Health Academy | Keilir

Adventure Guide Certificate starts in August 2021

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:24:00 +0000

Adventure guide studies at Keilir take only eight months to complete and revolve around the aspect of tourism that is physically demanding and adventurous, such as rafting, sea kayaking, ice climbing and mountaineering to name a few. Adventure Studies at Keilir in cooperation with Thompson Rivers University starts in August 2021.

Adventure Guide Certificate with Greater Flexibility

Tue, 25 May 2021 13:16:00 +0000

A new teaching arrangement in Adventure Guide Studies, where theoretical courses will be conducted through distance learning will offer students greater flexibility during the study period.

New Head of Adventure Studies

Wed, 12 May 2021 09:17:00 +0000

Ragnar Thor Thrastarson is the new Head of Adventure Studies at Keilir Academy. He's a recipient of Adventure Sport Diploma from Thompson Rivers University and MBA from Reykjavik University.

Adventure Guide Studies Open for Application

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 10:20:00 +0000

Thompson Rivers University in Canada - in cooperation with Keilir Health Academy - offers an eight-month university program for Adventure Guides. The program is an introduction to adventure tourism and ideal for entry-level adventure students. Application deadline is June 15th 2021.

Adventure Guide Studies During a Volcanic Eruption

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:12:00 +0000

A course has been added to the Adventure Guide curriculum that will provide students with instructions and practical knowledge on guiding travelers through an eruption site. The next class of Adventure Guide Studies will start in August of 2021 and is open for applications.

Get a 100EUR discount on our Sleep Recovery Specialist course

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:12:00 +0000

Did you know that 74% of the general public are not achieving the recommended sleep requirements? Well, that's why we devised our groundbreaking Sleep Recovery Specialist course that helps health and fitness professionals develop the skills and knowledge to change a clients behaviours and habits to positively impact their sleep.

Do you want to become an adventure guide?

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:25:00 +0000

Keilir Health Academy offers an eight-month university program for Adventure Guides. The program is an introduction to adventure tourism and ideal for entry-level adventure students. Application deadline is 15 June 2021.

Meet Nora - a TRU adventure studies alumna

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:59:00 +0000

"I always knew I loved the adventure lifestyle, but I also had a lot of creativity that I wasnt sure had a place in the adventure sport and tourism industry."

Apply for our fully online personal trainer program

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:39:00 +0000

Nordic Fitness Education offers an online Personal Trainer certification taught in English. The programme adheres to all of the knowledge and skill requirements set by the recognised professional standards body, Europe Active.

Adventure Guide Studies 2020 - Postponed

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 08:39:00 +0000

As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic we are not able to offer the next Adventure Guide Studies start this year. The program will be postponed until August 2021. We welcome inquiries and already accept applications for next years program.

Keilir's online personal trainer programme receives European accreditation

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:00:00 +0000

EuropeActive has accredited the new Nordic Fitness Edcuation at Keilir Health Academy, the first fully online international personal trainer programme to receive this status from the organisation. As such all future graduates will be signed up to the European Register of Exercise Professionals.

World leading mountaineer lectures at Keilir Adventure Guide Program

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:28:00 +0000

Carlos Buhler, one of America's leading high altitude mountaineers, was recently a guest speaker at TRU - Keilir Advenutre Guide studies program.

Successful meeting with Thompson Rivers University

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:33:00 +0000

We had the pleasure to welcome Dean Dr. Douglas Booth from Thompson Rivers University in a formal visit to Keilir in November. Dr. Booth is the Dean for the Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism at TRU which has partnered and accredited our adventure guide studies program since 2013.

Six nations represent this year's Adventure Studies class

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:15:00 +0000

A total of sixteen students from six different countries began this year's Adventure Guide class, the seventh time Keilir and Thompsons Rivers University offer the program in Iceland.

Vel heppnað sumarnámskeið á vegum leiðsögunáms í ævintýraferðamennsku

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:02:00 +0000

Í lok júní 2019 stóð Keilir fyrir vel heppnuðu sumarnámskeiði fyrir ungt fólk um útivist og ævintýraferðamennsku. Við þökkum þessum skemmtilegu krökkum fyrir frábæra daga.

Graduation ceremony for adventure guides

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 08:40:00 +0000

total of nine candidates from the Keilir and Thompson Rivers University adventure studies program graduated on 14 June at Andrews Theater in Reykjanesbær, Iceland. This is the sixt commencement class in the program since the first graduation in 2014.

Images from the Adventure Guide program

Mon, 20 May 2019 10:32:00 +0000

Nicki Samsom-Kapp, part of the Keilir-TRU Graduate Class of 2019, took some awesome photos during her year at our program.

Get certified as a Sleep Recovery Specialist

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 10:29:00 +0000

The Sleep Recovery Specialist (SRS) is an online, continuing professional development course that helps fitness professionals gain the knowledge and skills necessary to support and guide a clients behaviours and actions to positively impact their sleep. This is a ground-breaking first for the European fitness industry - act now and study in this essential and much needed discipline.

Orientation day for Adventure Guide students

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:09:00 +0000

Adventure Guide students at Keilir will have an orientation day on Monday 27 August. Students are requested to meet in room B7 in Keilir main building at Asbru in Reykjanesbær.

International interest in Adventure Guide Studies in Iceland

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 13:17:00 +0000

Keilir has received applications for the Thompson Rivers University Adventure Guide Program in Iceland for Fall semester 2018 from a number of different countries including the United States, Norway, Greenland, Denmark and Germany.