Intermediate technical skills (10cr)
Code: CETS02-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.04.2021 - 24.05.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.05.2022 - 31.08.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 cr
- Local portion
- 10 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Järjestö- ja nuorisotyö
- Campus
- Nurmijärvi campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 8 - 25
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Adventure and Outdoor Education
- Teachers
- Eeva Mäkelä
- Jussi Muittari
- Jussi Hynninen
- Miia Riihimäki
- Emma Karjalainen
- Kai Lehtonen
- Sini Lahti
- Teacher in charge
- Sini Lahti
- Course
- CETS02
Objective
Students:
• master the technical skills needed in climbing, paddling and trekking, including general outdoor skills, in intermediate and demanding conditions
• are able to orienteer as part of different adventure and outdoor activities
• know how to use the equipment related to the different adventure and outdoor activities in different environments
• are familiar with the essential safety procedures and risk factors related to the different conditions during the four seasons
• are able to evaluate their own technical knowledge and skills and to make plans to develop their technical skills further
• are able to instruct and teach technical and outdoor skills in a peer group as well as for different target groups
Content
Students develop their technical skills further in intermediate and demanding conditions. They also acquire experience in winter outdoor activities utilising different equipment. Students learn to observe and consider activity-specific technical viewpoints in managing and instructing adventure educational processes.
Teaching methods
The course includes intermediate technical skills in climbing and paddling.
Paddling trip to Tammisaari National Park in August.
Further information
Topics covered:
Climbing:
- Supervising skills: top roping indoors and outdoors, abseiling outdoors, problem solving toproping and abseiling stations
Kayaking:
- Supervising skills: kayaking daytrips, buddy rescue
- Personal skills: multiday sea kayaking trip, European Paddle Pass (EPP) 2 skills
Requirements:
Basic Technical skills course completed before starting Intermediate Technical Skills course