Skills Courses

SPA TRAINING
This award is for those who wish to supervise a group on single pitch crags and climbing walls.

COURSE OVERVIEW
The two day training course will covers such skills as choice of venue, rope management, and correct use of equipment, group management, emergency procedures, crag etiquette access and conservation.

PRE-REQUISITES
MLTE Registration, completed log book. Syllabus from your regional MLTE office.

COURSE DATES
20th – 22nd April
22nd – 24th June
21st – 23rd September

Prices per delegate: £145 non residential (Prices quoted include VAT at applicable rate)

SPA ASSESSMENT
The assessment course for the SPA award

COURSE OVERVIEW
The assessment lasts for a minimum of two days and includes personal climbing, group supervision and the use of climbing walls.

PRE-REQUISITES
SPA Training, First aid certificate (16hr) and completed log book.

COURSE DATES
15th – 17th June
28th – 30th September
26th – 28th October

Prices per delegate: £145 non residential (prices quoted include VAT at applicable rate)

SUMMER MOUNTAIN LEADER TRAINING
The ML award is for those who wish to lead a group of hill walkers anywhere in the UK under summer conditions.

COURSE OVERVIEW
You will learn such skills as group management, navigation, emergency procedures and equipment, access and conservation and security on steep ground.

PRE-REQUISTES
MLTE Registration, completed log book. Syllabus from your regional MLTE office.

COURSE DATES
2nd – 7th April
30th July – 4th August

Prices per delegate: £425 residential or £330 non residential (prices quoted include VAT at applicable rate)

SUMMER MOUNTAIN LEADER ASSESSMENT
The assessment course for the mountain leader award.

COURSE OVERVIEW
This intensive course will look at all aspects of leading groups in the hills and includes a three day expedition.

PRE-REQUISITES
Have completed the mountain leader training course or obtain a letter of exemption from your training, from your regional MLTE office, first aid certificate (16hr), and completed log book. Syllabus available from your regional MLTE office

COURSE DATES
4th – 9th June
27th August – 1st September


Prices per delegate: £425 residential or £340 non-residential(prices quoted include VAT at applicable rate)

CLIMBING WALL AWARD
This is the training course for those wishing to proceed onto the full climbing wall award

COURSE OVERVIEW
This scheme is for climbers who wish to be in a position of responsibility when supervising climbing activities on indoor or outdoor climbing walls, artificial boulders and towers. It is primarily concerned with ensuring good practice, leading to the safe enjoyment of climbing activities, and to an understanding of sport. It covers the supervision and management of activities such as bouldering, the teaching of basic movement skills and roped climbing, excluding the teaching of leading

PRE - REQUISITES
Must be registered with the MLTE, and be aged 17 years and over at time of registration. 6 months experience and have climbed 3 different walls on at least 15 different occasions, this must include at least one major public wall. You must have led routes on walls and should have an understanding of the wider sport of climbing and ideally have climbed outdoors

Prices per delegate: £145 non residential (Prices quoted include VAT at applicable rate)

COURSE DATES
17th – 19th February
9th – 11th November

For more details on any of the above courses please also visit www.mlte.org

 

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