Choosing a guide
Check tourist-guide registration, relevant qualification, first aid, activity competence and insurance.
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Knowledge for safer adventure.
Use this library to understand careers, legal duties, competence, school-trip planning, risk, professional practice and the standards that hold the industry together.
For members of the public
Adventure should feel exciting, not uncertain. Before booking a guide, programme, camp or provider, ask for evidence that matches the activity and participant group.
Choosing a camp
Ask about supervision, facilitator competence, safeguarding, emergency plans and activity risk controls.
Understanding claims
Membership is not the same as legal registration, qualification or activity-specific competence.
Careers and qualifications
“Outdoor Adventure Leader” is a useful umbrella term, but the legal and professional pathway depends on what the person actually does.
How to become an Adventure Tourist Guide
PATHWAY
How to work in ABL, LOTC and Outdoor Education
PATHWAY
Qualifications, registration and professional designations explained
EXPLAINER
For organisations
Safeguarding in outdoor and experiential learning:
Understand professional boundaries, organisational systems, responding to concerns and the distinction between SA AIA guidance and legal requirements.
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Planning an adventure park or outdoor centre?
Start with the site, planned activities, people, equipment and operating systems. Find the authorities and specialists to speak to before you commit to a design or property.
Explore the starting guide →
Technical Competency Framework:
Browse adventure activities and find the Skills Guideline, Curriculum and Accreditation Requirements linked to each chapter or working group.
Explore the framework →
LOTC/ABL Service Provider Verification:
Understand the difference between membership, assessment in progress and earned Verified Service Provider status.
Understand the verification pathway →
- Good-practice and competency frameworks
- Skills Development Partner and instructor accreditation
- CPD activity recognition and workforce development
- Ethics, safeguarding, risk and incident learning
- Templates for programmes, operations and due diligence
Useful checklists
These first-edition web checklists are for orientation and due diligence. They do not replace legislation, professional advice or activity-specific standards.
Before booking an adventure provider
IN DEVELOPMENT
School camp and excursion due diligence
IN DEVELOPMENT
Adventure guide document checklist
IN DEVELOPMENT
First questions after an incident
IN DEVELOPMENT
Free downloads
The Resource Library brings SA AIA guidance, templates, legislation, case studies, risk-management material and technical documents together in expandable categories. Every available PDF can be downloaded directly without checkout or purchase.
26 public documents available:
Browse templates and guidelines, government publications, risk management, case studies, governance and technical competencies.
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