Base Camp – the fast track to the adventure sports industry 

So, you have holiday-level skills in your sport, but want to take it further. With a tailor-made Base Camp course, you could reach the standard of an industry professional in just a matter of weeks.

Base Camp provides instructor courses, performance camps and accommodation in Argentina, France, Canada, Honduras, Switzerland, Spain, Egypt and the UK.

- Intensive courses

- Specialist training

- From amateur to sought-after instructor

- Support and advice for life

- Start work immediately

Programmes range from 1 week to 6 months in skiing, snowboarding, waterskiing, scubadiving, windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, skydiving, paramotoring and mountain biking.   

Intensive courses, intense experiences

If you’re looking to improve your performance, gain a valuable qualification, or even go on to start a new career as an instructor in your chosen sport – by joining an intensive Base Camp programme you’ll achieve everything you want, in far less time.

Our fast track courses are extremely popular and renowned with adventure sports enthusiasts for their exceptional results (although not at the expense of enjoying an amazing social scene). Perhaps you’re a contract worker with some time off coming up, or ex-service personnel and looking for a new challenge.

Whatever your situation, spending a few weeks concentrating on a sport that you’re passionate about will leave you with newfound energy, focus and vision.

You’ll build an incredible level of experience across many disciplines of your chosen sport with thorough and comprehensive training from our specialist coaches. You could learn as much in one season as you would in ten years of holiday-length courses.

Receive unrivalled, specialist training  

The training you’ll receive at Base Camp is second to none. This is why – like many of our past clients – you can join us as an amateur, and leave as a highly-trained professional, perhaps even ready to use your new skills to launch a new career.

We only work with the top coaches in each of our sports, so the professional training that you’ll receive will come from the very best in the industry. You’ll see your performance go from strength to strength whilst our coaches pinpoint and work on specific improvement areas.

If you’ve chosen an Instructor Course, your coaches will also pass on the teaching skills you’ll need to become a sought-after instructor, as well as focusing on how to boost your customer service and communications expertise.   

From amateur to sought-after instructor 

Helping you to achieve as much as possible in a short space of time, our Instructor Courses have been carefully developed to provide the ultimate combination of high-quality coaching with thorough exam preparation, instructor shadowing or work experience.

Add to this vocational certificates such as First Aid, Ski Boat Driver Awards and Avalanche & Mountain Safety, and you’ll begin to get a picture of the comprehensive training experience that Base Camp will give you.

And, as we only offer internationally recognised, reputable qualifications, once your course has finished, you’re not only fully qualified, but also in the best possible position to begin your first instructor’s job.

Support and advice fof life

And once it’s all over… Although your course is relatively short, our commitment to you and your future in the adventure sports industry lasts much longer.

If you’re planning to look for a job, you couldn’t be in better hands. As well as giving you support and advice with CV and interview preparation, you’ll also have exclusive access to our online recruitment service, helping you to be the first to find out about and apply for the latest jobs. 

The members’ area of our website gives you access to the latest news and happenings in the world of adventure sports – information which could give you the edge in an interview. 

To help you keep in touch with friends and make new contacts within the industry, we also have an extensive online network facility.

And, of course, as we don’t believe in sitting in front of a computer too much – at Base Camp we’re renowned for holding some of the best parties and events in the industry, so you can make friends and contacts in person, and have much, much more fun…

Start work immediately

Proof of the success of our Fast Track Instructor Courses, every year we have many clients who go straight on to start work as instructors.

Some start work within two days of finishing their course, and others are now into their fifth year of their instructing careers.

Following last season, our alumni were teaching across the globe in countries including Canada, the USA, Italy, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.

Make the most of your Industry Fast Track! Whatever your passion, search now and start your adventure!