Professional Accreditation

The Outdoor Professionals' Accreditation (APIOL) accredits your professional practice

APIOL could be
for you! 

If you have experience of the following:

• being responsible for groups in challenging outdoor situations
• designing and managing tailored outdoor learning programmes
• reflecting on and developing your practice in the outdoors
• putting something back into the outdoor field?

APIOL is about Accrediting independence of decision-making and reflective practice.
Click here to find out about the APIOL process

Click here to view a pdf of the APIOL leaflet

HOW TO GET STARTED

Click here to find out about the APIOL process
For all the latest news and regional APIOL information click here.

The final closing date for applications to participate in APIOL for this year has now passed. Applications for 2009-2010 will open again on August 1st 2009 with applications open until October 31st 2009.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Professional Accreditation Benchmarks

COURSES and SEMINARS

• There are an increasing number and variety of professional development courses being offered and these are detailed elsewhere on this website. These may be provided by IOL regions/home nations, special interest groups or by our members.