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The Important of Certified Outdoor Recreation Instructor<br />

Shahidatul Nazmeen Binti Abd Halim<br />

Supervisor: Sir Shahriman Bin Abd Hamid<br />

Bachelor of Tourism Management<br />

School of Maritime Business and Management<br />

Outdoor recreation refers to leisure pursuits engaged in the outdoors, often in natural or<br />

semi-natural settings out of town such as backpacking, cycling, camping, hiking and<br />

kayaking. Outdoor programs organized by education arrangement or organization are<br />

very different with one another. Their philosophies, offerings types and person who direct<br />

the outdoor programs are as varied as the programs. The activities of an outdoor program<br />

can be potentially dangerous; the individuals work, as a facilitator need to be suitably<br />

qualified. Given the increasing number of programs that take people into remote places<br />

in search of wilderness experiences, the issue of who is qualified to lead these programs<br />

become more important, Mann (2002). Currently, there is no national standardize<br />

certification program by which an organization can judge the suitability of personnel.<br />

Certification for outdoor programs must be structure broadly yet specific on each<br />

discipline while maintaining the value of each activity skill.<br />

1528 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018

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