As New Zealand’s leading provider of outdoor education, Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand (OPC) runs a full range of courses for youth and adults wanting to develop outdoor skills, experience adventure, and train towards careers in the outdoor industry. Recognised by SPARC as the ‘National Training Centre’ for training outdoor professionals, the courses offered include white-water kayaking, rock-climbing, mountaineering, sailing, sea-kayaking, and other outdoor recreation and industry skills such as risk management and avalanche one.