Apply to take the WMTC Instructor Training Course
This course is designed for outdoor and medical professionals interested in instructing WMTC medical courses. Potential candidates must apply for and complete our 18-day Instructor Training Course and apprenticeship. The ITC is demanding and will prepare graduates to enter the apprentice program, where they practice and fine-tune their instruction until they are ready to lead courses. Preparation for the ITC is challenging and requires ~80+ hours of work. Instructor candidates are preassigned specific lecture topics, skill sessions, and simulations to present during the ITC. The course culminates with the instructor candidates co-teaching a standard Wilderness First Aid course with their instructor trainer. |
Successful Instructor candidates must:
- Be a WMTC graduate with patient care experience, ideally in a remote or wilderness setting
- Have professional trip-leading experience
- Have didactic and experiential teaching experience
- Mastered basic outdoor living and expedition skills
- Have advanced outdoor skills in at least one of the following areas: climbing, mountaineering, whitewater paddling or rafting, backcountry skiing, canyoneering, sea kayaking, or another equally technical outdoor activity.
Please get in touch with the WMTC office with any questions.
