What is expected from each W.I.S.E. instructor?

We vet all local and regional wilderness instructors on integrity, professionalism, and heart before joining our Guild.

Being a wilderness instructor is difficult work. We need to be ready to be challenged by any “YouTube hero” at any time.

1.  For integrity, our instructor should be consistently working on:

  • Their curriculum

  • Their knowledge base

  • Their skills base

  • Their presentation skills

  • Their business

2.  For professionalism, instructors should display:

  • Courteousness

  • Patience

  • Authenticity

  • Creativity

  • Discipline

3.  For heart,  the instructor should show a strong desire to share their knowledge and skills with all generations and all walks of life. We determine this through the Interview process.

— Being a WISE instructor is not for everyone —

Who is WISE not for?

To retain an active status, instructors are required to:

  • Have at least two main curriculums registered with the guild

  • Have any of the curriculums scheduled at least two times a year

  • Attend at least two of the other instructors’ classes as an assistant

New instructors will have a provisional active status to work on and develop their unique curriculum with or without the materials provided by WISE.

If  a currently active instructor cannot participate in the aforementioned requirements, he or she will be marked as inactive.

Inactive status can be for any reason, there is no negative connotation associated with inactive status.

If an instructor remains inactive for two consecutive years, the instructor will be dropped from the Guild member roster and their unique web page will be set to inactive.

Costs:
1.   There is an application fee of $20 and covers their unique web page creation with all the information the instructor requires to be on it. This fee is due at the moment your application is accepted.
2.   There is also an annual membership fee of $20 due by the 10th of your second active month

If you think you might be able to make the vetting process, we invite you to get the ball rolling by filling out our
Application Form here.

To keep our group close-knit, we only accept a limited number of applicants each year.