The Assistant Ropes Course Instructor course prepares individuals for leading and facilitating low and high ropes course programs. The course introduces instructor candidates to games, initiatives, trust exercises and low and high ropes course leadership skills and is suitable for individuals who will be supervised by a ropes course instructor. The course explores experimental learning and facilitation theory as well current standards. Instructor candidates will develop safe attitudes toward ropes course activities by learning and practising the basic technical,facilitation and safety management skills required for working at a ropes course program.
This course will be 1,5 days long.

Course Objectives
By the end of this course, instructor candidates will:
1. Have the skills to assist in high ropes operation including belaying, knot tying, set-up/take down, personal fall protection and equipment use and care
2. Be familiar with adventure learning theories and practices especially their application to program design
3. Learn and practice safe operation and management aspects of high and low ropes elements
4. Experience facilitating a low activity including its design, delivery and debrief
5. Improve their ability to provide meaningful involvement opportunities for all participants