NFQ Level 5 5N4646 Adventure Activities Assignment Brief 2026 | The Open College

5N4646 Assignment Brief

Title : Adventure Activities
Award Class : Minor
Code : 5N4646
Level : 5
Credit Value : 15

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence in the principles and practices underpinning adventure activities in the context of outdoor recreation to enable the learner to assist in the delivery of adventure based activities.

Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:

1. Explain how adventure activities can contribute to the development of personal growth and team-building skills
2. Identify opportunities in the natural environment for organising adventure activities, simple expeditions and challenges
3. Explain how a structured reflection process can enhance participants’ personal development and understanding of the adventure experience
4. Explain the role and importance of group dynamics
5. Evaluate how risk and perceived risk make adventure activities a powerful medium for personal growth and team-building
6. Identify the key steps for risk management when designing an outdoor programme
7. Demonstrate effective listening skills in a group as a means of establishing effective group relations, and a climate of group support
8. Demonstrate a strategy for resolving conflict in a group using an adventure activity
9. Use adventure activities to complement and develop other recreation activities
10. Organise and deliver adventure games that work as ‘icebreakers’ in a group
11. Organise and deliver team-building activities
12. Plan carry out and review a suitable adventure activity
13. Carry out a structured review of an adventure game with Participants.

Assessment General Information

Details of FET assessment requirements are set out in Assessment Guidelines for Providers.

All FET assessment is criterion referenced. Successful achievement of the award is based on learners attaining the required standards of knowledge, skill or competence.

The techniques set out below are considered the optimum approach to assessment for this component. In exceptional circumstances providers may identify alternative assessment techniques through the provider’s application for programme validation which are reliable and valid but which are more appropriate to their context.

Assessment of a number of components may be integrated across programmes for delivery, provided that the learning outcomes of each minor award are assessed.

Group or team work may form part of the assessment, provided each learner’s achievement is separately assessed.

All providers are required to submit an assessment plan as part of their application for programme validation. Assessment Plans will include information relating to scheduling and integration of assessment. See current FET validation guidelines at www.qqi.ie.

Assessment Techniques

In order to demonstrate that they have reached the standards of knowledge, skill and competence identified in all the learning outcomes, learners are required to complete the assessment(s) below.

The assessor is responsible for devising assessment instruments (e.g. project and assignment briefs, examination papers), assessment criteria and mark sheets, consistent with the techniques identified below and FETAC’s assessment requirements.

Programme validation will require providers to map each learning outcome to its associated assessment technique. See current FET validation guidelines at www.qqi.ie.

All learning outcomes must be assessed and achieved

Skills Demonstration – 70%
Assignment – 30%

Description

Skills Demonstration

A skills demonstration is used to assess a wide range of practical based learning outcomes including practical skills and knowledge.  A skills demonstration will require the learner to complete a task or series of tasks that demonstrate a range of skills.

Assignment

An assignment is an exercise carried out in response to a brief with specific guidelines as to what should be included.  An assignment is usually of short duration and may be carried out over a specified period of time.