Welcome to Part 1 of the PSA Conference Training Weekends. There are 2 weekends in total that you have to attend/complete. For other requirements, please click here: PSA Record Book
EVENT DETAILS:
Time: 9:00 am – 7:45 pm, March 2nd -3rd.
Location: Mountain View Adventist College – 41 Doonside Rd, Doonside
Cost: $340 (Once-off payment. This covers the cost of the entire year. PSA Part 2 will take place in August)
Bring your own Lunch, Dinner, and Laptop. Snacks will be provided.
Note: PSA Part 2 will take place August 23rd-25th (Camp at Thirlmere)
PART 1 of the Pathfinder Specialist Award will take place at Mountain View Adventist College on March 2nd-3rd. You will be given access to your online Avondale units. These units must be completed over the course of the weekend. The topics include:
To access your Avondale online units, please email: jacindaralph@adventist.org.au
Participants need to have logged evidence within a 3-year period indicating they have bush-walked with minimum supervision on 3 occasions. They also need to show evidence that they have led groups on 3 separate occasions. Day trips are acceptable but one big long trip cannot account for separate occasions. The assessment period will account for one lead trip. Some orienteering events could account for some of the skill development occasions. A summary log needs to contain a number of columns indicating: date, Location, Access Points, Distance, Days, Role (leader, participant), Group type (school, club etc.), Grade (tracked, trackless), terrain (easy, difficult, remote), Season, Weather, (Hot and dry, cold and wet, etc.), Verification name and phone number of a witness to your logged experience.
THE DEADLINE FOR ALL REGISTRATIONS IS Monday, February 26, 9:00AM.
Please note that no refunds are available for this course.