Core Courses

There are 6 core courses that must be taken in order to complete The Wilderness Experience Certificate Programme:

One Wilderness Survival course is credited towards the WECP. Clients are welcome to register in multiple survival courses to master the best theoretical and practical bush skills they require.

Wilderness Survival - Winter

The winter course teaches students how to cope with cold weather problems, skills required to construct survival shelters, building and using traps and snares for small game, some tracking, emergency signals, survival kits, the preparation of food, tools, and fire-making. The fee covers all costs except personal clothing, gear, food, and transportation to and from the weekend survival site. The course is 2 weekends in duration.

Date: Friday, January 20, 2012
Time: 9:30pm
Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus
Weekend Dates: January 20-22, and January 27-29
Location: Bancroft Region

Price: $325.00 + taxes + college fees
Registration

Basic Wilderness First Aid

This course is for anyone who spends time in the back country. It will provide participants with an introduction to wilderness first aid. Basic topics are covered with an emphasis on practical skills, decision making, and dealing with environmental conditions. Content includes: patient assessment, shock, wound management, burns, fractures/sprains, and first aid kits. Course is offered on campus.

Weekend Dates: May 12-13, 2012
Time: 8:30am - 6pm
Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus

Price: $225.00 + taxes + college fees
Registration

Wilderness Survival - Spring

Seasonally oriented, this programme is designed to immerse the student in a variety of wilderness survival techniques. Specific areas of concentration will include the identification and preparation of edible and herbal greenery, basket weaving, primitive fishing, direction finding, toolmaking, fire-building, constructing snares and deadfalls, and coping with the seasonal problem of mosquitoes, black flies, and deer flies. The fee covers all costs except clothing, food, and transportation to and from the weekend survival site. The course is 2 weekends in duration.

Date: Friday, April 20, 2012
Time: 9:30pm
Weekend Dates: April 20-22 and April 27-29
Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus
Location: Bancroft Region
Price: $325.00 + taxes + college fees
Registration


Canoe Camping

This course introduces the participant to the most significant aspects of camping, both traditional and lightweight, as they apply to canoe tripping. Topics of discussion deal with preferred foods, environmental impact, cooking techniques, suggested equipment, canoeing skills, campsite selection, camping skills, group dynamics, and sanitation. Pre-trip precautions are highlighted as well as some post-tripping suggestions. Students supply camping and canoeing items, personal gear, park registration fees, food and transportation to and from site.
SPRING
Date: May 4-6, 2012
Location: Bancroft Region

FALL
Date: September 21-23, 2012
Location: Bancroft Region

Meet at Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus
Price: $225.00 + taxes + college fees
Registration

Backpacking

This course addresses the pertinent aspects of lightweight camping as they apply to backpacking into remote campsites. Topics of discussion include ethical considerations, suggested equipment, cooking techniques, food selection, menu preparation, and trip organization. Participants supply camping items, personal gear, park registration fees, food and transportation to and from site.

SPRING
Date: May 19-20, 2012
Location: Bruce Peninsula Region

FALL
Date: Sept 8-9, 2012
Location: Bruce Peninsula Region

Price: $225.00 + taxes + college fees
Registration

Orienteering

This course will deal with the rudiments of using some of the common types of maps, with emphasis on topographic maps, the use of a compass, and wilderness navigation by land and water. The workshop will be practical, and stress point-to-point orienteering. Develop your newly acquired orienteering skills by registering in the challenging Bushwhacking course (Sept. 11-12). Ask instructor for details.

Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012
Time: 9am - 3pm
Location: Bruce Peninsula Region

Price: $110.00 + taxes + college fees
Registration

Introduction to Edible Plants

This is a one-day workshop where you learn to identify and use edible and medicinal wild plants found in Central Ontario. Dress for the weather, bring a lunch, a fishing or hunting knife for plant work, a notebook, and a small plastic bag for collecting some plant samples. Participants are encouraged to register in the Advanced Edible Plants workshop (July 22-24). Ask instructor for details.

Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Time: 10am - 3pm
Location: Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus

Price: $110 + taxes + college fees
Registration

Wilderness Survival - Fall

This seasonally oriented programme teaches the student survival skills under drastically changing conditions during this time of year. You will learn how to construct primitive traps and snares, enhance available clothing for greater warmth, shelter construction, direction finding, animal and food preparation, clothing selection, hunting tools, personal survival skills, fire building, dealing with hypothermia, and the psychology of a survival mindset. Fees cover all costs except personal clothing, gear, food, and transportation to and from survival site. The course is 2 weekends in duration.

Date: Friday, October 12, 2012
Time: 9:30pm
Loyalist College, Bancroft Campus
Weekend Dates: October 12-14 and October 19-21
Location: Bancroft Region

Price: $325.00+ taxes + college fees
Registration

When booking the services of Survival in the Bush Inc., a 50% non-refundable deposit is required. The remaining funds are due 45 days prior to course commencement. Medical reasons notwithstanding, should the client withdraw from any course, a 50% cancellation fee is automatically deducted from the full registration cost. If withdrawing with less than 45 days notice prior to course commencement, there is no refund. Survival in the Bush Inc., reserves the right to refuse a student's participation in any course should safety become a factor. All courses are subject to applicable GST and College Fees.