Survival Skills Course Australia
Intermediate Survival Course 2 (1-Day Course): $248 (Adult) / $208 (Child)
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Sometimes we need to be trained to a higher level than a basic survival course – especially if being lost or stranded in the bush lasts for more than one night…which is why a survival skills course Australia from Survival Courses Tasmania will make all the difference.
The majority of people don’t often think about the dangers they could face if things turn serious when out hiking, skiing, or working remotely etc.
This turn of events can leave them badly equipped to cope with this kind of challenging scenario and lead to them becoming mentally and physically unprepared for such an emergency situation.
Quite simply, the better prepared you are and the more honed your bush knowledge and training becomes, the less shocked and vulnerable you will feel – which ultimately helps you to react more calmly and make better-informed decisions.
Survival Skills Course Australia: Who Is The Course Suitable For?
Regardless of whether you’re a hiker, nature photographer, business professional, 4WD enthusiast, someone who enjoys the great outdoors or anyone who has to work in remote areas – stronger survival and bushcraft skills can definitely save your life!
How Is This Course Different From The Previous Courses?
SCT’s one day Intermediate Survival Course 2 is designed to take your critical ability, knowledge, and practical application to a higher level, using more focused survival techniques that are required in a wilderness environment.
The main difference between survival and bushcraft courses is that survival training focuses on an emergency situation, whereas bushcraft does not. The two skill sets are fundamentally similar, they just have a different core at their centre. Take a look at all of our survival and bushcraft courses here.
Bushcraft happens to be the overarching parent subject that survival training comes from, with survival training concentrating on more of the essential physical and mental skills required to cope with an emergency situation or natural disaster – with the ultimate goal of being rescued or returning to an area of safety by yourself (self-rescue or self-recovery).
The diverse range of intermediate skills taught on our 1-day survival skills course Australia will help you to become self-sufficient, allow you to deal with any number of survival situations, and keep you safe in the field.
What Are The Learning Outcomes From This Course?
Afterwards, you will have greatly increased your overall survival and bushcraft knowledge – including how to convert undrinkable seawater into fresh drinking water, using an improvised desalination device!
This is an absolute must-know technique in Australia, where we are fortunate to predominantly live near the coast, or on one of the thousands of islands that make up our amazingly diverse terrain.
Even if you’re lucky enough to never be in a real-life survival situation, the deep knowledge, resourcefulness, ability to think laterally, and other skill sets from SCT’s bushcraft and survival skills course Australia are transferrable to other areas of life, as well as being fun and exciting in their own right.
Our Intermediate Survival Course 2 will enhance all of your outdoor adventures and create a more extensive respect for nature – as well as giving you that all important peace of mind.
This course teaches advanced skills and uses survival and wilderness techniques, lifting your knowledge base and sheer skill level above and beyond our Intermediate Survival Course 1.
What’s Covered On The Course?
As well as many other skills and techniques you will learn, here are just a few examples:
- improvise a desalination device to convert undrinkable seawater into potable water
- make a Dakota fire pit (ideal for inside a larger shelter for warmth and to cook on)
- make a spring snare to catch larger animals
- learn trigger mechanisms for snares, including the ‘L7‘ trigger
- construct a ‘debris shelter’
- how to create tinder from your clothing
- plus many more skills learnt as listed in the units below
It’s an exhilarating day of hands-on survival and bushcraft training, which will prepare you both mentally and practically for those times of crisis, beginning at 8:30am and finishing at 4:30pm.
THE LIFE SKILLS YOU WILL GET FROM A COURSE THROUGH SURVIVAL COURSES TASMANIA WILL HELP TO INSTILL SELF-BELIEF AND HELP YOU TO BECOME MUCH MORE CAPABLE IN THE FIELD
“I recently completed the Essential Basic Survival Course 1, and I couldn’t be more impressed. This course is packed with value from start to finish. Alex’s delivery is both informative and engaging, making even complex topics easy to grasp.
What stood out the most was Alex’s genuine passion for survival & bushcraft, and ensuring every participant feels confident and prepared for the bush. He was open to all questions and even went above and beyond to share knowledge beyond the course material.
Just an hour into the course, I was already certain—I’ll be coming back for the follow-up courses!”
“Fantastic Day! Alex is a great instructor – he has a rare combination of incredible knowledge, clear explanations, and patience with his students. Thank you so much for the training, and I’ll see you on the next course shortly.”
“I found Alex to be very knowledgeable and helpful…and, despite being an experienced bushwalker of more than 30 years myself, I was able to learn some very useful skills and tips for surviving an emergency in the wilderness. Thanks heaps and look forward to getting out there again.”
“I had the best time! It was really great to get outside and challenge myself. Alex is a fantastic instructor who explains survival and bushcraft techniques clearly, and has a lot of patience with his students. Thanks again for the training…I’ll see you soon for the next course.”
“I had an absolutely brilliant time! I enjoyed every minute of it…Alex is an excellent trainer! I’d love to do the next stage of the course soon. I would highly recommend this course to anyone keen on learning some great bushcraft & survival techniques and skills.”
“Alex is a fantastic instructor who is extremely empathetic and considerate. He does a brilliant job of ensuring everybody is included, and is confident yet humble with the concepts being taught. He uses engaging examples throughout pointing to his decades of experience. I highly recommend his courses!”
“We both had fun…the survival course was very good and covered many essential topics. The instructor was extremely knowledgeable and adapted to our pre-existing knowledge well.”
“The course was fantastic…I really enjoyed it. I’m keen to learn more, so I’ll definitely be coming back. The instructor’s knowledge base and manner of instructing are both magnificent.”
“The course was really informative…and we certainly learnt a lot! We both really enjoyed it. The instruction was detailed, grounded and provided in a clear, coherent, and engaging manner. It was an excellent introduction to bushcraft and survival, especially for my son who is wanting to go hiking more often. We would thoroughly recommend anyone interested in bushcraft and survivalism to attend this course.”
“I went on SCT’s courses to become more independent when hiking and camping. Through Alex’s courses I have learnt the skills I was hoping to and so much more. I’m now more confident and I’m doing things that I never thought I would. Alex is extremely generous with his knowledge and time, and is very encouraging no matter what level of skill you start with.”
“It was a great day…we had fun on the course and learnt loads! Can’t wait to practise some of the skills we learnt when we’re out in the bush. Some of the places we go are pretty hard to get to.”
“The Intermediate Survival Course 1 I did was great! I learnt how to make a multi-pronged fishing spear, a disc knife, and many other things. I’m really enjoying the courses and gaining lots of knowledge. It just goes to show…the more you learn, the less equipment you need in a survival situation or just on a camping trip even. I consider these skills priceless. Alex is a brilliant instructor and explains everything well and clearly – I appreciate how he’s tailored some things to my personal request.”
“I learnt a great deal from the Intermediate Survival Course 2. Having done all of SCT’s courses, the second intermediate course was a really good progression from the Intermediate Survival Course 1. I’d definitely recommend doing all of the courses.”
“Alex is a true professional of his craft and a great instructor overall. It has been a pleasure to get to learn from him across all of his courses…he has a true wealth of knowledge with immense experience!”
“Alex is very knowledgeable, down-to-earth, and approachable with survival and bushcraft life-skills where you can feel comfortable asking questions while learning out in the field. Hands-on activities including building shelters, finding water, and navigating unfamiliar terrain (and much more!), with real teamwork and without a smartphone, gave me more confidence in handling adversity in the Australian bush. I’d recommend the SCT courses to anyone looking to learn and expand their survival and bushcraft skills with active learning and having an awesome time doing so. I’ve done all of SCT’s courses, and I got a lot out of them!”
“I’ve done all of SCT’s bushcraft and survival courses now, and they’re fantastic! I really learnt a lot, and they have given me so much self-confidence to go out for hikes on my own…even in places I wouldn’t have dreamt to venture into before.”
“The Essential Basic Survival Course 1 was a perfect introduction to overall survival training. As a hiker, having these skills not only makes me more aware of my safety, surroundings, and which essentials to pack — it gives me increased confidence in handling challenging situations that could arise.
Alex is very passionate and informative in this field. I left the class with a great appreciation and respect for survival training and will be taking another class through his company in the future.”
Course Syllabus – Survival Skills Course Australia, Intermediate Survival Course 2: $248 (Adult) / $208 (Child)
Duration: 1 day – 8:30am to 4:30pm
The cost includes: 1 day of survival & bushcraft instruction from a fully qualified instructor, hot beverages, land use fees, insurance and your own emergency sleeping bag to take home. This Intermediate Survival Course 2 will be held on a small, wild island or in pristine bushland where we can explore and practise more closely being in the field. We’ll be using nature much more to our advantage on this course.
Minimum age: 8 years (students under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult)
It is a pre-requisite for students to attend the Intermediate Survival Course 1 prior to attending this course
Skills covered:
- Making a fog catcher – ideal particularly in higher terrains and valleys for collecting drinkable water.
- Improvising a desalination device – allowing you to convert undrinkable seawater into fresh drinking (potable) water.
- Making a Dakota Fire Pit in the ground.
- Making a solid bed frame to get you off the ground completely.
- Making a spring snare trap to catch larger animals.
- Learning trigger mechanisms for various snares, such as the highly effective & versatile ‘L7′ trigger (for catching either land animals or fish).
- Constructing a ‘debris shelter.’
- How to create all-important tinder from your clothing.
- Using techniques to whittle wood in order to make various grooves, notches, trigger mechanisms, and other key items.
There are numerous practical techniques to be learnt on our survival skills course Australia, so expect a full day and a steep learning curve…but it’s always highly informative, hands-on, and fun at the same time.
Our qualified instructors are trained in both survival techniques, as well as in traditional bushcraft and fieldcraft, with qualifications from some of the top survival and bushcraft schools globally.
The high level of skills you will take away from this course are even more advanced in terms of survival ability than our Intermediate Survival Course 1, while also being easily retainable and utilising you wilderness skills more.
This course incorporates a diverse set of wilderness concepts and techniques that will enable you to make thoroughly informed decisions about what you should do next in an emergency and in which priority.
Once completed, you will have gained a real sense of self-confidence and genuine ability to allow you to explore much further afield into the great outdoors, whether it be in Australia or overseas.
There is nothing like having the right knowledge and practical capability to allow you to venture further into nature…and to be able to potentially lead others in times of crisis as well.
Just stepping out into the bush with these high-level skills will mean you will feel prepared and ready to tackle just about anything nature throws at you.
See our course overview here and learn more about the style and structure of our courses.
Many of the definitions we use are interchangeable (e.g. bushcraft and fieldcraft), although, as discussed, bushcraft and similar terms do differ from survival training slightly. To find a definition, you can view a description of what fieldcraft is here.