Applied Wilderness Skills Course – Level 3 (NCFE IIQ Accredited)

Duration: Sunday evening (camp setup) to Friday noon
Accreditation: NCFE IIQ Level 3 Certification

Course Overview

Take your bushcraft and wilderness living to the next level with our Level 3 Applied Wilderness Skills Course. This immersive five-day experience is designed to consolidate and advance your existing bushcraft knowledge — you’ll be expected to manage your own camp and apply all skills in a real wilderness setting.

This course is ideal for those who have already completed a Level 2 course and want to deepen their independence, resilience and practical wilderness competence — whether you’re preparing for remote expeditions or simply looking to live more self-sufficiently outdoors. Under expert guidance, you'll practice and refine all key bushcraft skills in a challenging, real-world environment.

What You’ll Learn & Do

• Individual Camp Management: From setting up your sleeping and cooking shelter to organising firewood, cooking areas and water supply — you’ll learn to run your camp independently. 
• Advanced Firecraft: Includes intensive firelighting sessions — even in wet weather — and learning how to maintain fires in varied conditions. 
• Cutting-Tool & Tool Skills: Safely use and maintain axes, saws, knives and other tools; develop proficiency in tool-based bushcraft tasks. 
• Game Preparation & Wild Food: Process game (mammal, fish or fowl), prepare your own food, and practise cooking over open fire or basic kit. 
• Self-Reliance: Manage water sourcing and purification, firewood collection, cooking, shelter, bedding, food — everything needed to live in the woods for multiple nights solo or semi-independently. 
• Primitive & Bushcraft Projects: Engage in crafting and wilderness-living tasks aimed at increasing your competence and comfort in remote, natural environments. 

Why Choose This Course

• Accredited Qualification: Earn an NCFE IIQ Level 3 certificate — proof of advanced bushcraft and wilderness-living skills under this established qualification framework. 
• True Wilderness Experience: Unlike shorter or communal courses, this is a fully immersive wilderness living experience — no central fire or shared cooking: it’s down to you to manage all aspects of your stay. 
• Skill Consolidation & Growth: Designed to build on previous Level 2 training, this course helps you hone and deepen bushcraft competence to a more self-sufficient standard. 
• Practical, Real-World Learning: Expect hands-on tasks and real wilderness challenges that simulate living off-grid — not just demonstrations or theory. 
• Small-Group but Independent: While training is guided, the course emphasises personal responsibility and independence — ideal for those serious about wilderness living.

Who It’s For

• People who have already completed a Level 2 bushcraft course and want to deepen their practical wilderness skills.
• Anyone looking to test themselves: managing their own shelter, fire, food and water over multiple days.
• Outdoor enthusiasts, survival hobbyists or anyone aiming for a higher level of self-sufficiency and confidence in remote environments.
• Those wanting to experience what real wilderness living feels like — in a supportive but challenging setting.

You must have completed a Level 2 Course before attending this course.

• Course: Level 3 Applied Course (CQ10670)
• 2026 Dates: 11th-15th Mayin Staffordshire.
• Meeting Times: We meet at 7pm on 10th May 2026.
• Course Orientation and set up camp: 8pm.
• Course starts: 9am on the Monday but we meet the night before.
• Course finishes: 10am-12pm on the Friday.
• Ages: 18+ years old welcome.
• Certificates: From 1st August 2022, all certifications will be in the form of eCertificates.