How to join

How to join the Association of Heads of Outdoor Centres

The AHOEC is an association of leaders in outdoor learning – most of these leaders hold senior positions in outdoor centres across the UK.  Members come from statutory, private and charity sectors as well as the wider educational community.

Four easy steps to membership

It’s simple – all you need to do is find out if membership is for you in four easy steps (below). They are:-

1. Read about the benefits of membership
2. Read about the code of conduct
3. Read about the criteria for membership
4. And click on the link to the “Contact us” form and let us have your details.

1) Benefits of membership

Being a member of the AHOEC will enable you to become part of a large, credible group that “speak publicly as a national authoritative body on matters concerned with residential and/or outdoor education”.

2) Code of conduct

You will of course need to be happy to abide by the code of conduct. “The purpose of this Code is to promote voluntary standards of professional behaviour within the Association. As a professional body promoting good practice in Outdoor Education Centres our Code requires members to discharge responsibilities in a manner which compromises neither the Association Itself, nor the users of those centres run by our members.”

3) Criteria for membership

You will of course need to be happy with the AHOEC mission, aims and objectives “to promote excellence in the management of centres providing personal development through high quality outdoor education”.

4) Let us know that you wish to join!

Just fill your details on the “Contact” page, tell us who you are, and we’ll do the rest!