Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

Lowland Leader

Course

Assessment

Type

Assessment

Award Description

The Lowland Leader qualification has been designed for people who wish to lead groups on day walks in lowland countryside and woodland in summer conditions. The majority of the UK and Ireland is made up of this type of terrain so you'll never be short of places to go walking.

The Lowland Leader scheme is designed for people who want to lead groups in lowland countryside and woodland in summer conditions. The majority of the UK and Ireland is made up of this type of terrain so you'll never be short of places to go walking. This award is a wonderful opportunity to gain the leadership skills required to feel confident taking people out walking.

The Lowland Leader assessment course aims to assess the technical skills, judgements and areas of knowledge deemed necessary to ensure an individual is safe to do so. This is a 2 day course (minimum of 16 hours).

Mountain Training aims to inspire, enable and develop people in walking, climbing and mountaineering through the provision of nationally and internationally recognised skills training and leadership qualifications. All Mountain Training courses are quality assured.

Prerequisites for the Lowland Leader assessment course

Before you book onto the Lowland Leader assessment course;

• You must have attended a Lowland Leader training course (or have been granted exemption).
• You must be familiar with the syllabus
• You must have logged a minimum of 20 walks in lowland countryside in different types of terrain (woodland, coastal, farmland etc.)
• You must hold a current first aid certificate, minimum 16 hours and relevant to your work as a Lowland Leader.

Please ensure you have entered your minimum prerequisites in your digital logbook (DLOG) at the time of confirming your place on the assessment course.

Lowland Leader assessment course content

The course follows the Lowland Leader syllabus. A typical course will cover the following areas:

• Leadership skills and group management
• Walking skills
• Planning a walk
• Basic map work and route finding skills
• Equipment
• Hazards and emergency procedures
• Environment awareness, conservation, access and land ownership

Start

01/02/2025 10:00

End

02/02/2025 18:00

Total Days

2

Maximum Bookings

4

Bookings

1

Venue

Clent Hills, Worcestershire

Town

Stourbridge

County

Worcestershire

Postcode

DY9 9JR

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

52.42409

Longitude

-2.09461

Name

Graham Uney Mountaineering

Phone

+447498058912

Website

Booking/Details

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