Things we can do for you
We believe in helping you become "Advanced at the Basics" so you can have a FAB Adventure!
First Aid Training: we use the awarding body ITC to regulate our courses, giving you confidence that the training you are doing is in line with the most up to date HSE guidance. The courses are delivered by experienced outdoor instructors who are have years of experience in rescue situations – Craig in Fire and Rescue and Jen in Mountain Rescue! what a combination! Our courses are practical and scenario based to bring learning to life!
Navigation Training: Become “Advanced at the basics” and learn how to navigate your way around the mountains whether on bike or foot, from the basics to micro nav we have a simple system to help you learn and use the skill when conditions are difficult.
Adventure skills day: Complex environments need simply systems that are effective and reliable….
A hike with a difference – we will spend a day pulling together the skills needed for adventure including your mindset, navigation, leadership and knowing what to do if it all goes wrong! Led by Jen this will give you the chance to try out skills and work through scenario’s to build confidence. This would make a brilliant team building session or a family event, a group of friends keen to have an adventure or just book a place and come along to meet new folks!
professional trainers
Our team are qualified and professional. Deeply rooted in adventure within their own lives and are either current members of Mountain Rescue in Scotland or from a Fire and Rescue background, our team are competent folk to be around with a massive range of skills and experience to share with you. Between us we have biking, climbing, skiing, hiking and first aid teaching qualifications!
To ensure our First Aid Courses meet stringent national guidelines we use the awarding body ITC and we offer regulated and accredited training to ensure your qualification is recognised by all governing bodies and the HSE.
fully regulated
All of our courses are designed to ensure our customers have:
- A suitable environment for learning the toolkit skills.
- The most up to date and current best practice available.
- An experience which is well managed and at an appropriate level of challenge.
Pre-course we will make sure we have spoken to our customer to discuss their needs to help ensure the training satisfies the learning outcomes they have identified.
Our policies are available on request and reflect the culture of the organisation and the standards we operate by.
OUR SUPPORT IS THE BEST
WE LISTEN to our customers, design courses to meet your needs and deliver. We want you to leave our course knowing you can return to us, ask questions, get follow up training or just phone to talk through a situation which may have occurred relating to your Adventure Toolkit.
Reason one
FAB Adventures is a well established training centre run by an experienced Adventure Educator who is passionate about helping folks access adventure in their own lives. For First Aid we are affiliated to the awarding body ITC, and is based in the Tweed Valley with training venues all over Scotland.
Reason two
“Advanced at the basics” is our core value. We want to provide our customers with a toolkit of skills that can be applied in any environment. From First aid to navigation, Mindsets to leadership we look at a basic skills set that creates a solid foundation. This allows our customers to use their own personal strengths to influence their style and delivery of the skill once it is learned!
Reason three
Authentic trainers who have a passion for adventure and nature, with the experience in real life situations to make training relevant and accessible.
What our customers say
Don’t just take our word, take theirs:
“The sports first aid course was so relevant to our
workplace, the formulae is simple and easy to remember. Jen’s
experience of first aid is brilliant and very reassuring!”