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BEAR GRYLLS SURVIVAL ACADEMY INSTRUCTORS COURSE – ASSESSMENT DAY

PETERSFIELD RUGBY CLUB

BEAR GRYLLS SURVIVAL ACADEMY INFORMATION PACK

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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?”

BEAR GRYLLS

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.



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



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

INFORMATION 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 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.



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: 01730622012 A2B 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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WHO WE ARE

WHAT WE DO

COURSES & EVENTS WE OFFER The Bear Grylls Survival Academy provides tailored outdoor activities to suit both leisure

and corporate markets. Accredited by the Institute of Outdoor Learning and a recognised

training provider for Rescue 3 Europe, the BGSA Instructors Academy is an effective

training programme for those who would like to pursue a career in the outdoor industry.

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.

INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY

• 18 Hour Adult Wild Camp (16 pax) in the UK

• 24 Hour Family (16 pax) in the UK & China

• 24 Hour Adult (16 pax) in the UK & China

• 2 Day Snowdon Challenge (12 pax) in the UK

• 3 Day Extreme Course in the UK

• 5 Day Extreme Course in the UK

• 3 Day Instructors Academy in the UK

CORPORATE OFFERINGS

• Team Building

• Company Away Days

• Learning & Development

• Bespoke Corporate Courses Worldwide

• Charity Challenges

• Private & Exclusive Groups

• Keynote Speakers



Bear Grylls has become known worldwide as one of the most recognised faces of survival

and outdoor adventure.

His journey started as a young boy on the Isle of Wight, 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 and out of military rehabilitation, Grylls recovered and 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 five seasons of the BAFTA award-winning

The Island with Bear Grylls, the hit TV show Running Wild, Hostile Planet for National

Geographic and “You Vs Wild” for Netflix.

Running Wild now playing on National Geographic has featured Bear taking some of the

world’s best known stars on incredible adventures. These include President Obama, Julia

Roberts, Roger Federer, Will Ferrell, Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, Kate Winslet, to name but

a few.

His autobiography Mud Sweat and Tears spent 15 weeks at Number 1 in the Sunday Times

Bestseller list and he has written over 85 books, selling in excess of 15 million copies

worldwide.

He is an Honorary Colonel to the Royal Marines Commandos, the youngest ever UK Chief

Scout and the first ever Chief Ambassador to the World Scout Movement, representing a

global family of some fifty million Scouts.

He is married to Shara and together they have three young boys who also love adventure.

They live between a houseboat on the Thames and a private island off the Welsh coast.

Bear’s life motto is simple: courage and kindness... and never give up!



SCOTT HEFFIELD MARTIN NORTON

ROB PARKIN JOE HUMPHREY

ANNA HUMPHRIES TIM LANFEAR

• FORMER ROYAL MARINE COMMANDO • MOUNTAINEER • EXPEDITION LEADER • IRATA ROPES

TECHNICIAN • NEBOSH H&S

• MARTIAL ARTIST • SWIFT WATER

RESCUE TECHNICIAN

• 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

• FIREFIGHTER • FORMER RAF

REGIMENT • POWER BOAT

INSTRUCTOR • NEBOSH HEALTH &

SAFETY EXPERT

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