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Wilderness Navigation Courses Custom Training | Web Resource Library |
"Very Informative. Makes me feel better about doing any hiking or traveling."
— Wilderness Survival Core Seminar Participant
Modern Wilderness Survival Courses
The Best Modern Wilderness Survival Courses and Training Available
"I enjoyed learning how to survive in –35° temperatures."
— Wilderness Survival Winter Field Session Participant
BWI provides expert instruction in Modern Wilderness Survival. We teach both Winter Survival and Summer Survival Courses. The Wilderness Survival Core Seminar (WSCS) is an innovative one-day basic modern wilderness survival seminar. It is designed for anyone who travels either professionally or for recreation into the Canadian Wilderness. The Aviation Survival Core Seminar (ASCS) is a modern aviation survival seminar with an emphasis on basic air crew survival.
"Informative and fast. Packed with Info."
— Wilderness Survival Core Seminar Participant
Wilderness Navigation Courses
Canada's Best Wilderness Navigation Training Integrated with GPS
"I enjoyed all of the outdoor activities. Especially the day at the Blackfoot."
— Wilderness Navigation Field Session Participant
BWI provides expert instruction in Wilderness Navigation Integrated with GPS. Our Wilderness Navigation Courses integrate the use of GPS receivers with topographical maps, compass, and air photos. The Wilderness Navigation Core Seminar (WNCS) combines Map Reading and basic Compass skills with using GPS Receivers in a one day course. BWI’s Wilderness Navigation Core Seminar provides the best GPS Receiver training available.
"I enjoyed the hands on approach to learning Navigation."
— Wilderness Navigation Core Seminar Participant
"The whole approach to backcountry navigation was excellent — very much oriented to the practical."
— Wilderness Navigation Core Seminar Participant
The Best in Wilderness Courses and Instruction
Get Certified in Wilderness Survival & Wilderness Navigation
"I enjoyed pushing myself and proving I could survive…"
— Wilderness Survival Winter Field Session Participant
The Boreal Wilderness Institute teaches individuals, field workers, educators, corporations, groups, and government agencies. Looking for Certification in Wilderness Survival Skills or Wilderness Navigation Skills: look no further than the Boreal Wilderness Institute. We offers an excellent Wilderness Certificate Programme and an Instructor Development Programme.
"Real Time Instruction — No Waste due to Random Filler."
— Wilderness Survival Core Seminar participant
Join us for a Real Outdoor Education
Since 1994 we have provided excellent wilderness instruction & courses
"Practical Solutions to real problems that occur in cold/wet weather camping."
— Wilderness Survival Core Seminar Participant
BWI has been offering quality outdoor education courses and wilderness instruction since 1994. We run courses that are practical, taught in a relaxed atmosphere, and scientifically based. The Boreal Wilderness Institute runs Scheduled and Custom Wilderness Training courses and seminars year round. We teach wilderness courses and conducts training seminars throughout Western and Northern Canada. BWI is a professional Navigation and Survival School second to none.
"…the course was excellent and the instructor very knowledgeable."
— Wilderness Survival Core Seminar Participant
"It was very interactive, which made for a great learning environment"
— Wilderness Survival Summer Field Session Participant
Our Wilderness Survival & Navigation Training Philosophy
“Vera Doctrina Avium”
Since our founding in 1994 the Boreal Wilderness Institute (BWI) has been dedicated to providing the best quality wilderness instruction available. BWI's goal is to provide expert instruction in modern wilderness survival, wilderness navigation, GPS receiver training, wilderness leadership, and instruction. It is our belief at BWI that mitigative survival and navigation instruction can help to eliminate most potentially life threatening survival situations and make the rest far easier to survive. BWI continues to be a resource in the field of outdoor education through ongoing research, teaching, and providing courses both to the public and groups alike. The Boreal Wilderness Institute strives to ensure all its clients receive the best most professional wilderness instruction available. BWI is a proudly Canadian outdoor education company operating throughout western and northern Canada and based in Edmonton, Alberta.
"I enjoyed the Small Classes and the Hands-On"
— Wilderness Navigation Core Session Participant
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