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Mountain Training England Impact Survey
Thanks to our candidate management system we have really good data about our candidates' progress through the training, assessment and skills courses we offer. What we don't know is what you do with those skills and qualifications and who benefits as a result. To help us understand the impact you...
23/05/2018 16:56:49
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BMC AGM 2018
As you may be aware the British Mountaineering Council will hold its Annual General Meeting on 16th June 2018. We would like all of our candidates who are BMC members to: be aware of the relevance and importance of this event to Mountain Training, and get involved. The BMC is being challenged to...
22/05/2018 15:18:11
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Mountain Training England is Recruiting
Mountain Training England is seeking to recruit two new non-executive directors to join its seven person Board. The Board consists of a mix of independent Directors and Directors with sector-related knowledge and experience. In this round of recruitment we are interested to receive applications...
24/04/2018 12:11:58
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New climbing schemes update
Since the relaunch of our exising climbing qualifications on 2nd April we've had a chance to pause and start planning the next two phases of implementation. Here's a brief update to bring you up to speed. Rock Skills will involve four personal skills courses designed to develop rock climbing...
20/04/2018 16:31:40
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Winter 2017-18 Round Up
It's easy to forget now the sun's come out in most places, that after last winter we were wishing for a colder, snowier and more stable winter season this year. Two out of three ain’t bad! This winter has been one of the coldest on record across the UK and Ireland, with a great deal more snow...
20/04/2018 16:21:13
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Mountain Training Scotland is recruiting new directors
Mountain Training Scotland, as one of five National Mountain Training organisations, works closely with the central coordinating body, Mountain Training United Kingdom (MTUK), to develop and manage a portfolio of UK wide qualification schemes known as the Mountain Training schemes. This ensures...
13/04/2018 11:33:17
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Climbing qualifications relaunch
Recognising the evolving landscape of climbing, nearly three years ago we embarked on a review of our climbing qualifications to determine whether they were fit to serve the needs of the outdoor sector into the 2020s and beyond. After a thorough review, we have revised and renamed seven of our...
28/03/2018 14:50:54
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International Womens Day 2018
The theme of this year's International Women's Day is “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”. We know that everyone who holds our qualifications is involved in transforming people’s lives in both rural and urban environments and today is an...
08/03/2018 09:36:51
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MTA Mentoring Programme
Interested in being mentored or becoming a mentor? If you are a qualification holder and MTA member who would like to increase your skill set by volunteering as a mentor, or you are a member who would like support to progress through your chosen qualification as a mentee, read on... Announcing the...
22/02/2018 14:21:11
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Mountain Training is on the Road in March
This March, Mountain Training will be delivering a series of outreach events at climbing walls in the North of England to connect with people who are interested in our qualifications. We would like to welcome climbers and walkers with an interest in leading/instructing/coaching others to join us...
08/02/2018 09:46:32
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Mountain Training Board of Ireland
Mountaineering Ireland has established a new mountain training body to oversee all schemes of training in the island of Ireland, known as the Mountain Training Board of Ireland.This new body is a sub-committee of Mountaineering Ireland and reports to the Mountaineering Ireland Board. It has taken...
23/01/2018 16:47:55
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Photo shoot models required
This year we’re re-launching some of our climbing qualifications and introducing the Indoor Climbing Assistant as a result of the climbing awards review. To give us the images we need to promote these schemes as widely as possible we’re holding a photo shoot this Friday 12th January and...
08/01/2018 11:19:21
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Mountain Training Cymru - Director Vacancy
Mountain Training Cymru is the trading name for Mountain Training Cymru Board Limited. Along with the other national Mountain Training boards of the UK and Ireland, Mountain Training Cymru has been collectively developing qualifications and training leaders in walking, rock climbing and...
03/01/2018 17:08:11
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MTS support for new BAA app
Today (18th December 2017) George McEwan, the Executive Officer of Mountain Training Scotland (part of the Mountain Training network) handed over a cheque for £1500 to Mark Diggins, Coordinator of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service. The money is to support the development of a new...
18/12/2017 16:21:39
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MTC Executive Officer Job Advert
Mountain Training Cymru (MTC) is seeking a dynamic individual with vision and management skills to provide leadership and inspiration at a time of major strategic development for an organisation with exciting opportunities ahead. MTC administers a number of schemes both personal skills and formal...
13/12/2017 15:27:42
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Learn to lead
Transformational leadership; inspire, enable and develop others. Following the huge success of last autumn's series of leadership workshops, Mountain Training will be running a second set around England and Wales this spring. Leadership is central to all the qualifications that Mountain Training...
12/12/2017 11:56:14
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MTE Bursary Fund 2018
Photo credit: Jessie Leong Photography Mountain Training wants to encourage people who are currently under-represented in our cohort of leaders, instructors and coaches, to progress through our schemes. This includes people from a BAME background, those over 65 and registered disabled people. We...
07/12/2017 11:36:37
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Updated registration fees for 2018
Mountain Training is always looking for ways to remove barriers to participation in our schemes and is pleased to announce that from 1st January 2018, people under the age of 25 who are registering on a skills scheme will do so at a reduced rate. Currently, the reduced rate is only available to...
01/12/2017 14:50:31
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MTUK Adventuremark Accreditation
Adventuremark is a non-statutory safety scheme devised by the Adventure Activity Industry Advisory Committee (AAIAC) for providers of adventurous activities that are outside the scope of the Adventure Activity Licensing regulations. Adventuremark allows providers to demonstrate to their customers...
15/11/2017 11:19:36
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What’s in a name
As part of the climbing awards review we have considered the naming of our schemes. Our qualitative (discussion based) and quantitative (individual and organisation surveys) research revealed a desire for “Greater understanding of the awards, their remit and functions… In particular,...
23/10/2017 12:34:39
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Climbing Awards Review update - Oct 2017
On Saturday 14th October, Mountain Training UK held its third and final council meeting of the year, this time at Plas y Brenin in North Wales. It was very well attended by representatives from all of the national Mountain Training organisations as well as other members, advisers and contributors...
18/10/2017 14:30:39
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Vacancy - Commercial and Operations Manager Maternity Cover
Mountain Training are looking to recruit a Commercial and Operations Manager on a one year contract as maternity cover. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with team management and project management experience to join a friendly staff team in Capel Curig. Mountain Training is the awarding...
27/09/2017 09:30:42
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Mountain Training Scotland - Director vacancy
Mountain Training Scotland, as one of five National Mountain Training Boards, works closely with the central coordinating body, Mountain Training United Kingdom (MTUK), to develop and manage a portfolio of UK wide qualification schemes known as the Mountain Training schemes. This ensures parity in...
13/09/2017 09:23:29
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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...
12/07/2017 12:00:20
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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...
07/07/2017 11:58:35
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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...
26/06/2017 15:23:45
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