Passion for adventure and leadership

Adventure Academy strive to create interest and inspire to adventure. We encourage more people to go out into nature and discover it on their own terms and abilities. As a representative of Adventure Academy, you are an important part of our values, and a role model for those you meet.

This Code of Conduct is designed to help you in your role as representative or instructor of Adventure Academy, and its connected activities.
 
This document is a living document where we continuously develop the content and together as fellow representatives of Adventure Academy feel a common ownership.
 
We have based the Friluftsfrämjandet’s Code of Conduct for two reasons. First, we share their values and have active cooperation in several areas. We have also been inspired by the Scout movement working with young people and we have therefor chosen to use their course material ”Safe Relations” for the areas where we work with young people.
 
You are a role model!

When you represent the Adventure Academy, you are an important role model for those you meet in your role. Your behavior and treatment are of great importance. With your commitment, your positive and professional attitude, you get everyone you meet to feel seen and welcome.

In your role, you will meet people with an open mind, in a mature and responsible manner, and will be aware of your own perceptions and prejudices. Everyone who represents the Adventure Academy and its activities must follow our common code of conduct and always strive to live up to our values.

Treat everyone with respect and dignity

As a representative of Adventure Academy, you treat everyone you meet with respect. Special treatment or discrimination on the basis of gender, ethnic origin or nationality, religion or other belief, sexual orientation, gender-crossing identity and expression, disability, age, political views or position in general does not fit within the Adventure Academy and its activities.

Your responsibility as a representative or instructor

Sometimes you may end up in situations where people are dependent on you. On such occasions, you need to take responsibility and never use your position for your own gain or to give other incorrect benefits. You must not abuse your position or trust.

Neutrality

As a representative of Adventure Academy, you are free to be connected to a political, religious or other idea-based organization. Adventure Academy, however, is an impartial and neutral organization and does not approve that you as a representative are active in contexts or organizations that directly oppose Advanryre Academy’s activities and values. As a representative or instructor for Adventure Academy and its activities, you must not act unfairly.

Communication

Communication and dialogue are important within Adventure Academy regardless of whether it is e-mail, social media or telephone. Write and read with a friendly tone and skip capitals, underlined text or bold text. This can be more easily misunderstood than you think.

Offensive treatment

Abusive treatment does not belong in Adventure Academy. The organisation encourages an open climate where we treat everyone well. If this does not happen, it is important that everyone takes responsibility when they perceive a negative behavior and gives feedback in a constructive manner to the person concerned or raises the issue with another responsible person within Adventure Academy. This applies, for example, to jargon, conversation climate, ruling techniques and business culture.

Adventure Academy wants to prevent and combat sexual harassment in all its forms against adults, young people and children. Everyone has the right to be treated with respect and develop in a safe environment.

We are inspired by Scout’s preventive work on these issues. Learn more about this at: www.tryggamoten.se. If you are active in a business with young people, you are expected to have completed this course.

Alcohol and drugs

When you are active in your role, that is, during ongoing activity, zero tolerance applies to alcohol and drugs. During dinners and social events where alcohol is served, it is important that you as a representative are moderate and can live up to the code of conduct.

Adventure Academy safety regulations

Adventure Academy always puts people’s safety first. As a representative of Adventure Academy, it is important that you exercise your leadership in a way that you are trained for and have the skills to handle. You also take part, and follow the guidelines and instructions regarding safety and emergency preparedness. If an emergency situation occurs, you will always contact 112 and then Adventure Academy’s CEO or Chairman of the Board.

Environment

Adventure Academy safeguards the environment and is a climate-conscious organization. We work continuously to develop and improve our working methods and our routines in order to minimize the organisation’s environmental impact in the best way possible. As a leader, you set a good example when planning and conducting activities and activities. Think of energy consumption, choice of means of transport, recycling and other ways to minimize the impact of the business. Adventure Academy encourages car-sharing to and during our activities. All in order for us to participate and contribute to a better long-term environment.

You are important

As a representative of Adventure Academy and its activities, you are an important part of inspiring others to adventure. Thank you for your commitment – you are important!

Important information about participation in Adventure Academy:

”By registering for the Adventure Academy, the participant confirms that he / she is aware of the following:
The whole idea behind Adventure Academy is to make the participants more aware of the safety of adventurous activities. Our trainers are safety-focused and have expert knowledge in each area.

Our education is adventurous, but we do not compromise on safety. We follow the Consumer Agency’s advice on purchasing services; https://www.konsumentverket.se/Global/Attkopaspanning_A5_tillg.pdf

It includes, among other things, that we as an organizer should make a risk assessment and adapt the safety information so that the participant can understand and assess the risks with the activity and also protect against the risks, conduct a systematic preventative safety work, have control that the equipment used is safe and Detecting security deficiencies, implementing actions, and introducing security procedures.

Each participant is responsible for having valid insurance covering the elements of the education.

All participants are obliged to comply with the organizer’s regulations and the safety regulations that exist. If the participant does not comply with these regulations, we are entitled to reject the participant from the education, without repaying the registration fee. We dispense with damages or obligations as a result of non-compliance or that approval has not been obtained.”

Participants are obliged to before and during the course:

* notify us of any injuries and allergies.
* notify us of any illness that can cause risk to life and health, what possible medication is used and how, and where medicines are stored.
* to not use drugs that are prohibited under Swedish law and do not abuse alcohol.
* to protect the environment and the nature in which the education is carried out.
* guarantee a 100% attendance.

We reserve the right to reject participants from the course if they do not follow the above rules, or in other ways act responsibly towards other participants, leaders or the environment in which we operate.

Rights

Adventure Academy has the first publishing right on all material (texts, images and all types of mobile or mobile media) that shows the content, exercises and examination tests in the Adventure Academy. Adventure Academy has the right to distribute and use all material in relevant contexts for the foreseeable future and in free number of countries and types of media.

Changes

We may have to cancel a course, examination or change all or part of the course content if any of the following occurs:

* one of our course leaders gets sick and we cannot find a replacement.
* the number of participants is less than 15 participants.

We immediately inform the participants about canceled courses or major changes to the course content.

The participants are obliged use the products that are distributed during the course. No collaborations with non-AA approved partners or sponsors may take place during the course. Thus, a participant may not enter, sign or carry ”external” sponsored products during the course. This is a direct violation of the partnerships that apply to the AA program and its adopted participants.