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Description
Do you love exploring nature and adventure sports? Can you imagine organizing hiking, biking or horseback riding routes? Dynamizing climbing, kayaking or skiing activities?
The training cycle Guide in the Natural Environment and Leisure Time is for you! In these studies, you will learn to design physical sports, cultural, and leisure activities for diverse users, ensuring quality, safety, and environmental respect.
For this purpose, we have an active teaching team and a network of companies specializing in sports and the natural environment, which will enable you to connect with your future profession from the first day of the course.
Enjoy your hobbies while you learn at the same time!
- Official qualification
Technician – Guide in the Natural and Leisure Environment
- Duration
2 academic courses (2,000h)
From September to June / Hours: from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
- Access
ESO, Middle Grade Access Test
- Centers
Balmes, Navarra, Les Corts, Sant Andreu, Cerdanyola, Girona
Curriculum
First course
| Professional Module | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Itinerary organization Plan, structure and design routes through the natural environment. |
99 |
|
Low and medium mountain guide Lead people in mountainous terrain activities, adapting techniques to the terrain’s characteristics and the participants’ abilities. |
231 |
|
Bicycle guide Lead the progression of groups on bicycle routes, adapting techniques to the terrain’s characteristics and the participants’ abilities. |
132 |
|
Riding techniques Pre-riding operations and safe and balanced riding at all three gaits. |
198 |
|
Equestrian guide Guide groups through equestrian itineraries and performs recreational equestrian activities. |
132 |
|
Attention to groups Develop strategies and techniques for managing group dynamics and implementing them to resolve conflicts and solve problems. |
99 |
|
Leisure techniques Organize and develop leisure and recreational activities in the urban and natural environment. |
132 |
|
Swimming techniques Prepare recreational activities in the aquatic environment and master the swimming strokes: crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, and basic butterfly coordination. |
66 |
|
Itinerary for employability I Learn to prevent occupational hazards and social skills |
99 |
|
Professional English Know the grammar and vocabulary of the professional field. |
66 |
Second course
| Professional Module | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Guide in the natural aquatic environment Apply techniques for guiding groups in boats propelled by paddles or fins, adapting navigation techniques to weather conditions and the characteristics of the environment. |
66 |
|
Maniobres amb cordes Applies techniques for leading groups through canyons, slopes, caves, and leisure facilities, adapting them to the characteristics of the participants. |
99 |
|
Lifeguarding in the natural environment Provide care and assistance in emergency situations in the natural environment and apply specialized rescue techniques in the aquatic environments. |
152 |
|
Itinerary for employability II Improvement employability, individual development plan. |
66 |
|
Intermodular project Preparation and realization of professional events |
198 |
|
Digitalization applied to the production system Integrate digital technologies in the production and management processes of a company. It includes the use of tools such as automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and data analytics to optimize efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs. |
33 |
|
Sports and health E-sports, adapted sports and functional anatomy |
99 |
|
Sustainability applied to the productive sectors It implements practices and strategies that aim to balance economic development with environmental protection and social welfare. |
33 |
First course
| Professional Module | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Itinerary organization Plan, structure and design routes through the natural environment. |
70 |
|
Low and medium mountain guide Lead people in mountainous terrain activities, adapting techniques to the terrain’s characteristics and the participants’ abilities. |
195 |
|
Bicycle guide Lead the progression of groups on bicycle routes, adapting techniques to the terrain’s characteristics and the participants’ abilities. |
195 |
|
Riding techniques Pre-riding operations and safe and balanced riding at all three gaits. |
130 |
|
Leisure techniques Organize and develop leisure and recreational activities in the urban and natural environment. |
100 |
|
Swimming techniques Prepare recreational activities in the aquatic environment and master the swimming strokes: crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, and basic butterfly coordination. |
70 |
|
Itinerary for employability I Learn to prevent occupational hazards and social skills |
100 |
|
Professional English Know the grammar and vocabulary of the professional field. |
70 |
|
Digitalization applied to the production system Integrate digital technologies in the production and management processes of a company. It includes the use of tools such as automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and data analytics to optimize efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs. |
40 |
|
Sustainability applied to the productive sectors It implements practices and strategies that aim to balance economic development with environmental protection and social welfare. |
40 |
Second course
| Professional Module | Hours |
|---|---|
|
Guide in the natural aquatic environment Apply techniques for guiding groups in boats propelled by paddles or fins, adapting navigation techniques to weather conditions and the characteristics of the environment. |
195 |
|
Rope maneuvers Applies techniques for leading groups through canyons, slopes, caves, and leisure facilities, adapting them to the characteristics of the participants. |
195 |
|
Lifeguarding in the natural environment It provides care and assistance in emergency situations in the natural environment and employs specific rescue techniques tailored to the natural aquatic environment. |
160 |
|
Itinerary for Employability II Improvement employability, individual development plan. |
70 |
|
Equestrian guide Guide groups through equestrian itineraries and performs recreational equestrian activities. |
130 |
|
Attention to groups Develop strategies and techniques for managing group dynamics and implementing them to resolve conflicts and solve problems. |
70 |
|
Intermodular project Preparation and realization of professional events |
70 |
|
Sports and health Adapted sport and functional anatomy |
100 |
Access
To access the cycle you only have to meet one of the following requirements:
- A diploma in compulsory secondary education (ESO).
- To have passed the specific course for access to intermediate cycles.
- The title of technician or auxiliary technician.
- Other equivalent studies for academic purposes.
- To have passed the university entrance exam for students over 25 years of age.
- To have passed the mandatory modules of an initial professional qualification program (PCPI).
- A diploma to access a higher level training cycle.
Those who do not meet any of these requirements may be admitted by passing an entrance exam. To take the test you must be at least 17 years of age in the year in which the test is taken.
The Vitae Method
We train with values to make the Vitae experience a lifelong learning experience.
- Here you are the center: a method focused on the students and their needs.
- We learn by doing and enjoying: first the practice, then the theory.
- We analyze to improve the performance of the dynamics applied.
Learn with an innovative methodology that goes beyond conventional teaching.
Exits
professionals and
academic continuity
Overcoming this formative cycle of medium-grade sport has a wide range of professional opportunities. You can work as:
- Designer of terrestrial to mid-mountain, equestrian or cycling itineraries.
- Designer of itineraries through the aquatic environment in recreational boats exempted from dispatch.
- Designer and organizer of recreational physical-sports activities guided by the natural environment.
- Prevention and safety officer for bicycle and equestrian routes and events.
- Guide in hiking activities, mountaineering in low and medium mountains, low and medium mountain traverses, and snowshoeing routes with snowshoes.
- Guide of canyoning and caving of low difficulty.
- Guide of itineraries in mountain biking, cycling and horseback riding.
- Guide of itineraries through the aquatic environment in recreational boats exempted from dispatch.
- Monitor of children and youth educational leisure time; camps, youth hostels, summer camps, farm schools, classrooms, and nature schools.
- Monitor of activities in the school setting.
- Monitor of leisure and adventure facilities.
- Lifeguard in lakes and reservoirs, in aquatic activities in the natural environment, in nautical and sports activities, and on river beaches.
- Support lifeguard in aquatic intervention units.
- Swimming pool lifeguard*
*exclusive professional outlet for the Vitae Navarra degree program
Do you want to continue your training?
The intermediate degree of Guide in the Natural Environment and Leisure Time allows you to access the Baccalaureate or a professional training cycle of a higher degree.
Modalities
On-site
We believe in the importance of practice, the environment and the connection between teachers and students. All Vitae schools are located in leading sports clubs in each area that have high-level facilities, thus providing the ideal environment to live the Vitae experience.
We also enjoy horseback riding, rock climbing, and mountain activities, such as climbing, mountain biking, and rafting, in the mountains. 100% immersive learning from an active and constantly evolving teaching team.
Barcelona, Cerdanyola, Girona and Huarte. Choose the Vitae Center where your professional future begins. Train in sport, live sport!
Internship at the company
Living with sports and getting to know the real situations of the working worldis a differential in their training. For this reason, we have built a vast network of collaborating companies in continuous growth, where you can spend your time in the company and apply everything you have learned at school. Internships are essential for your training and for deciding your professional path!
Related degrees
You have the opportunity to take complementary training courses while you are studying the Medium Level Training Cycle of Guide in the Natural Environment and Leisure Time which will enrich your profile:
- Accreditation in AED – Automated External Defibrillator.
Teaching staff
We accompany you on your way to a quality professional future.
Choosing Vitae means choosing to train with a young, dynamic, and multidisciplinary team that is connected to the sports, health, and sociocultural sectors in their daily work.
A teaching team that shares its know-how with you to prepare you to make the leap into the working world and continue to grow.
Centers
Balmes
C/Balmes 209, 08006
Barcelona (University School)
663 860 762
Navarra
Plaza San Juan 5, 31620 Huarte
(Ugarrandia Hostel and Sports Center)
603 938 152
Les Corts
C/ Pintor Ribalta 2-8, 08028
Barcelona (CE Laietà)
687 837 036
Sant Andreu
Rambla de Fabra i Puig 47, 08030
Barcelona (CN Sant Andreu)
672 633 933
Cerdanyola
C/de les Sitges, 08193
Cerdanyola del Vallès (SAF UAB)
687 837 034
Girona
C/Iglesia de Sant Miquel 18, 17003
Girona (GEiEG Palau)
687 837 035
Success stories
We believe in the power of personal experiences to learn and also to communicate. That is why we dedicate a space to share inspiring stories of people who have passed through our classrooms and have taken everything they have learned at the school to their professional, sports, and life trajectories.
TRAIN YOURSELF
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