Complete Expedition Guide Course

You dream of working on expedition ships as a guide where every day it is like being on the Discovery channel, where you get the opportunity to share your passion for the remotest, most beautiful places on earth, but you have no idea how to reach that goal. If this sounds like you, then you need to do the Complete Expedition Guide course.

The Complete Expedition Guide course is the only offering of its kind in the world, where you will learn what being an expedition guide entails, from guiding skills and building a knowledge base, to presentations and interpretative skills, to ice assessment and crevasse awareness. You will leave with qualifications in Wilderness First Aid, specific to the work and environments of an expedition guide, you will learn how to drive small tiller-steered boats including critical skills such as man overboard and what to do if a Zodiac flips. You will also learn about operations in polar bear territories, strategies to keep safe and the handling and use of a firearm in polar bear environments.

We follow industry training guidelines for all of our training and our are all aligned with the Polar Tourism Guide Association (PTGA). After completing the Complete Expedition Guide course we will guide you on how to apply to different companies to get work in the industry. If you already work in the industry but want to develop your skills or do your PTGA assessments, we offer this too.

The Complete Expedition Guide course is made up of four (4) courses and the optional PTGA assessments, so if you already have a boat drivers licence or your Wilderness First Aid certificate, you can do any of the courses or assessments separately. Enjoy the benefits of huge savings by completing the entire course at one time. Even if you choose to do the courses separately, they are still priced around 20% less than comparable courses.

Included in the Complete Expedition Guide course is our Expedition Guide Starter Pack, comprising a waterproof backpack, multitool, compass, carabiner, first-aid kit, and some essentials that you will need for the course and for your career as an expedition guide. They are so essential to you career we have made them available for purchase to course-goers for US$200 per Expedition Guide Starter Pack.

THE COMPLETE EXPEDITION GUIDE COURSE CONSISTS OF:

3. Operating in Polar Bear Environments and Firearm Handling (3 days) See more…

• Including South African Certificate of Competency for Handling a Rifle

4.  Wilderness First Aid – Polar Medic (3 days) See more…

• International Trauma Life Support Certification
• Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa Certification

5. Polar Tourism Guide Association (PTGA) Qualification Assessments (4 days in total) See more…

• Communication skills (Radio and satellite phone communications)
• Navigation skills
• Working with small boats / Zodiacs
• Driving small boats / Zodiacs
• Thematic interpretation
• Crevasse awareness and management
• Presentation skills

Please note: Registration with the PTGA is a requirement if you want your assessments to be recognised by the PTGA. This registration fee is not included. We will guide you regarding PTGA registration. PTGA website