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Coaching & Teaching event
MTA and AMI have teamed up to bring you a weekend of “all things coaching” focusing on the processes of coaching and helping you to understand coaching concepts and when to use them. Know when and how to apply coaching skills regardless of activity or level and integrate them when...
19/10/2018 11:55:34
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Get ready for winter
This is a great weekend, packed full of winter based CPD workshops for members of the Mountain Training Association; an ideal opportunity to develop, refresh and learn new skills, find out about working as a Winter Mountain Leader and meet like-minded members. There are a range of workshops...
19/10/2018 11:49:12
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Extreme Sports Expo 2019
We are very excited to be supporting a new event which seeks to engage and inspire climbers all over the UK. Held at the NEC, Birmingham on the 22nd and 23rd June 2019, Extreme Sports Expo is the only UK event to unite all of the extreme sports audiences under one roof. The Climbing Zone at Extreme...
01/10/2018 16:04:35
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Mountain Training England recruiting for an Honorary Treasurer
Mountain Training England is seeking to recruit a non-executive director/treasurer to join its seven person board. The board consists of a mix of independent directors and directors with sector-related knowledge and experience. This post is non-salaried. Directors’ travel and reasonable...
25/09/2018 15:36:30
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MTE Quality Assurance comes out on top
In a recent audit Mountain Training England were able to provide OfQual with Substantial Assurance that we are doing an excellent job in the delivery of our quality assurance processes. OfQual’s General Conditions of Recognition guarantee the industry standard for academic and vocational...
20/09/2018 11:25:15
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All things coaching
MTA and AMI have teamed up to bring you a weekend of “all things coaching” focusing on the processes of coaching and helping you to understand coaching concepts and when to use them. Know when and how to apply coaching skills regardless of activity or level and integrate them when...
30/08/2018 11:28:15
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Kick start your winter
This is a great weekend, packed full of winter based CPD workshops for members of the Mountain Training Association; an ideal opportunity to develop, refresh and learn new skills, find out about working as a Winter Mountain Leader and meet like-minded members. There are a range of workshops...
09/08/2018 14:44:08
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Vacancy: Finance Assistant
Mountain Training UK (MTUK) is seeking a dynamic and organised individual to assist the Finance Manager in processing and troubleshooting various accounts and transactions across multiple organisations. Mountain Training UK is the coordinating body for the network of organisations that make up...
30/07/2018 09:43:14
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DLOG tidy up – Scottish climbing
Our DLOG database is self-populating which means we have you wonderful people to thank for how much it’s grown over the past four and a half years. There are currently 715,582 trad climbing entries, 196,727 sport climbing entries and 41,951 winter climbing entries from a total 2.28 million...
17/07/2018 16:40:37
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Mountain Training UK 2018 AGM and business meeting
This year’s AGM was held on Saturday 23 June 2018 at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre in Northern Ireland. Ten representatives from the mountaineering councils and national Mountain Training organisations (the Members*) met for their second meeting of 2018. They were supported by eight...
02/07/2018 14:48:14
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New scheme provider applications
Early next year the national Mountain Training organisations will launch two new schemes: Rock Skills and Indoor Climbing Assistant. Rock Skills involves four courses across three levels designed to give people the skills to climb on real rock and the Indoor Climbing Assistant is an opportunity for...
27/06/2018 14:45:57
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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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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 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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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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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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