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BEAR GRYLLS SURVIVAL ACADEMY INSTRUCTORS COURSE – ASSESSMENT DAY
PETERSFIELD RUGBY CLUB
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“Are you the sort of person who can turn
around when you have nothing left, and find
that little bit extra inside you to keep going?”
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ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW The assessment day will be split into 4 different areas:
1. Written Exam
2. Classroom Assessed Lesson
3. Practical Field Based Lesson
4. Practical Skills Assessment
DAY SCHEDULE 0900 – 0915 Admin/Meet and Greet
0915 – 0945 Written Exam (30mins 70% Pass Mark)
Topics include: Bear Grylls, BGSA, Storage, Cleaning and
Usage of Specialist Equipment (i.e. ropes, hardware, camp
gear) and Survival
0945 – 1000 Split in to two assessment teams
1000 – 1230 Classroom and Practical Field Assessments
1230 – 1300 Lunch (provided)
1300 – 1530 Classroom and Practical Field Assessments
1530 – 1630 Skills Assessment, Includes: Fire lighting, Knots & Knives
1630 – 1700 Clean up & Finish
ASSESSMENT GRADING PASS = Pass all assessed areas.
DEFER = Fail one assessed area - You will be invited to shadow a
course/event to re-teach/sit again.
FAIL = Fail two assessed areas - You will need to re-attend an assessment
day following your action plan.
FAIL = Fail three or more assessed areas - You will need to re-attend the
initial 3 Day Instructors Course.
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The exam contains questions about
the below subject areas:
Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls Survival Academy
Storage, Preparation and Cleaning
of course & event equipment
Usage, storage and maintenance
of technical equipment
Survival Skills
Bush Craft Skills
30 MINUTES (70% PASS MARK)
Candidates will be asked to deliver a
25 minute classroom based lesson on
a famous adventurer. This subject
matter will be provided to them by
BGSA from our database of
adventurers. As an example, Edmund
Hillary, Ernest Shackleton or
Reinhold Messner to name a few.
BGSA will supply: Laptop, Projector,
Speakers, Flip Chart & Marker Pens.
EXPECTATIONS:
Interesting Into – class grabber
Stated aims & objectives
A clear start, middle & end
Opening for questions, summary
and clear way forward
25 MINUTES
Candidates will be asked to deliver a
15 minute practical, field based
lesson, this time, of their own choice
from the following list:
Knife Skills
Knots
Fire
Navigation
Water
Food
Astro-navigation
First Aid
Traps & Snares
Shelters
Please Note: All materials needed for
your lesson must be bought with you.
Timings set must be adhered to.
15 MINUTES
The final part of the assessment day
will be run as a practical skills
assessment, candidates will be asked
to demonstrate the following survival
skills:
Knife safety & usage
Demonstrate a range of survival
knots
Prepare & light a survival fire
30 MINUTES
WRITTEN MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM
CLASSROOM ASSESSED LESSON
PRACTICAL FIELD BASED LESSON
PRACTICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT
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HEALTH & FITNESS As you would expect, the Bear Grylls Survival Academy is challenging both
mentally and physically. So, in order to get the most out of the course, our
Instructors should be fit, strong and healthy. If you have any questions about
Health and Fitness for this course, please contact the office for a chat.
PACKING LIST
Please note, all of the clothing and equipment that you bring
MUST be appropriate to the environment and the time of year.
The items listed below are mandatory:
All learning aids required for your classroom assessment
All learning aids and equipment required for the practical field
assessment
Lightweight, practical clothing
Outdoor trail shoes/footwear
Suitable clothing for outdoor activities – waterproof jacket.
…and a bag full of positive attitude!
INCLUSIONS • Completion Certificate & Instructor T Shirt (when passed)
• Lunch & Refreshments
• Various BGSA Kit to borrow
• All fieldwork & lecture materials
EXCLUDES • Flights and any other means of transportation not mentioned
• Transfers to/from the assessment centre
• Travel/personal Insurance
BONDING Bear Grylls Survival Academy is a fully bonded tour operator and all
participants booked to travel with us have protection by bonding, as required by
ABTA and ATOL (through the civil aviation authority). We are also a fully
licensed IATA agent.
Please Note: Bear Grylls Survival Academy reserves the right to amend dates
of courses or cancel courses if our minimum attendance numbers are not met.
Participants should check that adequate travel insurance covers them for
cancellation of any flights that may have been booked. It is the client’s
responsibility to be provide accurate and true information to the company. Proof
of identity and age will be required, before the client may join the course.
In the event of any of the information supplied by the client proving to be
incorrect or untrue and preventing the client joining the course, the full amount
paid by the client will be retained to cover administration costs and there will be
no refund due to the client.
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By Car: Free parking is available at the Rugby Club
Nearest Train: Petersfield station – then take the number 38 bus to Pullens
Lane – approximate 15 mins walk from here
Taxi: Petersfield Taxis Tel: 01730 622 012 A 2 B Taxis: Tel: 01730 233
299
PLEASE NOTE: You must arrive at Petersfield Rugby Club for a prompt 09:00 start.
The assessments will end at 17:00
LOCATION Petersfield Rugby Club, The Clubhouse, Penns Place, Petersfield, Hampshire
GU31 4EP Tel: 01730 264588
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COURSES & EVENTS WE OFFER The Bear Grylls Survival Academy provides tailored outdoor activities to suit both leisure
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training provider for Rescue 3 Europe, the BGSA Instructors Academy is an effective
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We offer outdoor enthusiasts the unique opportunity of learning key survival skills on a
variety of course options, all of which have been designed by Bear Grylls himself and
delivered by his hand-picked team of instructors.
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Bear Grylls has become known worldwide as one of the most-recognized faces of
survival and outdoor adventure. His journey to this acclaim started on a small island off
the UK coast, where his late father taught him to climb and sail. Trained from a young
age in martial arts, Grylls went on to spend three years as a soldier in the British Special
Forces, as part of 21 SAS Regiment. It was here that he perfected many of the survival
skills that his fans all over the world enjoy, as he pits himself against the worst of Mother
Nature. Despite a free-fall parachuting accident in Africa, where he broke his back in
three places and endured many months in military rehabilitation, Grylls went on to
become one of the youngest climbers ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
He then went on to star in seven seasons of the Discovery Channel’s Emmy Award-
nominated “Man vs. Wild” TV series, which became one of the most-watched shows on
the planet, reaching an estimated 1.2 billion viewers. Since then he has gone on to host
more extreme adventure TV shows across more global networks than anyone else in the
world, including the BAFTA award-winning The Island with Bear Grylls and BAFTA
award-winning Bear Grylls Survival School. In addition Bear produces and hosts ‘Bear’s
Mission with...’ for ITV, NBC’s ‘Running Wild’, 'Absolute Wild' for Dragon TV in China and
‘Face the Wild’ for Facebook Watch. He is a number 1 bestselling Author, an Honorary
Colonel to the Royal Marine Commandos and the youngest-ever Chief Scout, and
inspiration to fifty million Scouts worldwide.
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SCOTT HEFFIELD
MARTIN NORTON
ROB PARKIN
JOE HUMPHREY
ANNA HUMPHRIES TIM LANFEAR
RACHAEL POTTER
• FORMER ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO • MOUNTAINEER • EXPEDITION LEADER • IRATA ROPES
TECHNICIAN • NEBOSH H&S
• MARTIAL ARTIST • SWIFT WATER
RESCUE TECHNITION
• SURVIVAL EXPERT • IRATA ROPES
TECHNICIAN
• FIREFIGHTER • FORMER ARMY PTI • IOSH H&S • SURVIVAL EXPERT • L & D TRAINER
• FORMER ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO
• PARALYMPIAN • PERSONAL TRAINER • IRATA TECHNICIAN • SWIFT WATER RESCUE
• MOUNTAIN LEADER
• ADVENTURER • DofE ASSESSOR • SCOUT LEADER
• FORMER POLICE OFFICER
• FIRST AID TRAINER
• A1 ASSESSOR • L & D TRAINER
• FIREFIGHTER • FOMER RAF
REGIMENT • POWER BOAT
INSTRUCTOR • NEBOSH HEALTH &
SAFETY EXPERT