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Lowland Leader
The Lowland Leader scheme is one of our most popular walking qualifications. It's great for people who want to lead walks without going anywhere too remote or mountainous. Better still, it's accessible, achievable and takes you to some beautiful parts of our countryside and coast. Check out the photos below and join the conversation on Twitter or Instagram. To find out more about the scheme,...
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Remember all those good intentions you had at the start of the year? The ones about getting out more, working towards a qualification or gaining some more skills so you could have bigger adventures? Well it’s not too late to take action and start making them a reality. Registering on one of our schemes takes less than 10 minutes (less than 5 if you’ve already got an account on our...
Support to succeed
Did you know that Mountain Training has a membership association? It’s called the Mountain Training Association and it's main aim is to support you to be successful; whether that's passing an assessment, running your own business or being an inspirational volunteer. The association was set up by us, Mountain Training (the organisation you register with when you embark on a scheme), to...
Hill & Mountain Skills
Have you got the skills yet? Our nationally accredited Hill & Mountain Skills courses for beginner and intermediate walkers were launched at the beginning of April and there are providers all over the UK. Quite a few people have already attended courses so we thought we’d find out what they thought. Colin and Debbie both attended a Mountain Skills course in Snowdonia with RAW...
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2017 CPD Conference
Don't miss your opportunity to attend MTA's 2017 autumn conference at Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre on Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th November 2017 . We have a fantastic range of full day workshops run by experts in their fields, all designed to support you through your training, consolidation, get you ready for your assessment and/or refresh your skills when you're out and about using...
01/08/2017 16:08:17
Bangor University and Mountain Training PhD
In spring 2016, Mountain Training staff and Bangor University lecturers agreed to support a PhD research project on the generic Mountain Training qualification pathway (registration, training, consolidation and assessment). Walking and now climbing qualification reviews are well established processes to ensure our qualifications are fit for purpose but they don’t necessarily focus on how...
12/07/2017 12:00:20
MIA Preparation Research
In December 2016 we (Mountain Training) wanted to learn more about candidates' preparation for Mountaineering Instructor Award (MIA) assessment, through better understanding of the differences between those who were successful and those who were not. This was partly triggered by a year of mixed results as well as by the momentum of the climbing awards review and a bigger research project about...
07/07/2017 11:58:35
All-board news - June 2017
Last Saturday (24th June) at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre in Northern Ireland, all six of the Mountain Training organisations of the UK and Ireland met for the second of three meetings this year. The meeting was well attended and here is a quick update on some notable events... Mountain Training UK recently recruited for a new director as Tony Halliwell has completed his three year term and...
26/06/2017 15:23:45
Job Opportunity with Mountain Training
Mountain Training is seeking to appoint a full time member of staff to join the Customer Service Team. Reporting to the Customer Services Manager, the new recruit will work as a key member of Mountain Training’s Customer Service Team, providing administrative support to internal and external customers. This is a small but busy office team and the role involves working with multiple...
12/06/2017 12:50:37
Keswick Mountain Festival
Keswick Mountain Festival has become one of the UK’s leading festivals for outdoor enthusiasts, with everything from triathlons and mountain marathons to festival camping, live music and the festival village. This year, Mountain Training will be part of the BMC & Lowe Alpine Skills Camp in the festival village, offering FREE mountains skills sessions for hill walkers to help kick start...
22/05/2017 13:26:46