Training

Ancrum Outdoor Centre offers a wide range of training courses:

• Navigation
• Lowland Leader Training
• First Aid Training
• Sailing
• Powerboating
• Mountain Biking
• Rock Climbing
• White Water Rafting
• Winter Hill Skills

Established in 1979, we sail from Grassy Beach on the Tay at Broughty Ferry, Dundee. We are a family friendly sailing club, making sailing accessible and affordable to the whole community.  We are open to new members of all abilities.

Founded in 1968,  Dundee Sub-Aqua club (DSAC) is a branch of the internationally recognised, non-profit dive organisation BSAC (British Sub-Aqua Club). We promote safe scuba diving to explore the diverse underwater world around Britain.

The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate first aid equipment, facilities & first aiders so immediate help can be given to staff at work if they are taken ill or injured.

Tay Sailing Training Association (TSTA) operates from the premises of Royal Tay Yacht Club providing a programme of practical sailing courses for young people and adults in the community as well as a series of shore based winter courses.

Forest Kindergarten models a Forest School approach for the Early Years, and is based around child-centred learning through play. Forest Kindergarten offers young children frequent, regular play opportunities outdoors in a natural setting, often woodland, in almost all weathers throughout the year.

Children learn most effectively through play experiences. This is about creating interactions with people and the places where they play, learning to care for nature and the world in which we live. The concept of sustainability is best understood through experiential learning. Being outdoors in a natural setting enables children to develop a connection with the natural world that can lead to long-term environmental awareness, understanding and positive action.

Forest School is a long term developmental programme that takes place on a regular basis, typically once a week, for a minimum of 6 sessions, but usually longer. To lead a Forest School programme it is necessary to be a Level 3 certificated and qualified Forest School practitioner, and hold a current and appropriate Outdoor First Aid qualification.

Forest School takes place in a range of situations across the UK. In Scotland and Wales it is part of the broader aims of Outdoor & Woodland Learning Scotland (previously known as the Forest Education Initiative or FEI).

Our hands-on training is led by our experienced staff - and we have a reputation for excellent training.  We  can deliver play and outdoor learning courses at your school or local authority.

This two-day residential course gives a thorough introduction to the relevant skills, knowledge and approaches needed for delivering the John Muir Award scheme.

If you have outdoor learning on your development plan, we can help with your staff training. Our courses are led by experienced educators, and are packed with simple and creative ideas for learning opportunities directly related to the curriculum.

SRUC is funded by the Scottish Government (Advisory Activity 119: Bee Welfare) to promote awareness of notifiable bee diseases and pests and the provision of general advice on good husbandry and management practices to ensure the welfare of honeybee colonies thus promoting best practice.

The Scottish Countryside Rangers' Association (SCRA) is the professional body for countryside rangers and associated countryside management professionals.

We offer courses on a wide range of topics including the following:

• Enhancing wildlife habitats
• Pheasant release best practice
• Predation control
• Woodland management
• Snaring and trapping
• Grey Partridge conservation