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What is ICSOS?
ICSOS (International Canadian School of Survival) is a wilderness survival and safety training school based in Canada. Founded by Dave MacDonald, a retired Search and Rescue Tech with 19 years of experience and 6 years as a survival instructor for the Army, ICSOS teaches survival based on RCAF and NATO standards. Courses cover everything from fire starting and shelter building to cold water immersion and first aid.
What ICSOS Teaches:
Wilderness Survival (Levels 1-4) – Learn the skills to survive in the wild.
Cold Water Immersion – What to do if you fall through the ice.
Red Cross Standard, Remote and Wilderness First Aid – First Aid Certifications
Firearm Safety – Canadian Requirement for buying firearms
Land Navigation (Levels 1-3) - Learn Map, Compass, GPS, MGRS and Natural Navigation
You can sign up for the course level 2 : April 29-May 1,2025
You can sign up for the course level 3 : May 3-4,2025
Cover Survival - How to survive while avoiding detection, bypassing suspicions, and eluding unfriendly forces, groups, or other individuals.
You can sign up for the course : May 15-21,2025
Tracking Course - After the course, put your newfound skills to the test by tracking the participants of our Covert Survival course.
You can sign up for the course : May 22-28,2025
Custom Expeditions & Consulting – Get professional guidance for your next adventure or create your own with us.
We have a mobile teaching team that can go anywhere in North America.
Why It’s Relevant to /out/
ICSOS courses focus on real-world survival, not just bushcraft theory. They train search and rescue professionals, military personnel, RCMP, Remote indigenous communities and backcountry adventurers to handle the unexpected. If you like expeditions, self-reliance, or just want to be prepared, this school’s training is worth knowing about.
ICSOS (International Canadian School of Survival) is a wilderness survival and safety training school based in Canada. Founded by Dave MacDonald, a retired Search and Rescue Tech with 19 years of experience and 6 years as a survival instructor for the Army, ICSOS teaches survival based on RCAF and NATO standards. Courses cover everything from fire starting and shelter building to cold water immersion and first aid.
What ICSOS Teaches:
Wilderness Survival (Levels 1-4) – Learn the skills to survive in the wild.
Cold Water Immersion – What to do if you fall through the ice.
Red Cross Standard, Remote and Wilderness First Aid – First Aid Certifications
Firearm Safety – Canadian Requirement for buying firearms
Land Navigation (Levels 1-3) - Learn Map, Compass, GPS, MGRS and Natural Navigation
You can sign up for the course level 2 : April 29-May 1,2025
You can sign up for the course level 3 : May 3-4,2025
Cover Survival - How to survive while avoiding detection, bypassing suspicions, and eluding unfriendly forces, groups, or other individuals.
You can sign up for the course : May 15-21,2025
Tracking Course - After the course, put your newfound skills to the test by tracking the participants of our Covert Survival course.
You can sign up for the course : May 22-28,2025
Custom Expeditions & Consulting – Get professional guidance for your next adventure or create your own with us.
We have a mobile teaching team that can go anywhere in North America.
Why It’s Relevant to /out/
ICSOS courses focus on real-world survival, not just bushcraft theory. They train search and rescue professionals, military personnel, RCMP, Remote indigenous communities and backcountry adventurers to handle the unexpected. If you like expeditions, self-reliance, or just want to be prepared, this school’s training is worth knowing about.
