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We offer Outdoor Survival Skills Courses for people who enjoy exploring the wilderness, as well as Urban Survival Skills Courses for people who travel, or must take charge of their families lives during an emergency situation.
We are located in the Hudson Valley, New York State, however, most of our Seminars, Workshops, and Training Programs are conducted at a client's location, or at "Camp Cedar Grove," 200 acres of wooded land in Verona, NY (just east of Syracuse). When we first decided to go into training, we noticed that many of the available survival schools offered various extended programs of a week or more. Because of various budget and time constraints, not everyone can attend an extended course. But we realized they still needed training. For this reason, in order to accommodate everyone, we have designed various types of training programs so everyone can learn survival on their budget and time schedule. Our philosophy and strategy for providing training is always evolving. We have had excellent success offering custom training programs to organizations, academic institutions, various agencies, and private groups. These courses can be scheduled to accommodate both the clients needs and our availability. Because of minimum enrollment requirements necessary to conduct a course, we have on occasion had to cancel a scheduled class because minimum enrollment was not met. This is not the case when being hired by a group or other client. We have actually conducted more Survival Skills Weekend courses for groups that have retained us, than for those that were regularly scheduled. Therefore, we will be minimizing scheduled courses in order to provide specific training for those who provide guaranteed enrollment. This also allows us the valuable time to continue developing new courses such as Urban Survival Skills, which will supplement our Travel Safety & Security course, as well as courses involving emergency & evacuation preparedness, confidence building, teamwork development, and personal and corporate protection. We break our programs into three individual areas; Seminars, Workshops, and Training Courses. The following will explain each of these areas as well as detail the advantages and disadvantages of the program type.
SEMINARS Seminars are offered as a part of an on going education for those who have minimal time or budget. Seminars can be offered at various locations as well as at a clients business premises. Seminars are between 1 & 3 hours in length and usually consist of lecturing. We have conducted seminars for specialty groups such as search and rescue teams, various organizations, such as the Mohonk Preserve, as well as retail establishments that provide outdoor equipment. Advantages of a seminar is the ability to continue your training a small amount at a time, or only attend those seminar subjects that you desire or require to compliment skills you already have. The disadvantages are seminars usually only provide basic information because of time constraints, and it may take longer to accomplish the skill level you desire. Seminars can accommodate more students than other programs, as the instructor to student ratio is not as critical.
Our Managing Director, John McCann, giving a seminar at an Eastern Mountain Sports store.
We have conducted seminars for various groups and organizations, as well as provided custom seminars to certain corporate clients. The following are Seminars that we offer:
WORKSHOPS Workshops are more "Hands-On" than seminars. Again, workshops can be offered at various locations as well as at a clients business premises, if conditions for the particular workshop are adequate. Workshops are between 4 & 8 hours in length. Students get to practice actual skills covered in order to attain a basic skill level.
Advantages of a workshop is the ability to become familiar with basic techniques and practice them in the presence of an instructor, whereby guidance can be provided. The disadvantage is because of time restraints, a basic skill level can be attained, but proficiency takes practice.
Most of our classes start in the classroom (left) and end in the field (right).
Workshops allow for "Hands-On" practice with instructed techniques. We have conducted workshops for various groups and organizations, including search and rescue teams, as well as provided custom seminars to certain corporate clients. The following are Workshops that we offer:
TRAINING PROGRAMS Training Programs are longer in duration than seminars and workshops. They are more intensive, with more "Hands-On" practice of technique by students. Students leave these courses with more confidence in their ability to actually use their new skills during a survival situation. Of course, the advantages are stated above. The disadvantages are the higher cost and time commitment required.
In the field classroom lectures provides the basics for the topics being taught .
Students then go into the field and learn practical application, so they learn by doing.
When students complete projects, they demonstrate and test them. The following are Training Programs that we offer:
Survival Resources maintains the right to cancel seminars, workshops, or training programs at any time. Refunds will be made if cancellation is by Survival Resources, but not by students, unless special arrangements are made or in accordance with registration agreement. |
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