Mountain Training UK - Lowland Leader Award
LOWLAND LEADER AWARD
As an Approved provider by MOUNTAIN TRAINING UK, We are pleased to announce our Lowland Leader Award Training & Assessment Course and Expedition Skills Module dates.
The Lowland Leader Award has established itself as the award for those taking groups out in lowland 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 Lowland Leader Award.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Courses are ideal for anyone who wishes to lead groups of people in lowland 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.
• Schools looking to train volunteers to help oversee expedition activities in lowland areas.
• Gold DofE participants who have completed their DofE award and would like to progress to leading groups.
• As a first step into the outdoor industry.
THE SYLLABUS
Lowland Leaders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be covered during your two day training course.
- Leadership Skills and Group Management
- Walking Skills
- Planning a Walk
- Basic Mapwork and Route Finding Skills
- Equipment
- Hazards and Emergency Procedures
- Environmental Awareness, Conservation, Access and Land Ownership
Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the Lowland Leader Handbook in our Downloads Section (below).
TRAINING:
Lowland Leader Award Training is a two 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:
Lowland Leader Award Assessment is a further two 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 Lowland Leader Award, please see the Mountain Training website www.mountain-training.org
Lowland Leader Award dates:
LOWLAND LEADER AWARD TRAINING courses (£120.00 per person):
•28-29 JAN 2022
•05-06 FEB 2022
•22-23 FEB 2022
•01-02 MAR 2022
•12-13 MAR 2022
•02-03 APR 2022
•25-26 APR 2022
•28-29 MAY 2022
•30-31 MAY 2022
•17-18 JUNE 2022
LOWLAND LEADER AWARD ASSESSMENT courses (£120.00 per person):
•28-29 JAN 2022
•05-06 FEB 2022
•22-23 FEB 2022
•01-02 MAR 2022
•12-13 MAR 2022
•02-03 APR 2022
•25-26 APR 2022
•28-29 MAY 2022
•18-19 JUNE 2022
EXPEDITION SKILLS MODULE courses (£120.00 per per person)
•28-29 MAY 2022
CAMPING LEADER Assessment
courses (£85.00 per per person)
•27 MAY 2022
•18 JUNE 2022
The Expedition Skills Module is an additional module available to walking leaders. It's an opportunity to increase your skills where you will be trained and assessed to lead groups on multi day camping expeditions. The flexibility of the module makes it useful for Lowland Leaders, Hill & Moorland and Mountain Leaders in terrain and conditions within the scope of their respective leadership award. The Expedition Skills Module is ideal for those involved with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award training (among other things) because the skills covered apply to expeditions using commercial campsites as well as wild camping. It also looks at the important (and often overlooked) skill of remote supervision - the key ingredient in safe and successful DofE expeditions and similar programmes that promote good learning outcomes.
IS IT FOR ME?
When you register for either the Lowland Leader or Hill and Moorland Leader scheme you'll automatically be registered for the Expedition Skills Module. The prerequisites for the Expedition Skills Module are as follows:
- You must check that you are registered for the module on the Candidate Management System (CMS)
- You must have passed a walking leader assessment (Lowland, Hill and Moorland or Mountain)
- You must have logged an absolute minimum of 10 overnight camps; ideally in a variety of contexts
- You must have assisted with at least two group camps (these can be included in your 10 personal camps)
- You must have a valid 16 hour first aid certificate, relevant to your work as a walking leader
TRAINING/ASSESSMENT
The Expedition Skills Module is a combined training and assessment course, typically lasting 2 days with at least one overnight camp.
THE SYLLABUS
- Equipment
- Food and cooking
- Planning and leadership
- Training and supervising expedition groups
Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the Expedition Skills Module Handbook in our Downloads Section (below).
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
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