There is just under 6 months to go until Outdoor and Social 2025.
Visitor registration for Outdoor and Social is now open on andsocialevents.com
If you work for a retailer providing outdoor products, whether in-store or online or you are involved in outdoor industry journalism, you can register for FREE to attend Outdoor and Social in Edale between 11th and 13th March 2025.
At Outdoor and Social it is a great opportunity to increase your knowledge, confidence and competence to speak with your customers and advise the most suitable products for their chosen activities. Experience the products in practise, in the environment that they were designed to be used by taking part in offsite hikes and trail runs.
What better way to understand the way something works than to see it in action, use it yourself and receive expert training, advice and guidance direct from the brands who manufacture them and professionals who work with them every day.
Inspirational and informative speakers will also be taking to the stage as well as making their way around the event to take part in sessions with you.
We will feed you breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as provide tea and coffee etc.
So, all you need to do is get yourself along to Edale and enjoy the outdoors with more likeminded passionate outdoors people.
Held at Newfold Farm, Edale, in the Peak District, Outdoor and Social is a three-day outdoor learning event.
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This is a learning event and and Social and the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) joined together to implement the first certification scheme for outdoor retail staff in the UK.
and social working with the Institute of Outdoor Learning (IOL) have now made the first step in an educational path to guide specialism through specific modules covering outdoor categories.
The learning sessions available at Edale are the first phase of an education and training system specifically designed for outdoor retail staff, and which will be recognised by the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) and the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA). The IOL is the professional body for organisations and individuals who use the outdoors to make a positive difference to others.
At the event top brands such as Vango, Osprey and Montane provide dedicated educational sessions, briefing outdoor retail staff on everything they need to know to be able to knowledgeably and confidently explain, promote and sell their products. Topics covered include items like footwear (shoes vs boots, differing sole units and stiffness, basic orthotics, socks, laces and boot bags and footwear aftercare) and sleeping bags (materials, liners, volume, mats, shapes, robustness, packing and storing, care and maintenance), tents, clothing, cooking systems and so on.
Attendees who complete the training over the duration of the event not only greatly enhance their outdoor product knowledge but also receive a certificate in recognition of completion of the training, endorsed by the OIA and IOL. Certificate holders can also be assured they are firmly on the first step of the ladder of a Continued Professional Development programme that will help them upskill, strengthen the image of outdoor retail staff as a profession and enhance their own career paths.
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