NNAS News

The NNAS Board felt a short update was necessary regarding the provision of NNAS-accredited courses during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and the various restrictions on activities across the home nations. The board’s advice is that whilst it is not preventing providers from running NNAS-accredited courses, they must be run in full accordance with the current […]
This year the NNAS AGM will take place online on the 23rd November at 7pm.  You will need to register your attendance by emailing info@nnas.org.uk with your Provider name in advance.  Joining instructions will be sent closer to the date to all those who have registered to attend. Full AGM notice is available here  
Introduction  NNAS Board members appreciate this has been a difficult and frustrating time for Providers and thank all for their patience and support through the pandemic crisis. Having suspended Provider fees and the delivery of NNAS courses on the 23rd March initially for 3 months, government easing of lockdown now makes it feasible for some […]
The NNAS 2019 AGM conference will take place at East Barnby Outdoor Education Centre, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, on the 2nd November.  The workshops taking place are: NNAS Tutor Award:  Full day workshop NNAS Gold Conversion workshop: Full day, please see the details on Tahdah for prerequisites for this Making Maps: By Harvey Maps, a […]
Outdoor Discovery Awards are here! It’s been a long time coming, but the NNAS is pleased to finally announce the unveiling of the Outdoor Discovery Awards (ODA).  The ODA continues with the core ethos of the preceding Young Navigator Star Awards (YNSA): Encouraging exploration and journeying in local areas using simple maps such as street […]
3rd March 2019 At a recent Board meeting the instructor to participant ratio for Silver NNAS courses was discussed. The decision has been made to increase this ratio to a maximum of 1:8. This is a maximum ratio and our Providers are, of course, welcome to operate at a lower ratio if preferred. This change […]
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