As outdoor organisations we know we should strive for responsible delivery of activities and acknowledge we have a moral obligation to continually evaluate our practices.
We should ask ourselves:
- How can we enhance our incident prevention measures?
- How can we strengthen our safety culture?
- How do we ensure cultural heritage and environmental compliance?
- How can we make our risk management procedures more effective?
The Australian Adventure Activity Standard and associated Good Practice Guides (Aust AAS) help organisations address these issues.
The Good Practice Outdoors program aims to help organisations implement the Aust AAS by making the process more user-friendly.
The Good Practice Outdoors program offers several benefits to your organisation being:
- Enhanced Understanding and Implementation of Aust AAS:
Completing the program will deepen your grasp of the Aust AAS and help you apply them effectively across your organisation. - Compliance Documentation and Process Improvement:
The program assists in documenting your organisation’s compliance with the Aust AAS and identifies areas for system improvement. (see AAAS Compliance Checker below) - Industry Good Practices:
The program aligns your organisation’s practices with industry standards, giving you confidence that your internal policies and procedures meet or exceed requirements. - Development of Staff:
By participating in the program, your staff can enhance their capabilities, enabling them to take on additional responsibilities within management roles. - Reward, Recognition, and Job Satisfaction:
Participating in the program can boost job satisfaction, leading to improved performance and better employee retention. - Delegation and Succession Planning:
The program focuses on upskilling your workers, preparing them for future management positions and ensuring a smooth transition of responsibilities - Insurance Benefits:
By aligning your internal practices with industry standards and documenting this through implementing the Good Practice Outdoor program it could improve the availability and affordability of insurance options.
Registration
The GPO program consists of Module 1 – Assessment Tool and Module 2 – Instructor Observations
Both modules have a webinar format that will outline the tools and other resources. Each participant is given the GPO Assessment Tool and training on how to best apply it for your compliance journey with the AAAS.
After the initial webinar, participants are given the Assessment Tool and then go back and apply their learnings and use the tools in the organisation’s Good Practice Outdoor journey.
Watch this short (90 second) video to find out more about the program.
If you have questions about the GPO Program, the Assessment Tool and/or the AAAS, there is ongoing support available via email, phone and TEAMS.
Course Cost: $440 inc gst (Outdoors Queensland Members receive a 50% discount)
(Module 1, Module 2, the GPO Assessment Tool and a single activity AAAS Compliance Checker Report are all included in the course cost)
Course Dates
Click here to register for the Good Practice Outdoors Program
- Tuesday 26 August 2025 at 9.30am
- Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 11.00am
- next session will be late January 2026
Module 2 dates will be provided after you complete Module 1, and you can pick one that suits you.
AAAS Compliance Checker
The Australian Adventure Activity Standard (AAAS) Compliance Checker enables organisations to quickly and easily review their safety and risk management policies and procedures against the current standards set out in the AAAS. Using artificial intelligence (AI), the Compliance Checker, is set up to review a single activity and generate a report based on the material supplied.
By submitting/uploading all activity related policies, procedures, risk management plans, safety plans, etc related to a single activity, the Compliance Checker AI can make an effective and therefore useful analysis.
The cost for each activity is $100.00 inc GST, and Outdoors Queensland financial members receive a 50% discount off the activity cost.
Participant Feedback
The assessment tool was easy to use, contained vital information and saved time writing information over and over. The print capability of the spreadsheet enables it to be shared with all …
(Seedlings & Co)
I think this is an excellent tool to use for organisations to determine their current and progressing compliance with the AAAS and GPGs.
(FNQ Nature Quest)
The Assessment Tool will be an invaluable resource as we begin our audit of the Outdoor Recreation strategy.
(Girl Guides Queensland)
I wanted to express my sincere appreciation for today’s session. It was incredibly valuable, and I now feel confident with the Good Practice Outdoors assessment tool, especially as I prepare to guide our staff through it. Your guidance and explanations were clear and thorough, which made the tool much more understandable and manageable for me.
(Tallebudgera Outdoor & Environmental Education Centre)
Congratulations on the course, it is good to have a tool to keep everything organised and make it easier to show compliance.
(Horizon Guides)
