the protection of vulnerable participants
    • Be able to contribute to maintaining and improving procedures for the protection of vulnerable participants
    9

    Establish and maintain effective working relationships in the outdoors

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to establish and maintain effective relationships with participants and colleagues
    • Be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with participants and colleagues
    • Know how to work effectively with clients and colleagues
    • Be able to work effectively with clients and colleagues
    • Know how to delegate work and monitor and support colleagues
    • Be able to delegate work and monitor and support colleagues
    10

    Facilitate adventurous experiences

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to facilitate adventurous experiences
    • Know how to prepare for adventurous experiences
    • Be able to prepare for adventurous experiences
    • Know how to prepare participants for adventurous experiences
    • Be able to prepare participants for adventurous experiences
    • Know how to supervise and facilitate adventurous experiences
    • Be able to supervise and facilitate adventurous experiences
    • Know how to conclude and review adventurous experiences
    • Be able to conclude and review adventurous experiences
    11

    Facilitate education in the outdoors

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to facilitate education in the outdoors
    • Know how to initiate the outdoor educational experience
    • Be able to initiate the outdoor educational experience
    • Know how to monitor
    • support and guide the educational experience
    • Be able to monitor
    • Know how to manage the physical and emotional well-being of participants
    • Be able to manage the physical and emotional well-being of participants
    12

    Facilitate learning using outdoor development training

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to facilitate learning using outdoor development training
    • Know how to establish and maintain a climate conducive to achieving specified learning outcomes
    • Be able to establish and maintain a climate conducive to achieving specified learning outcomes
    • Know how to facilitate participants’ individual learning and group development
    • Be able to facilitate participants’ individual and group development
    • Know how to manage the physical and emotional well-being of participants
    • Be able to manage the physical and emotional well-being of participants
    13

    Facilitate participants’ investigation and understanding of the environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare for environmental investigation
    • Be able to prepare for environmental investigation
    • Know how to prepare participants for environmental investigation and understanding
    • Be able to prepare participants for environmental investigation and understanding
    • Know how to develop participants’ investigation skills and understanding of the environment
    • Be able to develop participants’ investigation skills and understanding of the environment
    14

    Facilitate recreation in the outdoors

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to facilitate recreation in the outdoors
    • Know how to establish a climate conducive to recreation
    • Be able to establish a climate conducive to recreation
    • Know how to facilitate outdoor experiences to meet the recreational needs of participants
    • Be able to facilitate outdoor experiences to meet the recreational needs of participants
    • Know how to manage the physical and emotional well-being of participants
    • Be able to manage the physical and emotional well-being of participants
    15

    Organise and supervise travel

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to organise travel arrangements
    • Be able to supervise journeys
    • Be able to follow legal and organisational requirements relating to travel
    • Understand how to organise travel arrangements
    • Understand the organisational and legislative requirements for travel
    • Understand supervisory responsibilities required during journeys
    16

    Organise people and resources for outdoor programmes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to organise resources for the programme
    • Be able to organise resources for the programme
    • Know how to prepare self and others for the programme
    • Be able to prepare self and others for the programme
    • Be able to deal with resources after use
    17

    Promote the conservation of the environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to promote the conservation of the environment
    • Know how to contribute to and implement codes of practice for using the environment
    • Be able to contribute to and implement codes of practice for using the environment
    • Know how to educate participants on the impact of activities on the environment
    • Be able to educate participants on the impact of activities on the environment
    18

    Promote the transfer of learning from outdoor experiences

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to facilitate learning through individual and shared reflection on experience
    • Be able to facilitate learning through individual and shared reflection on experience
    • Know how to help participants identify how they can transfer learning to other aspects of their lives
    • Be able to help participants identify how they can transfer learning to other aspects of their lives
    19

    Provide leadership in own area of responsibility

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the sector context for leadership
    • Understand own personal context for leadership
    • Be able to establish the conditions for effective leadership in own area of responsibility
    • Understand how to lead other people
    • Be able to lead people in own area of responsibility
    • Understand how to empower other people through leadership
    • Be able to empower other people through effective leadership
    20

    Supervise residential experiences

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to supervise participants’ arrival
    • Be able to supervise participants’ arrival
    • Know how to supervise participants’ daily organisation
    • Be able to supervise participants’ daily organisation
    • Know how to organise participants’ sleeping arrangements
    • Be able to organise participants’ sleeping arrangements
    • Know how to supervise participants’ departure
    • Be able to supervise participants’ departure
    21

    Support the efficient use of resources

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to support the efficient use of resources
    • Know how to make recommendations for the use of resources
    • Be able to make recommendations for the use of resources
    • Know how to contribute to the control of resources
    • Be able to contribute to the control of resources
    22

    Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People.

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people.
    • Understand the importance of working in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people.
    • Understand the importance of ensuring children and young people’s safety and protection in the work setting.
    • Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed.
    • Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been bullied.
    • Understand how to work with children and young people to support their safety and wellbeing.
    • Understand the importance of e-safety for children and young people.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    600/1770/3
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    1st4sport
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Jun 2011