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    NZOIA qualifications are recognised throughout NZ as the industry standard.

    We are the qualification body for ten outdoor activities or disciplines with three levels of qualification.

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    Regarded by employers throughout NZ
    as the benchmark of professionalism.

    NZOIA is the professional body for outdoor instructors, leaders and
    guides and has promoted excellence in outdoor instruction for 30+ years.

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    includes new job board listings, new courses that have been added to the calendar, what is happening in the wider industry and what the NZOIA Board is doing on behalf of our members.

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    Excellence in Outdoor Leadership

    Providing qualifications and training for New Zealand’s outdoor leaders
    through an internationally recognised assessment and registration body since 1987.

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    Excellence in Outdoor Leadership!

    NZOIA is the qualification body for 10 outdoor disciplines. There are 3 levels to each qualification, which are recognised nationally as the industry standard. 

    NZOIA has developed outdoor instructing and guiding in New Zealand into a profession, through a commitment to training, standards, currency, and a code of ethical practice. Assessment, through formal peer review of instruction and guiding practices, has improved our way of working. We are responsible for promoting the highest standards of outdoor instruction and guiding, and striving to ensure that outdoor activity participants enjoy quality experiences.

     

    Free Range Assessments

    Free Range Assessments are available for the following NZOIA assessments:

    - All Leader qualifications

    - All Endorsements; Sport Climbing Endorsement, Multisport Kayak Endorsement

    - Climbing Wall Supervisor and Monitor Lead Endorsement

    A Free Range Assessment is when the candidate/s liaise directly with a NZOIA Assessor. The candidate negotiates the fee, time and location with the Assessor.  This provides the candidate with flexibility to have an assessment at a convenient time and place.  It can significantly reduce the costs of the candidate travelling to an NZOIA calendar assessment. The Free Range Assessment model is ideal for organisations wanting to get a number of staff qualified at the same time. It will also work for individuals and we suggest getting a few people together to sit the assessment with you – this contributes to a greater learning experience and will reduce the cost per person.

    Each candidate pays NZOIA a Free Range Assessment fee of $150. This includes Full Membership for new members and is a contribution to qualification development and maintenance, Assessor training and moderation, processing, certificates and other administration.  All successful candidates will be registered with NZOIA.

    Climbing Walls with Full Membership and Affiliated Members receive a discounted Free Range Assessment fee of $50 per person.

    The Assessor may include the Free Range Assessment fee as part of their fees (they then pay this to NZOIA on your behalf), or you can pay the fee separately – this is up to you and the Assessor to decide how you wish to do this.

    A list of NZOIA Assessors’ can be found on our website under the Find Assessor. Click on their name for further details.

    Process

    -       Review the Scope and Syllabus for the qualification

    -       Decide on a range of dates and a location

    -       Contact an Assessor to negotiate date, location and fee. Ascertain if they or you will pay the NZOIA Free Range Assessment fee.

    -       If required, contact NZOIA to request an invoice for the Free Range Assessment fee

    -       Join NZOIA as a Full Member through the website

    -       Sit the assessment

     


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