As an Outdoor Activities Instructor, you will need to master following:

• apply risk management in sports
• instruct in outdoor activities
• motivate in sports
• organise sporting environment
• outdoor activities
• use rope access techniques

More generally, an outdoor activities instructor is also versed in:

• adapt teaching to student's capabilities
• apply teaching strategies
• assess nature of injury in emergency
• assist students in their learning
• demonstrate when teaching
• encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
• give constructive feedback
• guarantee students' safety
• observe student's progress
• protection from natural elements
• provide first aid
• provide lesson materials

It also helps to know the following:

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