Certificate in Adventure Tourism and Recreation

About this programme

Carve out a career exploring the wilderness in the adventure and eco-tourism industry with VIU’s Certificate in Adventure Tourism and Recreation program. Desolation Sound and the Sunshine Coast will be your outdoor classroom as you prepare for a job in BC’s growing tourism industry. Learn with experienced instructors, who engage you in a small class setting through hands-on training in the field, and in a valuable internship in the adventure tourism and recreation industry. Your Adventure Tourism and Recreation certificate provides you with knowledge of current industry practices, environmental stewardship, safety, leadership, and history with a tourism focus. We are not currently accepting applications to the Certificate in Adventure Tourism and Recreation program. The curriculum of this one-year Certificate in Adventure Tourism and Recreation is designed to train individuals wishing to enter the adventure tourism and recreation field at the assistant guide level. The certificate provides students with a broad understanding of the practices and principles of the adventure tourism industry and assistant guide level field skills with special emphases in sea kayak touring, and coastal and cultural interpretation. The program includes an historical and philosophical overview of leisure, recreation, and adventure tourism, and examination of the relationship between natural resources and the development of sustainable tourism and recreation opportunities. Also completed are studies of successful leadership in coast eco-adventure tourism, the planning and delivery of environ