Award Description
This is a combined training and assessment course for people who want to actively support a qualified instructor. Qualified Indoor Climbing Assistants can assist with core tasks within a session, directly supervised by an instructor.
Indoor Climbing Assistant Course at the University of Hertfordshire Sports Village
The Indoor Climbing Assistant qualification is for those with competence in the basic skills of climbing who wish to assist qualified climbing instructors and coaches in the management of their sessions.
Indoor Climbing Assistants work with participants and a range of others such as instructors, other climbing assistants, colleagues, volunteers, parents, teachers, youth workers and health professionals to ensure the climbing experience is the very best it can be.
The Indoor Climbing Assistant course aims to develop your technical skills, judgements and areas of knowledge deemed necessary to be able to assist qualified climbing instructors and coaches in the management of their sessions.
You will need to register for this scheme on the Mountain Training website and have completed at least 5 climbing wall visits and belays on your Dlog before booking. Please check pre course requisites or email David @
d.watson9@herts.ac.uk if you have any questions before booking