Adrian Ferraro

Experience

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  Nomadic Travel

  Jul 2001 - Feb 2007

  Senior Travel Consultant
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  STC Expeditions

  Feb 2006 - Oct 2024

  Founder / Director

  STC Expeditions exists to inspire curiosity in the world around us, celebrate the richness of humanity and develop character, creating agency in young people to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises. I founded the company in 2006, successfully navigated the company through the pandemic (starting our 'side hustle' The Bioasis in the process) and sold to my business partner of 9 years in October 2024. I was responsible for ATOL financial compliance, BS8848 safety management, responsible tourism policies and development, system development and work flows. Show less

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  Geography Ambassador Programme

  Sept 2009 - Oct 2019

  Geography Ambassador

  Geography Ambassador's promote Geography as a subject in Schools. I focus on geography's relationship to adventure and exploration. The scheme recruits, trains and supports undergraduate and postgraduate geographers from universities and business to act as ambassadors for geography in the classroom.

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  Royal Geographical Society

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2022

  RGS South West Regional Committee - Youth development

  Committee member for the RGS South West Region with a remit for Youth Development.

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  Stretching Horizons Ltd

  Jan 2012 - Oct 2012

  Director

  Community development. Conference OrganisationNetworkingStretching Horizons was set up to bring the world of educational travel together through a shared network, a conference, teacher communities and competitions. Despite huge endorsement from across the industry - from tour operators to the Royal Geographical Society, and with many telling us that Stretching Horizons was the most exciting thing in educational travel for many years - the conference failed due to lack of delegate attendees and the company folded in October 2012. Show less

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  Young Explorers' Trust

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2014

  YET Council Member

  National Council member for the Young Explorers' Trust - a charity promoting the values of exploration and adventure in young people. My role on council is to organise the bi-annual forum where members and interested parties come together to discuss good practice, issues and ways to improve youth expeditioning.

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  Off Site Safety Management

  Jun 2013 - now

  Course Trainer

  Delivering the highly regarded two day Off-Site Safety Management course for teachers, group leaders and educational senior management. The course aims to equip attendees with the knowledge, understanding and problem solving skills to safely manage groups of children/young people/adults on visits out of their everyday environments. Bespoke one day INSET courses also available to schools - contact me for more information.

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  Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

  Nov 2017 - now

  Expedition Ethics and Responsible Tourism Lecturer

  Expedition Ethics and Responsible Tourism Lecturer for the Diploma in Expedition Medicine at Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

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  The Bioasis

  Jul 2020 - now

  Founder/Director, Mission Control

  The Bioasis ignites planet-positive behavioural change in individuals and organisations. We do this through playful programmes and serious solutions, sparking big change from small footprints. I have specific responsibility for overall delivery of the vision, safety management, regnerative travel planning, copywriting and general off the wall ideas. And cake eating, when required. We are AALA Licence holders, members of BAPA and Learning Outside The Classroom Quality Badge holders.