Outward Bound Hong Kong is a registered charity and a member of Outward Bound International, the world leader and originator of outdoor experiential education operating around 50 schools in over 30 countries.

With a mission 'to help people discover and develop their potential to care for themselves, others and the world around them through challenging experiences in unfamiliar settings', Outward Bound provides training for people from all walks of life. The training aims at fostering confidence, responsibility, independent and creative thinking, leadership, teamwork, problem-solving skills, interpersonal relationships and social responsibility.

Outward Bound uses experiential learning to run the training. As a result of real personal experiences in different challenging activities and problem-solving situations, and continuous reviews and reflection under trainers' facilitation, participants are able to gain insights and learn skills that eventually can apply to work and real-life situations. Every year, more than 6 000 people benefit from this training.

The Tai Mong Tsai headquarters in Sai Kung and the Wong Wan Chau training base have a total capacity of 174. Training facilities such as sailing boats, kayaks, ropes course, rock wall and a jetty are maintained to international standards to ensure training safety.

Public courses, including international courses to the Mainland's Silk Road, Japan, Sabah and Nepal, are designed with different training objectives to serve people of different ages and needs. Two courses subsidised by the Government's Continuing Education Fund, with the objectives of strengthening employees' capabilities and their working relationships, have been running for two years. Participants reported that they became more confident and capable to deal with job challenges and improved their interpersonal skills after the training.

In cooperation with schools, universities and various charitable organisations, Outward Bound continues to deliver school programmes for students, teachers, social workers and many others that aim at all-round development of individuals to create motivated, caring and competent leaders.

A wide variety of customised corporate programmes are also designed for corporations and government departments to enhance team effectiveness, leadership and creative thinking, and to build a positive corporate culture. Community programmes for special groups, such as the mentally and physically disabled, the socially deprived, youth at risk and former drug addicts, always aim to help physical, mental and social development of individuals.

Outward Bound Hong Kong continues to support the training programmes and activities of Outward Bound China, by providing professional trainers and resources.