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Are you interested in keeping your skills fresh and up to date? Do you want to meet and network with thousands of like-minded outdoor trainees and leaders? Did you do a training course years ago and want to get back into the outdoors? Do you need some extra training before you go for your assessment? Not sure how to use your qualifications now that you have them? If you answered yes to any of...
27/09/2016 11:38
Leadership resources
The Mountain Training Association (the support and development branch of Mountain Training) have teamed up with Dr Samantha McElligott, Mountain Leader and leadership consultant, to provide members with a very handy package of practical leadership resources to help you review and develop your leadership practice , as well as links to other useful websites and reading material to further enhance...
26/09/2018 12:16
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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...
23/06/2017 14:28
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,...
04/08/2017 13:19
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...
12/06/2014 15:53
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Winter Mountain Leader courses update
This season, the very dramatic weather swings (both in temperature, winds, and type of precipitation) coupled with unhelpful underfoot snow conditions have made running Winter Mountain Leader courses very challenging for both providers and their associated course directors. Behind the scenes there has been a great deal of communication between all Mountain Training Scotland Winter Mountain Leader...
20/02/2019 09:07:40
Rock Skills and Indoor Climbing Assistant go live
Today (7th January), Mountain Training has launched two brand new schemes: Rock Skills and Indoor Climbing Assistant. Both schemes are designed to enable a more diverse range of people to get involved with climbing and its delivery and we’re excited that people can now register for either or both schemes. This is a series of four courses to develop your personal rock climbing skills. You...
07/01/2019 11:50:07
Updated registration fees for 2019
Mountain Training is always looking for ways to remove barriers to participation in our schemes and is pleased to announce that from 2nd January 2019, people under the age of 18 will be able to register for Hill & Mountain Skills for free! This will also be true for Rock Skills which will go live on 7th January. Adults will pay £20 to register for each scheme and receive a copy of Safety...
18/12/2018 16:33:37
Coaching Scheme Provider Applications
Mountain Training UK is currently inviting applications from new providers to deliver Foundation Coach and Development Coach training and assessment courses as part of the Mountain Training Coaching Scheme. The Mountain Training Coaching Scheme has now been running for five years. At this stage in the evolution of this relatively new scheme, Mountain Training is looking for a moderate increase...
14/12/2018 14:32:12
MTE is inviting applications
A Partnership Liaison service to encourage links and facilitate collaborations between Mountain Training England and national organisations in England with mutual aims and objectives. Lifelong, healthy participation in climbing, hillwalking and mountaineering for all. To inspire, enable and develop people in walking, climbing and mountaineering through the provision of leadership and coaching...
11/12/2018 10:24:00
BMC Youth Climbing Series Belay Volunteers
To add an extra element of safety to the Youth Climbing Series (YCS) the BMC would like an experienced sport climber and instructor to offer a 15 minute competition belay workshop to the lead climbing belayers at each of the YCS competitions, preferably someone who lives within an hour of the venue. As well as delivering the workshop the instructor would oversee the first 2 hours of the...
10/12/2018 14:23:46
