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Martin Worth

Outdoor Leader / Course Director / Assessor

Martin has 36 years experience in the outdoors, commencing bushwalking in 1974 and progressing to abseiling and rockclimbing in 1980.  He established the outdoor operations business, WorthWild, in 1990 after leaving a career in Information Technology as a Business Analyst.

Since commencing operations until 2007 (when Martin stopped running the company full time) WorthWild enjoyed a reputation as the leader in adventure training services in South-East Queensland.  Under Martin's leadership, WorthWild, expanded to provide;

  • Recreational adventures in Abseiling, Rockclimbing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Bushwalking and Mountain Biking
  • A Nationally Approved training program for Outdoor Leaders
  • Adventure Teambuilding services for Corporate Training
  • Consultancy in Standards and Procedures for Risk Management and Litigation.

Present commitments

WorthWild now functions as a vehicle for Martin's current business committments which include;

  

A Youth Leadership program for Brisbane Youth Service.   This program promotes social and workplace skills for homeless youth through delivery of a Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation. Martin uses Outdoor Recreation as a mode for training in subjects such as; Occupational Health & Safety, First Aid, Working in Teams, Basic Logistics and explores leadership training for young people through the Outdoor LEadership component of the program.

Training and development of Outdoor Leaders as a trainer/assessor affiliated with Asset Training Australia for whom he develops course materials and runs Certificates II, III, IV and Diploma courses in Outdoor Recreation.

  

Qualifications

Diploma of Training & Assessment Systems BSZ 50198

Diploma in Outdoor Recreation

Cert IV in TAA – trainer assessor

Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training

Certificate IV in Fitness – Personal Trainer

Certificate Level IV - Abseiling / Climbing Leader (CNCLC)

Flat-water Instructor Canoeing & Kayaking - Australian Canoeing

Remote Area Response Coordinator

Assessor – Australian Canoeing

Senior First Aid / C.P.R. - Red Cross

Open water SCUBA diver - PADI

Vertical Rescue Operator (CNITRC) - Certificate Level III in Outdoor Recreation

Speed boat operator

  

Miscellaneous Qualifications and Accreditations achieved

Abseiling Instructor - Blue Mountains Adventure Company

Lead Climbing Instructor - Professional Association of Climbing Instructors  

Instructor Trainer (AQF Level 6) - Professional Association of Climbing Instructors

Lecturer - Griffith University (Queensland College of Art)

Crew Commander - Australian Army 2/14 Light horse Queensland Mounted Infantry

Radio operator - Australian Army 2/14 Light horse Queensland Mounted Infantry

Driver Armoured Personnel Carrier (M113A1) - Australian Army 2/14 L/H QMI

Business Analyst - Software Engineering (Telstra)

Principle Telecommunications Technical Officer (Telstra)

  

  

  

A proven facilitator and teacher, Martin has a relaxed yet highly professional manner with people.  He has studied, first hand, the use of adventure activities to achieve results in personal development and corporate adventure training.

  

Martin contributed greatly to the development of the Outdoor Recreation Industry through his past associations on the board of the Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation and membership with Recreation Training Queensland. He was for many years the South-East Queensland representative for the Professional Association of Climbing Instructors (P.A.C.I.) with whom he was Instructor Trainer for 10 years and assisted in the development of Climber Trainer Courses prior to the introduction of the Outdoor Recreation Training Package; the now accepted standard for Outdoor LEader training.

  

In 1995, Martin developed and delivered a core subject for Griffith University in Survival Skills for Photo-Journalists the course ran for four years until 1999.  This course gave many students skills for careers in photojounalism in third world countries.

  

  

  

 
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