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Read the landscape, understand a map and compare ways to stay oriented outdoors.
Skills / eight learning areas
Build your
own skill tree.
Eight main areas, with four smaller learning goals in each. Start with a useful goal and find instruction that fits your experience, rather than treating the tree as a certificate.
Shelter & Sleep
Compare shelter systems, sleeping arrangements and the demands of different conditions.
Firecraft
Explore supervised fire-lighting practice, materials and responsible fire management.
Water & Hygiene
Understand water planning, treatment limitations and hygiene topics in outdoor training.
Campcraft & Tools
Explore practical camp tasks, cutting-tool skills, knots and introductory crafts.
Tracking & Nature
Develop observation skills through tracks, habitat, weather and local natural history.
Foraging & Wild Food
Find local instruction in plant knowledge, seasonal wild food and responsible foraging.
Safety & First Aid
Compare preparation, emergency planning and first-aid training for outdoor settings.
Choose a starting point, then practise with guidance.
These are learning goals, not a mandatory order or an emergency response checklist. Providers set their own prerequisites. Safety, first aid and wild-food topics need suitable instruction and local context.