The Austin Sierra Club is always interested in training new leaders to assist with our growing outings program. Any club member with outdoor skills, a knack for leadership, and an interest in helping others explore the wonders of the outdoors is welcome to attend this training and to join the Outings group. Cost for this one day course: $25 - tuition is refunded after you lead five outings for the club. The curriculum for the course is listed below. Contact Outings Becky Patterson at or Chuck Byrd at to register or for more information.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

The BASIC course is a one day class that prepares leaders for leading local day hikes and hikes that do not require food and/or transportation logistics. Students must complete the training class (this class), complete a Wilderness First Aid class, complete a CPR class and serve as an apprentice leader on at least two local day trips before they will be fully certified to lead a day trip solo or as a trip leader. A more advanced class, INTERMEDIATE Outings Leader Training, is required for leaders who wish to continue their leadership training in order to lead more extensive major fund-raising outings and outings which involve meal organization/preparation and travel logistics as well as the much more extensive planning and logistics involved in longer trips. INTERMEDIATE OLT classes will be offered as class demand indicates.

CLASS COST: $25.00
This charge covers the cost of reproduction of materials and handouts in addition to the cost of all provided meals. Tuition cost will be refunded to participants who continue with the program and lead five Sierra Club outings within one year of taking the leadership training class.

First Aid and CPR certification

The Outings Leadership Training course DOES NOT include two components that are required before leaders are qualified for leading Sierra Club trips. Those components are a WILDERNESS FIRST AID course and AN ADULT CPR course. Additional information about available FIRST AID and CPR classes can be found by following this link: FIRST AID LINKS

REGISTRATION FOR THE COURSE

Checks should be made out to: The Austin Sierra Club

Registration fee ($25) should be mailed to:

prior to the first day of class.

NOTE: This class is limited in size and participation will be based on receipt of the registration fee on a first-come/first-served basis. Once the class limit has been reached, late applicants will be placed on a waiting list in the event of a cancellation but their registration checks will not be cashed and they will not be enrolled in the course.

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Basic Outings Leader Training
Austin Sierra Club Regional Group

SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2009

TIME .....TOPIC................................................REFERENCE
09:30 Welcome
09:45 Introductions

4:15 Outings Resources……………………………………………..OLH pp. 59 - 61
4:20 Austin Internet Resources………………………....……… Manual section 4

4:50 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION
5:00 – END OF SESSION