Indochina Venture

• Overview & Itinerary
• Phase 1
• Phase 2
• Phase 3
• UK Travel Safety Course
• Skills & Experiences
• Field conditions
• Dates & Prices
• Image Gallery

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Skills & Experience Gained

Indochina Venture’s 3 phases allow you to learn and develop a broad range of both practical and “soft” skills, which will prove invaluable when travelling independently and in future study or employment.

“I’ve gained so much more than I thought I would from this – new friends, new skills, greater confidence to travel and meet people, a more open outlook on life. And of course I saw some amazing sights and scenery.”

Jess Haigh, 2006

Phase1: Language School and Cultural Orientation

• Learn the basics of Khmer from the monks and through the English Clubs.
• Gain a fantastic insight into the religion of Buddhism from working directly with a group of Monks.
• Discover more about Cambodia's remarkable history and its current political situation.

Phase2: Community Development Projects

• Experience the poverty that besets Cambodia
• Develop practical construction skills and work in partnership with local people.
• Acquire project management skills, working to a defined budget and timescale.
• Improve your communication skills as you liaise with the project co-ordinator, local craftsmen and the rest of your team.

Phase3: Wilderness Expedition

• Develop your communication skills – Chinese is not an easy language to learn, other forms of communication will be required!
• Gain an understanding of expedition planning and group management.
• Appreciate the importance of teamwork to make the expedition flow
• Learn how your body reacts to sustained trekking on rough terrain, learn to enjoy it!

Three Phases make One Venture

The experience of living, travelling and working in a foreign culture will inevitably develop your maturity, confidence and independence. Even before you begin the Venture, you will have gained experience in fundraising, travel safety and planning. VentureCo’s ethos is that you, the Venturer, plan, organise and lead as much of the Venture as possible. VentureCo provides a framework and leaders to guide you, but it’s up to the group to the make the trip happen. You will be responsible for organising, reviewing and executing the development projects. Similarly the itinerary during the expedition phase remains flexible, with the whole group deciding on a schedule and each Venturer leading a section of it. The communication, organisation, team-working and leadership skills that you develop as a result, will prove invaluable both at university and in future employment.

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