Camping Unleashed
youth leader training day
(in association with WAY2GO Focused children’s work training)
Groups of youth leaders will become 'Treasure Seekers' for the day, tackling an interactive outdoor quest for vital camps ministry tools.
• Explore how holistic camping experiences can unleash the potential of Christian camps ministry and more effectively help young people's lives to be transformed.
• Meet new people - get great ideas - be inspired about relational camps ministry - learn leadership skills - have fun.
Open to anyone involved with Year 7-13 youth camps.
Click here to find out about this year’s Camping Unleashed dates.
Team Member Training
Camps organising committees in different regions run training events for camp teams prior to each camping season.
If you’re a team member on an upcoming camp (including Studies, Adj, Music, Cook or Camp Parent roles)
or
if you are interested in helping at a Scripture Union camp (minimum age 17 years), then you’ll get lots out of these events:
• Ways to build community
• how to get campers into their Bibles
• recent developments in Scripture Union camping
• Meet new people
• Fun times
• Stories, games & resources
Click here to find out about Team Member Training events that are coming up.
ChildSafe training
Scripture Union camps volunteers work online to complete ChildSafe training modules and quizzes before they attend camp. At the Team Member level, there are two modules - “Keeping People Safe” and Child Protection”. Find out more about the ChildSafe safety and care system that we use with Scripture Union camps.
Click here to download the information pack for applying to become a volunteer worker on a Scripture Union camp.
Outdoor instructor training
All our team members should attend an Outdoor First Aid course.
In addition, our camps need people who are qualified to run ‘risk’ activities e.g. swim, day walk, kayak.
Useful instructor awards for Scripture Union camps include:
Pool Lifeguard
Bushwalk Leader*
Kayak Leader*
Mountain bike Leader*
Rockclimb Leader*
Are you a committed Scripture Union volunteer who is keen to upskill?
We subsidise camp activity leaders to attend 2-day outdoor courses in order to train towards a specific Leader qualification.
Following your training, you should arrange to help instruct lots of groups, before you go on one of the national assessments.
* these new entry-level outdoor ‘Leader’ qualifications are jointly offered by NZ Outdoor Instructors Assn, Skills Active and Mountain Safety Council.
Click here to find out about Outdoor Instructor Training courses that are coming up.
Leading Edge
Senior Leader training
For Anyone who has been a Team Leader, Studies Leader, Adj, ‘Worship’ Leader, Activities Leader, Cook or Camp Parents on a Scripture Union camp
or team members who are interested in stepping up to a senior role
(minimum age 19 years).
What’s in it for you
• Ways to build an effective team around you. Find out what to look for in team members and where to find them. Unpack how to shape camp culture, mentor inexperienced leaders and enhance team dynamics.
• Hit ‘Refresh’ on Quiet Times – how to get campers into the Bible at their own level?
• Update yourself on recent developments with ChildSafe and outdoor leader training.
• Hang out with cool people.
• Fun times - outdoor activities & chillaxing.
• Inspiring stories and fresh ideas for games & resources.
Click here to find out about this year’s Leading Edge dates.
Your Adventure Begins
Scripture Union Team Leader national training course
for all current Team Leaders and upcoming team leaders.
A personalised adventure in Team Leader training
using real outdoor and inter-personal experiences
to develop self-awareness, teamwork and leadership.
• Explore an area as part of a team by sea kayaking, tramping, sailing or mountain biking.
• Learn new skills and outdoor awareness.
• Plan missions, make decisions, take turns at leading (or helping instruct).
• Get your head around the ‘nuts and bolts’ of running a Scripture Union camp.
• Tackle safety management and emergency response scenarios.
• Enjoy discussion and personal reflection on some deeper issues.
• Grow as a person – be inspired and equipped.
• Make new friends from Scripture Union camps around NZ.
Run by qualified instructors/facilitators.
Click here to find out about this year’s Your Adventure Begins dates.
