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As an Approved provider by MOUNTAIN TRAINING UK&I, We are pleased to announce our Hill & Moorland Leader Award Training & Assessment Course dates.

The Hill & Moorland Leader Award has established itself as the award for those taking groups out in Hill & Moorland areas of the UK and benefits from Mountain Training's tried and tested training and assessment structure to give leaders a great foundation in what they do. Outlook Adventures runs both training and assessment courses for the Hill & Moorland Leader Award.

The Hill and Moorland Leader scheme enables experienced hill walkers to lead groups on day walks in the hills and moorlands of the United Kingdom and Ireland in summer conditions 

Get away from the paths and enjoy our wild places as a Hill and Moorland Leader. This qualification is ideal for walkers who want to learn the skills required for effective group leadership in the hill and moorland areas of the UK and Ireland. 

WHO IS IT FOR?

Courses are ideal for anyone who wishes to lead groups of people in Hill & Moorland areas of the UK. The course is of particular relevance to those who lead:

• Local walking clubs or groups.

• Volunteers for societies or organisations leading walks.

• Teachers involved with DofE expedition groups.

• As a Qualification in the outdoor industry.

To get started on the Hill and Moorland Leader qualification you need to meet the following prerequisites:

• You must be at least 18 years old
• You should have at least a year’s worth of experience of hill walking
• You should have an interest in leading groups in the hills
• You must be a member of a mountaineering council: BMC, Mountaineering Scotland or Mountaineering Ireland.

THE SYLLABUS

Hill & Moorland Leaders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be covered during your three day training course:

1. Leader Responsibilities

2. Leadership and Decision Making

3. Planning and Weather

4. Hazards and Emergency Procedures

5. Equipment

6. Walking styles

7. Navigation 

8. Teaching and Learning Skills

9. Access, Conservation and the Environment

10. Background knowledge

Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the Hill & Moorland Leader Handbook in our Downloads Section (below).
 

TRAINING:

Hill & Moorland Leader Award Training is a three day course where you will cover the full award syllabus and have plenty of opportunities to put skills into practice and ask questions of your instructor and course mates. We take your experience into account and encourage the sharing of ideas and skills to give you a toolbox to work with in a range of different situations.

ASSESSMENT:

Hill & Moorland Leader Award Assessment is a further three day course following a consolidation period. You will find our assessors friendly and approachable - we aim to make the assessment process as relaxed as possible while seeing what we need to.

For more information on the Hill & Moorland Leader Award, please see the Mountain Training website www.mountain-training.org

 The Camping Leader qualification is for people who wish to supervise a camping group and develop participants’ camping proficiency by teaching campcraft activities.   A qualified Camping Leader can operate in a variety of campsites, all with vehicle access, including land with no facilities and commercial campsites offering a range of facilities. A qualified Camping Leader who also holds a Mountain Training walking leadership qualification can operate in terrain within the scope of that scheme i.e. journey and wild camp.  The Camping Leader scheme is ideal for those involved with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, President’s Award and/or Ten Tors training among other things. The skills covered apply to groups using commercial campsites as well as wild camping.   

IS IT FOR ME?

To get started on the Camping Leader qualification you need to meet the following prerequisites:

You must be at least 17 years old

You must have some supervisory experience of overnight camping

You must have a genuine interest in the supervision of groups

If the above applies to you, here's what to do next: Register for the Camping Leader scheme (this costs £20)

ASSESSMENT

Before you book onto a Camping Leader assessment course, make sure you have done the following:

-You must be at least 18 years old

-You must have personally undertaken and logged an absolute minimum of five overnight camps, ideally in a variety of contexts.

-You must have assisted with or overseen at least two group camps. If personal camping has only been undertaken when also supervising a group, then these two group camps can be part of the total submitted for personal camping i.e. some candidates may need to log only five overnight camps in total. Reflective comments must accompany the group supervision evidence. 

-You must be familiar with the syllabus.

-You must be an experienced self-sufficient camper.

-You must have experience of the supervision of camping groups.

-You must have physically attended and completed (i.e. not online) a first aid course which involved at least one full day or eight hours of instruction and included an element of assessment.

The Camping Leader assessment takes place over the course of a day or a number of sessions building up to a minimum eight hours contact time.

THE SYLLABUS 

Camping Leaders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which is covered in the online training course.

-Leadership and group management

-Planning and supervision

-Teaching and learning skills

-Camping equipment

-Camping food and cooking.

Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the Camping Leader handbook and the onus is on you to be competent in all of them by the time you come to assessment.

More details of the Award can be found here: https://www.mountain-training.org/qualifications/walking/camping-leader