Group management and leader responsibilities:

• Operational responsibilities
• Personal and leadership skills
• Group management in mountainous terrain

Technical Competence:

• Navigation
• Emergency rope-work skills
• Improvised rope skills
• Hazard awareness
• Emergency procedures
• Expeditions & Campcraft
• Weather
• Equipment

The Mountain Environment:

• Access

• Conservation
• Structure of the activity
• Current legislation
• Environmental awareness

The training course in particular aims to provide the candidate with a basis of training from which they can then consolidate their experience This will be done by completing a log-book of personal hill walking and also assisting with the supervision of novice groups in the mountains. By training with others of a similar standard, but from a variety of backgrounds, the course provides a varied and stimulating environment in which to learn both from others on the course and through expert guidance.

Entry requirements

Training

In order to attend a training course you must first be registered with MLTE mountain leader training scheme and you must have personal experience amounting to at least 20 quality mountain days. To register you will need to apply to the MLTE (Tel: 01690 720314 or e-mail via www.mlte.org) and obtain a log book in which to record your experience. The `Pre-training Summary page`, contained in your log book will help you present your quality mountain day information to your training course provider.

The training course is for potential leaders and assumes basic competence as a hillwalker. At the end of the course the director of training will complete the training page in the logbook and will attach a numbered sticker to the title page. The training course does not include assessment. Assessment takes place after a period of consolidation, which will be guided by your performance on the training course. The end of course action plan will advise candidates appropriately as to their suitability for assessment and any advisory timescales.

Assessment

Prior to attending an assessment course candidates must:-

• Be 18 years of age or above.
• Have experience of an absolute minimum of 40 quality mountain days.
• Experience in at least three different mountain areas of the UK.
• Eight nights camping (at least 4 – “wild”, remote locations).
• Hold a valid first aid certificate.

Course Dates

• March 16th to 21st 2008
• April 13th to 18th 2008
• May 25th to 30th 2008
• June 22nd to 27th 2008
• July 27th to 1st August 2008
• August 17th to 22nd 2008
• September 14th to 19th 2008
• October 26th to 31st 2008
• November 9th to 14th 2008

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Course Costs

Training course          £355

Assessment course    £380 

The above costs include food and accommodation based at Holly How Youth Hostel in Coniston, transport while on the course and all staff costs.