Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

Climbing Wall Instructor

Course

Training

Type

Training

Award Description

This qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to supervise climbers on purpose built artificial climbing walls and boulders. The scheme does not include the skills and techniques required to teach lead climbing.

About

The Climbing Wall Instructor qualification enables experienced climbers to instruct climbing on purpose built artificial climbing walls and boulders. It is ideal for people who work at climbing walls or at venues with permanent or mobile climbing towers.

Venture Elements are a training provider for Mountain Training Leadership Qualifications (Professional Instructor Training Courses). All courses will be delivered by a qualified Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor which is the highest qualification in this field.

Location - All advertised courses are delivered in Sheffield (usually at Awesome Walls and The Foundry), but please contact us if you wish to have a bespoke course delivered at a venue of your choice.

What is included - Our price includes instruction and all equipment (including helmets, harnesses, climbing shoes, ropes and metalware).  We DO NOT Provide:

• food and accommodation
• entry fee into the climbing walls

Delivery – This is a 2 day course that is predominantly practical in nature, using only a few small theory based activities to reinforce key learning areas.

The Syllabus – Please click the link below to access the Climbing Wall Instructor Handbook which will give details about all syllabus areas.

CWI Course Resources

Pre-requisites –

• You must be registered on the course
• You must have visited 3 different climbing walls on at least 15 different occasions
• You must have led 10 routes at grade Fr 4

Start

31/03/2025 09:30

End

01/04/2025 16:00

Total Days

2

Maximum Bookings

12

Venue

The Foundry Climbing Centre

Town

Sheffield

County

South Yorkshire

Postcode

S38EN

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

53.39041

Longitude

-1.47170

Name

Venture Elements

Phone

07932898350

Website

Booking/Details

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