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CurriculumVitae:BenjaminBaberEmail:[email protected]

PersonalProfileMy career as an outdoor guide started as a volunteer, facilitating the running of outdooractivities for physically and mentally disabled participants. The impact of the outdoorenvironment on these participants stuck withme for life; as a result I have dedicatedmycareer to making a positive impact of people’s lives through outdoor education. I havetravelledtheworldwiththisethostobroadenmyhorizonsandskillsets.

Qualifications

Rescue3InternationalInternationalInstructorWater–Cancertify:

Swift-waterAwarenessSwift-waterRescueTechnician(SRT1)

White-waterRescueTechnicianPro(WRT)

RescueSierraInternationalInstructor&Australian

Representative-Cancertify:RiverRescueCertificate

RiverRescueCertificateProfessional

BritishMountaineeringCouncilClimbingWallAward2013

ClimbingWallAwardAbseiling2013SinglePitchAwardTrained(only)2012

RoyalYachtingAssociationCompetentCrewCourse2011Level2DingySailing2013

CoastalPowerBoatLevel2Certificate2014PersonalWaterCraftCertificate2013

BritishSchoolCyclingAssociation

MountainBike/Off-roadLeader2011

GrandNationalArcherySocietyTheGrandNationalArcherySocietyLeader

Award2011

WildernessFirstAidAustraliaWildernessFirstResponder2016

RoyalLifeSavingOxygenResuscitation&SpinalManagement

2016BritishCanoeUnion

LevelOneCertificateinCoachingPaddlesport2011FoundationSafetyandRescue2011

3StarWhiteWaterKayakand3StarWhiteWaterCanoe2012levelTwoinCoachingPaddlesporttrained(only)2013

EmploymentHistory

Rescue InstructorandTrainer:May– June2017&Oct2018 –Present. InitiativeOutdoor(Nepal).Icreated,wrote,anddeliveredarescuesyllabusforarescuecoursewithIO,designedforthemostremoteareasofNepal.Thecoursesfocusedonrecuseformearthquake,landslide,andfistaid.Photographer:March2016-May2017&Nov–Present.PaddleNepal.Photographer/Photo-boater&SafetyKayaker.Grade3-4riversalloverNepal.TripLeader/SeniorGuide:May2018–Oct2018Gorafting.no(Norway)Safetykayak,OarGuide,PaddleGuide,CanyonGuide.Grade3-4

WhitewaterGuide:Feb2018–May2018WaterByNature(Morocco)Safetykayak,Kayakcoach,OarGuidefor4-10daytrips.Grade3-4.

OutdoorEducationManager:Aug–Dec2017BarringtonOutdoorAdventures(Australia).Responsiblefortraining,tripcoordinating,Schoolsales,andhumanresources.

Rescue Instructor:November 2016 -March 2017 PenrithWhitewater Stadium (Australia).PaddleGuide,Kayak coach, and I ranSwiftWaterRescue training emergency serviceson agrade3artificialcourse.

FieldinstructorandTrainer:February2016–November2016OutwardBound(Australia).FacilitatingexpeditionsforparticipantsintheAustralianbushandonrivers.Programmesrangefrom3-15days,mainlyworkingwithstudentsagedbetween14-19.

SafetyandTrainingManager:August2015 - January2016NomadAdventure(Malaysia). Iran training for the Nomad staff team across the board, from high angle cave rescues towhitewatergroupmanagement.Ihelpedtosetupnewlocationsandactivities,maintainandwritenewSOPs,createnewproductsand implementanewassessmentsystemandcriteriastandardisingprocedures.

SeniorInstructor:February2015-August2015LittlePlanet(Malaysia-Indonesia-Cambodia).RunningschoolsprogramsinMalaysiaandIndonesiaofgroupsbetween20-50studentsExpeditionelementsoftheprogramswereseakayakingandJunglehiking.

October2011-February2013ThorpeWoodlands

AdventureCentre(England):OutdoorEducator

February2013-August2013StubbersAdventureCentre

(England):OutdoorInstructor

August2013-December2014InsightAdventure(China):WaterSportCoordinator

EducationSeptember2007-July2010SuffolkNewCollege(Suffolk)

o Edexcellevel3-UniformedPublicServicesBTEC-Merit,PassSeptember2005–July2007OtleyCollege(Suffolk)

o CityandGuildslevel3-AdvancedConstructionAwardSeptember2002-July2005CountyUpperHighSchool,Suffolk

o 9GCSEs

References

RichardJoyner:Director,LittlePlanet,Email:[email protected] CharlieMiddleton:OpsManagerOBA,Email:[email protected]