Andrew Denton, CEO of the Outdoor Industries Association (OIA), looks at how important education is to retail staff, why they should attend Outdoor and Social and what other events to put in your calendar. Andrew has been working in the outdoors since 1984, starting his career in outdoor education and then moving on to a…
The Outdoor Industry Association (UK) has entered a partnership with And Social Events for the March 2024 ‘Outdoor & Social’ training event in The Peak District. One of the core aims of both the event and the OIA is to establish a UK Outdoor Industries certification scheme. Aimed at staff within outdoor retail companies, from the shop floor through to…