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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