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Certified Wilderness Survival & Bushcraft
Instructor Program

Becoming an Outdoor Instructor can be a long and challenging task. Most organizations that offer some sort of Instructor Certification course limit graduates to work for their school and offer no validation outside of their closed community, making such credentials worthless. Here at Campcraft Outdoors, we pioneered the path for Instructor Certification that most schools in the country have since copied or adopted. As a faith-based school, we incorporate our faith into our training and permit learners to gain experience in earning their initial ministry license while completing this program.

 

We are the first outdoor school to hold independent accreditation status with the International Association of Outdoor Educators and Instructors. National organizations, such as the U.S. military and DHS, the National Home School Association, and local fire and rescue organizations, have readily accepted our training credentials.

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If you want to become a Certified Survival, Bushcraft, and Wilderness Health & Safety Instructor, our program is for you!

Hybrid Training Program

Our program combines online learning and at-home skills development with onsite demonstration and in-classroom learning for 316 clock hours of training, double that of most EMT-B courses. While we certainly appreciate your skills and knowledge from previous learning, we only grade and train on our approved curriculum. Thus, you will learn our program as the foundation for launching your outdoor career. 

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Online Skills Courses: 

  • Modern Survival: Wilderness Skills

  • Basic Winter Survival Skills

  • Bushcraft Hygiene & First Aid

  • Essentials of Urban Survival

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Online Methodology courses:

  • The Gospel of Survival

  • The 8 Streams of Sustainability

  • Instructor Certification, Continuing Education, & Progression

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In-Class Methodology Courses

  • Apostolic Entrepreneurship

  • Discovering your Niche and Brand

  • Wilderness Health & Safety vs Survival & Bushcraft

 

In-Class Skills Courses

  • Outdoor Teaching & Presentation​

  • CPR & Stop the Bleed

  • Writing for the Outdoor Industry

  • Content Development and Developing ROI

  • Business start-up and incorporating

  • Risk Management & Insurance

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What credentials will you achieve?

  1. Certified Basic Skills Instructor with Blue Instructor Patch 

  2. Bushcraft First Aid/ Basic WFA Certified 

  3. BLS CPR & AED Certified

  4. Stop the Bleed Certified

  5. Eligibility to become a Wilderness Health & Safety Instructor (Insurable)

  6. Wilderness Skills & Leadership Diploma from Bethlehem Bible Institute

  7. Risk Management Training Certificate

  8. IAOEI Accredited Instructor Membership

Cost:

2025 Spring IDC Bootcamp (February 14-17): $2250 (Meals & Accomodations Included)

Limited to 6 people- shared Wall Tents with Wood Stoves

What will you need?

*Alcohol is not permitted on the premises. No smoking or vaping in tents or class room.

  • Sleeping Bag, a wool blanket, and cold-weather gear

  • Snacks and drinks (outside of meals) 

  • Survival Kit (12-piece kit) plus Axe and Bucksaw

  • Shower Gear

  • Changes of Clothes, extra boots, etc. 

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