Membership
The Victorian Outdoor Education Association (VOEA) is an
independent subject association with over four hundred active members
from all education sectors, people-at-risk networks and private
outdoor education providers. It supports Adventure Alternatives and
the Corporate Adventure Training Network. VOEA is affiliated with the
Australian Outdoor Education Council and the Joint Council of Subject
Associations of Victoria.
The Victorian Outdoor Education
Association
- promotes the teaching of Outdoor Education in Victorian
schools through curriculum and professional development and
through its advisory service
- works to establish and review guidelines and standards in
Outdoor Education represents the interests of outdoor educators at
state and national levels
- promotes positive attitudes to conservation and to the use of
the natural environment
VOEA offers:
- Resources. VOEA's mail order
service makes easy the purchase of a wide range of outdoor
education titles, many unavailable elsewhere. Titles include
outdoor and experiential education theory, specific curriculum
resources, practical skills, guide books and challenge and
initiative activities. Send for our book list.
- Professional development activities. Curriculum specific
sessions, student activities and a conference which attracts over
two hundred people each year are part of our on-going professional
development program.
- Curriculum expertise. Our Education Consultant is available
part-time to provide up-to-the-minute advice for teachers of
Outdoor Education, from Levels One to Seven and VCE. We can
arrange outdoor education program assessments and help with
establishing new school programs too.
- Publications. Members receive four issues of Journeys each
year and, because membership includes affiliation with the
Australian Outdoor Education Council, members also receive the
Australian Journal of Outdoor Education. Interstate members may
access Journeys at a special subscription rate. Call for
details.
- Membership card. The card allows members to access outdoor
gear at discount prices from participating retailers.
- Access to employment and insurance. VOEA keeps an active file
of people seeking employment in the outdoors. This is a member
only service, and the list is accessed only by member employers.
Members conducting outdoor programs can access insurance through
VOEA's member insurance scheme.
The Victorian Outdoor Education Association is a membership
service organisation. Except for Access to Employment and Insurance,
people and organisations who are not members of the VOEA can avail
themselves of the benefits listed above on a fee-for-service basis or
at non-member prices.
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