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The Awards

The National Navigation Award Scheme operates four awards; the Navigator Award, the Outdoor Discovery Award, the NNAS Night Owl and the Navigation Tutor Course.  All these awards are run by registered providers who all have the appropriate qualifications, training and expertise.

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Navigator Award

The aims of the Navigator Award are simple – to give lovers of the outdoors, whatever their sport, age or fitness, the freedom to explore the paths, trails, hills and mountains of Britain and abroad.

The NNAS Navigator Awards are accredited by the Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (SCQF) at Levels 4, 5 and 6 and 2 SCQF credit points are awarded on completion.

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Outdoor Discovery Award

The Outdoor Discovery Award or ODA is ideal for people of all ages who wish to learn basic navigation skills at a gentle rate, encouraging them to gain and improve personal confidence to get out and get active.

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NNAS Night Owl Award

The NNAS Night Owl Award is for those who wish to explore the outdoors after dark or at least have the skills to navigate confidently if they get caught out.

Candidates should have done at least ODA Level 2 or the Bronze Navigator award

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Navigation Tutor Award

The NNAS has launched the NNAS Tutor Award, a course for those who teach navigation. It is a recognition that just because one can personally navigate it doesn’t follow that one can teach it! All registered providers and their instructors of the Navigator Award will have attended a Tutor Course by November 2019.

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The course fulfilled what I was intending to learn and has reinforced my desire to do the Silver and Gold. The environment was engaging and contributed to my enjoyment of the course. I also loved that it was a small number of participants.
Madeline H
Madeline HBronze Navigator course in the Peak District.
I’ve come away with the knowledge and skills from the course that will help keep me safe on the mountains. As a result of the course, I’m really inspired to up my achievement levels and goals to explore the mountains
Silver Navigator course in the Lake District
Silver Navigator course in the Lake District
I left the course on day two feeling I had learnt lots and had a greater sense of self-confidence
Jane O
Jane OBronze Navigator course in Buckinghamshire
Great to learn new ways of delivering navigation training
Tutor course in North Wales.
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