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2.3 KiB

Competences — outdoor activities instructor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/55af6be8-039a-419c-b278-55b3f7d9ef92).

Essential

  • adapt teaching to student's capabilities (skill/competence)
  • apply risk management in sports (skill/competence)
  • apply teaching strategies (skill/competence)
  • assess nature of injury in emergency (skill/competence)
  • assist students in their learning (skill/competence)
  • demonstrate when teaching (skill/competence)
  • encourage students to acknowledge their achievements (skill/competence)
  • give constructive feedback (skill/competence)
  • guarantee students' safety (skill/competence)
  • instruct in outdoor activities (skill/competence)
  • motivate in sports (skill/competence)
  • organise sporting environment (skill/competence)
  • outdoor activities (knowledge)
  • protection from natural elements (knowledge)
  • provide first aid (skill/competence)
  • provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
  • use rope access techniques (skill/competence)

Optional

  • assess students (skill/competence)
  • belay techniques (knowledge)
  • climb trees (skill/competence)
  • compass navigation (knowledge)
  • facilitate teamwork between students (skill/competence)
  • inspire enthusiasm for nature (skill/competence)
  • lead hiking trips (skill/competence)
  • lip reading (knowledge)
  • maintain customer service (skill/competence)
  • manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
  • plan sports instruction programme (skill/competence)
  • prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
  • read maps (skill/competence)
  • represent the organisation (skill/competence)
  • rope lashing (knowledge)
  • skateboard (knowledge)
  • teach windsurfing (skill/competence)
  • team building (knowledge)
  • teamwork principles (knowledge)
  • use geographic memory (skill/competence)
  • use modern electronic navigational aids (skill/competence)
  • use rigging tools (skill/competence)
  • water skiing (knowledge)
  • work with different target groups (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 53 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • outdoor education — 23 %