Our Staff

As Wilderness Escape provides many different services, our employees have various levels of training and qualifications, ranging from Outdoor Education diplomas and degrees to teaching degrees which Wilderness Escape views as a continual process. We also encourage employees to obtain industry based instructor qualifications for activities such as rockclimbing, bushwalking, sailing and kayaking. We generally require and provide training in the following areas:

Mandatory Notification
Senior First Aid
Remote Area First Aid
Asthma first aid training
Epilepsy management
Autism Awareness
Behaviour Management
Manual handling
Introduction to lesson planning
Group management
Risk management

Wilderness Escape has identified the benefits of multi-skilling and strongly supports employee development. We encourage continuous learning and also the sharing of knowledge and skills between staff members. Our ability to teach and learn from each other has set us apart from other organisations and played a major part in our success as a business.