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The following applies to all instructor candidates


Those who do not yet fully meet these rigorous guidelines, but are physically fit (able to read, write, speak, and lift/carry the state recommended loads) may start into the instructor apprentice training program.

1. Have a broad outdoor background with at least one or two specialty areas, i.e., climbing, rafting, camping, mountaineering, horse packing, trail riding, tracking or backpacking.
2. Be WEMT trained.
3. Instructors need teaching experience and should take instructor courses such as the state Instructor Trainer or Instructor Coordinator Program.
4. Your WEMT rating can be taken through Wilderness Medicine Outfitters. There are a few other wilderness providers whose WEMT modules are acceptable.
5. Have significant experience such as outdoor / prolonged transport / wilderness medical care, i.e., search and rescue, ambulance paid or volunteer, guide service, youth camps, hospital volunteer, etc.
6. An instructor contract must be signed to start on your path to becoming an instructor.
7. Most instructors apprentice as a helper for one or two full WFR / WEMT classes and then teach as a Second for one or two classes before they become a lead instructor, assuming they have met all other criteria.
8. Be acceptably interviewed by the school director and one other instructor.
9. Be in good physical fitness, be morally straight, and don't abuse substance or anything else...Yes, of the Scouting (Arthurian) philosophy and morality.
10. Instructors from other schools will receive a warm interview. With exceptional experience, documentation, and teaching as a Second in one full WMO WEMT class, they can be considered for a lead position with WMO lead instructor recommendation.
11. Submit a resume with references After the phone interview. An in person interview is helpful but not always necessary
12. Occasionally a very focused apprentice will be taken on, out of the above order, with agreed to prepayment and proven Commitment by the candidate

Leave No trace Trainer Course
Current costs are shown under "Distance Learning" button in "Standard Classes" drop down

WMO’s Trainer course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the Leave No Trace techniques through practical applications in a field setting.  The travel involved is light since we spend most of our time in group discussion and skills practice.  In addition we will interview park rangers or similar public use land folk and visit their lands to see actual impact.

WMO environmental commitment is strong and practical in the out doors and carries over to ever day life. WMO recycles and encourages its students to do the same. WMO’s director Carl Weil has lived with solar power as well as active and passive solar heat since 1984.  His commitment to an environmental way of life helps the LNT Trainer see far deeper into practical ethics.



All the skills and knowledge of a LNT Master course are included in this shorter and more modestly price class.  WMO’s objective is to educate outdoor recreationists in Leave No Trace principles so they will teach others.  WMO offers you Camper Teacher certificates to hand out when you teach a class in the field.  The outdoor class room provides an ideal setting for learn and teaching this type curriculum; including both discussion of wild land ethics and experiential learning of Leave no Trace techniques.

Topics include the seven LNT principles:

1. Route choices
2. Campsite locations
3. Fires
4. Waste disposal
5. Animals both wild and pets
6. Water
7. Legal issues

The Schedule usually starts Friday morning at 8 am (arriving and camping the night before is often possible).  The training includes camping Friday and Saturday with class ending Sunday afternoon or early evening.  Two LNT booklets can be included.  One of the Rocky Mountains and a second if you let WMO know 10 days in advance of an other area of your interest.  Several reprints are also given to students as well as a comprehensive LNT library is available for use during the class.