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MTUKI is recruiting for a Commercial and Operations Manager

MTUKI is the coordinating body for the national Mountain Training organisations, which together provide training and leadership qualifications for hill walking, climbing and mountaineering across the UK and Ireland. The post holder will be based in our Siabod Cottage office in Capel Curig, set in...
09/10/2019 09:29:49

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Mountain Training Scotland is recruiting two non-exec directors

Have views on leadership, decision making and teaching skills, and how they are trained and assessed? Can your experience influence the direction of Scotland’s awarding organisation for the Mountain Training qualification and personal skills schemes? Mountain Training Scotland is inviting...
03/10/2019 15:29:46

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Mountain Training England is Recruiting a Non-Executive Director

Do you have an interest in climbing, walking, mountaineering? Ever thought about being an influencer of the strategic direction of an awarding organisation? Mountain Training England is seeking to recruit a new non-executive director to join its seven person board. The board consists of a mix of...
19/07/2019 15:22:30

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Mountain Training UK and Ireland is Recruiting an Independent Non-Executive Director

Do you have an interest in climbing, walking, mountaineering? Ever thought about being an influencer of the strategic direction of a UK and Ireland wide awarding organisation? Mountain Training UK and Ireland is currently inviting applications for one director on our six-strong board. The directors...
11/07/2019 10:08:43

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Mountain Training UK Meeting Summary June 2019

Eleven representatives from the mountaineering councils and national Mountain Training organisations met for their second meeting of 2019. They were supported by nine advisers and four members of MTUKI’s Executive Board. Notable decisions and actions are as follows: It was agreed in support...
08/07/2019 10:13:19

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Auto-Belays: How not to muck it up

My first encounter with an auto belay was at Number 1 Parachute Training School, Brize Norton as I exited a mock up of a Hercules. It was terrifying! There was a brief stomach churning moment of freefall before the device took action and I still remember it to this day. Auto belays are pretty...
13/06/2019 10:27:19

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Six Coaching Pitfalls and how to avoid them

Something that I have noticed over the years of running coach and instructor assessments, is that the candidates are normally good at making plans that seem to make logical sense, but as soon as they try and implement those plans with real people, things go downhill pretty quickly. So what goes...
12/06/2019 11:54:55

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Mountain Training Scotland is recruiting a Director for the Board

Mountain Training Scotland, as one of four 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...
03/05/2019 14:19:39

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Mentoring

Applications are now open for this year's MTA mentoring programme intake. Last year we launched a trial mentoring programme with 28 participants. The aim of the programme was to provide mentoring support for members who are working towards a qualification assessment. We delivered a training day in...
24/04/2019 15:32:34

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Summary of the March 2019 MTUK business meeting

Twelve representatives from mountaineering councils and national Mountain Training organisations met for their first meeting of 2019. They were supported by ten advisers and five members of MTUK’s Executive Board. Notable decisions and actions are as follows: It was acknowledged that...
12/04/2019 16:17:12

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Mountaineering Instructor qualifications renamed

The highest level rock and ice climbing qualifications issued by Mountain Training UK are being renamed to better reflect their role. The two qualifications will now be called: Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor – formerly Mountaineering Instructor Award (MIA) Winter Mountaineering and...
09/04/2019 10:58:09

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Pioneers to the end

The first and only woman to hold the Mountaineering Instructor Advanced Certificate (MIAC), Barbara Roscoe, has died at the age of 82. Barbara was a key player in the early years of Mountain Training, joining the Mountain Leadership Training Board as a board member in 1966 which later became...
08/04/2019 12:15:05

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Mountaineering Instructor Certificate courses update

The current unseasonably warm weather continues to have an impact on the extremely limited winter conditions and therefore the planned provision of Mountaineering Instructor Certificate courses. The weather outlook for next week, whilst becoming stormier and colder, is not currently expected to...
27/02/2019 13:31:07

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Winter Mountain Leader courses update

The current unseasonably warm weather, and the resulting impact on the extremely limited winter conditions, continues to affect the planned provision of Winter Mountain Leader courses. The weather outlook for next week, whilst becoming stormier and colder, is not expected to appreciably alter the...
27/02/2019 13:27:47

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Supporting candidates with a disability

We understand that every individual is unique and we love to see a really diverse range of people gaining skills and being given the opportunity to learn, lead and inspire others. Did you know that many of our providers have made reasonable adjustments on a training or assessment course to enable a...
20/11/2018 09:17:18

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