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Wilderness Total Program

Want to do it all?

It Wilderness Total Program combines almost all our Wilderness related courses and training in a total package of 2, 3 or 4 years.

This is the most complete part-time Wilderness Guide training we offer and probably worldwide. In addition to this training, you can also become a wilderness guide through our full-time MBO training or through the part-time CSWI trajectory.
The CSWI trajectory (up to Level 2) is part of the WT training.
You register per school year and can obtain different certifiable units per school year (see below).

In addition to wilderness-related subjects, lessons will also be given in teaching and leadership (didactics) and Coaching & Training.

'Proof of Competence'.
There are 2 PvBs
PvB 1: Providing a series of lessons (WT 3)
PvB 2: Organizing / supervising a multi-day event (WT 4)

WT 1, year 1, 31 days
WT 2, year 2, 37 days
Combination WT 1-2, 56 days
(winter training France, choice, or with WT 1, or with WT 2, or both)
WT 3, Year 3, 43 days
In consultation, Canada can be taken at the end of year 3 instead of at the beginning.
Combination WT 2-3: Possible in consultation
WT 4, year 4, 46 days
Combination WT 3 -4, 79 days
(Winter training France, choice, or with WT 3, or with WT 4, or both)

Scroll down for additional information (including full content and annual schedule).

To enrol

Subjects
– Hike & Survival
– Nature & Wildlife
All students are automatically members of the > Bird Working Group Berkelland and can optionally join lectures and excursions
– Interpretative Guiding
– Wilderness Guiding
- Risk management
– Rescue (First Aid, Search & Rescue, Rope Rescue)
– Coaching & Training (Didaktics, teaching & leadership)

The duration of the total training is 2, 3 or 4 years.
As long as you are registered as a WT student, it is possible to catch up on lessons from previous years. If you go for the entire trajectory (WT 4), you will get an extra year to catch up and complete.

2025-2026 Study Load
(excluding home study and internship)
WT 1, year 1, 31 days
WT 2, year 2, 37 days
Combination WT 1-2, 56 days
(winter training France, choice, or with WT 1, or with WT 2, or both)
WT 3, Year 3, 43 days
(in consultation, Canada can be done at the end of year 3 instead of at the beginning)
WT 4, year 4, 46 days
Combination WT 3 -4, 79 days
(Winter training France, choice, or with WT 3, or with WT 4, or both)
So you do NOT obtain an MBO diploma upon completion of this course, but you do obtain the following certifiable units (if completed satisfactorily)

  • Medic First Aid (year 1,2,3 and 4)
  • Wilderness & Remote First Aid (year 2)
    Advanced Wilderness & Remote First Aid (Year 4)
  • Hike & Survival Instructor (grade 1)
  • Nature & Wildlife Guide Level 1 (grade 1)
    Nature & Wildlife Guide Level 2 (grade 3)
    Nature & Wildlife Guide Level 3 (grade 4)
  • Hiking & Backpacking Guide (grade 2)
  • Wilderness Leader (3rd grade)
  • Winter Travel & Survival Level 1 (grade 2)
    Winter Travel & Survival Level 2 (grade 3)
    Winter Travel & Survival Level 3 (grade 4)
  • IGA interpretive Hiking Guide (grade 3)
  • Tracking (years 2-3 and 4)
  • Search & Rescue (year 2)
    Predator Safety (Year 2)
    Rope Rescue (grades 3-4)
    Trip planning & Group management (year 2)
    Canoe Guide Level 1 (year 3-4)
  • Wilderness Guide / Canadian Survival and Woodstravel Instructor
    level 1 (year 3)
  • Wilderness Guide / Canadian Survival and Woodstravel Instructor
    Level 2 (year 4)
  • After completing the certifiable units you can become a member of the Wilderness Guides Association as an Instructor and/or Wilderness Guide.

Many lessons will run parallel to the MBO course and some lessons are together with the part-time courses. Students, who already have a basis of various Voshaar courses, can possibly enter a higher year (with the possibility of home study to improve the basics). These participants will therefore be able to complete faster, and of course pay a different rate. In that case, request a quote.

You can register per year. In addition, you can combine study years!
As long as you are registered as a WT student you can catch up on training.

Cost

WT 1, year 1: € 2250,-
WT 2, year 2: € 2900,-
Combination WT 1-2: € 3600,-
WT 3, Year 3: € 3700,-
Combination WT 2-3 possible in consultation
WT 4, year 4: € 3300,-
Combination WT 3-4: € 6000,-

If you follow the entire course, so up to and including WT 4, you have one extra year to catch up and complete. The Canada Winter edition is not organized every year, but certainly once every two years (and sometimes more often)

All costs are exclusive of travel, accommodation, insurance, food and drinks. The overnight stays at our location in Eibergen are included. Transportation in Canada is included from Cochrane starting point and drop-off in Banff.

The indicated costs include external certification from MFA Europe and the Interpretive Guides Association.

The participants will be in the 1e year to join the part-time courses and in the 2e and 3e year for part-time courses and the training courses of MBO 2 and MBO 3 within the wilderness specialization. These last training sessions are usually on weekdays. If one is absent from a specific training, it is possible through home study and training to keep the relevant part up to standard, or to get it.
However, a minimum attendance of 70% is required for the lessons. Whereby foreign travel is usually mandatory (possibly to be made up in a subsequent academic year).

Extra cost:
Travel and accommodation (overnight stays at the Voshaar are included)
Textbooks (these are indicated on the site of the relevant specialisation).
Any entrance fees to parks and/or museums.
WT 3-4 IGA membership
WT 3 and 4: WIN card and Public land camping pass Alberta (approximately CAD 50)
https://www.alberta.ca/public-lands-camping-pass.aspx#buy

Classification Year 1
October – June / July

Netherlands: 24 days

Abroad:
– 4 days France winter training (January)
– 3 days H&S training Vosges (March-April)
– 5 days Bialowieza Poland (May)

Theoretical assignments:
– Theoretical assessment of the various subjects at the end of the academic year
– Prepare multi-day project theoretically, Wilderness related.
– Inventory assignment (Flora and/or Fauna)
– Online Flora & Fauna course

Internship: N/A
Costs € 2250,-

Costs are exclusive of personal (travel) insurance, travel and accommodation costs.

Grade 2 class
October – July / August

It is possible in the 2e year if you have done the Hike & Survival training in a previous year, or if you follow it in this year, in addition to the other lessons. This also applies to the Nature & Wildlife training

Netherlands: 22 days
You can also join the Nature and Wildlife days at the Voshaar

Abroad :
– 5 days France Winter Training (January)
– 5 days Bialowieza Poland (May)
– 5 days Alps (July)

Theoretical assignments:
– Theoretical testing of the various subjects during the academic year
– Emergency plan
– Interpretive Guiding assignment
– Type of specialization assignment

Internship: N/A
Costs: € 2900,-

Costs are exclusive of personal (travel) insurance, travel and accommodation costs.

Grade 3 class
September – June

Netherlands: 12 days
You can also join the Nature and Wildlife days at the Voshaar

Abroad:

  • 3 weeks Canada (September)
  • 6 days France Winter Training (January)
    5 days Bialowieza or Spain (Somiedo or Extremadura)
    Depending on what is offered that year.

Theoretical assignments:
– Theoretical testing of the various subjects during the academic year
– Elaborate PvB theoretically
– Mountains 101

1 Proof of competence

Internship: N/A
Costs: € 3700,-

Costs are exclusive of personal (travel) insurance, travel and accommodation costs.

Obliged!!!
IGA Membership
WIN Card and the Public land Camping pass (approximately CAD 50,- in total)
You can buy these online: https://www.alberta.ca/public-lands-camping-pass.aspx#buy
You will also need to purchase bear spray before arriving at base camp in Canada.
Map: Entrance 083F05

Grade 4 class
November – July

Netherlands: 15 days
You can also join the Nature and Wildlife days at the Voshaar

Abroad:

  • 6 days assisting France (January)
  • 2 weeks Canada Winter Training (February-March)
  • 5 days Bialowieza Poland or 5 days Extremadura, Spain
    (April – May)
    (depending on what is offered that year)
    5 days hiking week in France assisting (July)
  • Assisting in Bialowieza or Canada upon consultation
  • 1 Proof of competence

Theoretical assignments:
– Theoretical and practical testing of the various subjects during the academic year.
Costs: € 3000,-

Costs are exclusive of personal (travel) insurance, travel and accommodation costs.

Obliged!!!
IGA Membership
WIN Card and the Public land Camping pass (approximately CAD 50,- in total)
You can buy these online: https://www.alberta.ca/public-lands-camping-pass.aspx#buy
You will also need to purchase bear spray before arriving at base camp in Canada.

Additional information and annual schedule
To enrol
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