At WingSpeed Adventures, we believe that well-trained staff members are essential to the success of any adventure program. Not only must staff members know how to use program elements and equipment properly, but they must know how to provide participants with a comprehensive and fun adventure experience that is unique to their needs and goals.
Our programs and training workshops are comprehensive, creative, hands-on, and fun. We are experienced in all aspects of adventure education and take the time to talk to you about your programming requirements to customize programs to meet your needs. Our quality programming will help you facilitate positive change within your organization.
WingSpeed Adventures is an accredited member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and our training programs meet or exceed all industry standards. We are experienced in all aspects of adventure education training and certification. Our years of direct service experience help to successfully bring your ideas to life.
Staff Training
Our staff training programs are custom designed to meet your specific needs and challenges. We offer basic, advanced, and refresher training in technical skills, facilitation skills, safety and rescue skills, and program management. Our workshops are comprehensive, hands-on, and fun! We travel to your camp, school or facility to train your staff on the very equipment they will use in your program and teach them how to get the most from every element and every activity.
WingSpeed staff training can be 1 to 4 days depending on the size of your program. Our trainers work directly with your staff to answer questions, apply practical skills, and share knowledge and experience to support your staff’s ability to provide a high quality program for your organization.
Staff training can include: 
- Leadership Development
- Program Concerns
- Warm-up Activities
- Group Games
- Trust, Communication & Problem-Solving Activities
- Low, High, and Universal Challenge Course Elements
- Climbing Walls
- Set Up & Take Down
- Belay Techniques
- Basic & Advanced Knots
- Documentation Requirements
- Safety and Rescue Technique
This training does not provide certification- trainings are site specific and only valid for the course on which staff members are trained. We will send certificates of completion to all staff members who pass. If you wish to be certified in adventure programming, you must complete a certification training. WingSpeed Adventures offers open enrollment certification programs at Take Flight Aerial Adventure Park in Kittery, Maine. More information is available below on open enrollment certifications.
Owned by the CEO of WingSpeed Adventures, Take Flight Adventures provides a convenient location with a variety of low and high challenge course elements to provide a well rounded training experience. Additionally, Take Flight Adventures provides team building programming for corporations, businesses, schools, summer camps and more! With a 65+ element Aerial Adventure Course, Adventure Zip Line Tours and full low ropes challenge course, Take Flight provides a comprehensive challenge course experience to all its guests.
Certification & Open Enrollment Training
WingSpeed Adventures is an accredited ACCT vendor, and all training courses and certifications are in compliance with ANSI/ACCT standards. Open enrollment trainings provide the opportunity to send your staff for additional training with optional certification.
Challenge Course Basics:
The Challenge Course Basics training is an introductory class that teaches the basic skills required to operate both low and high challenge course programs. The courses can be conducted at client facilities or at one of our own locations. WingSpeed Adventures administers Level I courses for each of the four ACCT certifications with a focus on risk-management, technical skills, and team-building. Participants come away from the courses with extensive exposure to the ins and outs of both high and low challenge course elements.
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Level I Certifications:
The Level I training courses prepare participants for the accredited Level I certifications. To achieve certification, participants must pass a written exam with a score of 80% and pass a practical exam. Level I candidates must be 18 years or older, and Level I certifications must be renewed annually.
Level I certifications offered:
- Full certification (both spotted and high activities): 40-hour training course
- Spotted activities only certification: 20-hour training course
- High activities only certification: 20-hour training course
- Site/system-specific certification: 8-hour training course
Challenge-In option: Individuals who have documented extensive, practical experience may choose to “challenge-in” in lieu of the training courses. To challenge-in candidates must have at least 100 hours of documented, programmatic experience and pass both the Level I written and practical exams.
Advanced Challenge Course Skills:
The Advanced Challenge Course Skills training courses are advanced classes that build upon the skills learned in the Challenge Course Basics training. The courses can be conducted at client facilities or at one of our own locations. WingSpeed Adventures administers the Level II courses with a focus on advanced operational knowledge as well as rescue operations, principles of leadership, and problem-solving ability.
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Level II Certification:
The Level II training courses prepare participants for the accredited Level II certifications. To achieve certification, participants must have at least 200 hours of documented, relevant experience, pass the Level II written exam with a score of 80% or higher, and pass a practical exam. Level II candidates must be 18 years or older, and Level II certifications must be renewed every three years.
Level II certifications offered:
- Full certification (both spotted and high activities): 40-hour training course
- Spotted activities only certification: 24-hour training course
- High activities only certification: 24-hour training course
- Site/system-specific certification: 16-hour training course
Challenge-In option: Individuals who have documented Level I certification and can demonstrate extensive, practical experience may choose to “challenge-in” in lieu of the training courses. To challenge-in candidates must have a minimum of 400 hours of documented, programmatic experience, 80 hours of training, and pass both the Level Two written and practical exams.
Recertification:
WingSpeed Adventures administers recertification training for both Level I and Level II trainings.
Level I recertification requirements:
- Provide 50 hours of documented, practical experience and
- Pass both the Level I written and practical exams
or
- Complete 8 hours of additional training and
- Pass both the Level I written and practical exams
Level Two recertification requirements:
- Provide 150 hours of documented, practical experience,
- Complete 24 hours of additional training, and
- Pass both the Level II written and practical exams
or
- Complete 40 hours of additional training and
- Pass both the Level II written and practical exams
For additional information, please call (603) 540-0858 or email Charlie@WingSpeedAdventures.com
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