Teaching and Assessing Navigation at 13/02/2026

About

WORKSHOP CONTENT & LEARNING OUTCOMES

This workshop is for MTA, AMI and BAIML members who currently work on Mountain Training walking qualification courses - Lowland Leader, Hill and Moorland Leader, and Mountain Leader, or for those who wish to work on these courses in the near future.

During the course we will look at what navigation techniques need to be taught at LL, HML and ML levels, how we might deliver these, and how we might assess them. We will focus on progressions for learning and teaching navigation, and discuss simplifying our teaching, rather than overloading our candidates. We’ll look at which navigation techniques are genuinely useful to the navigator, and which are maybe less useful. Discussing assessing, what is the required standard, and how we might record each candidate’s performance using digital tools will conclude the day. The workshop will be partly indoor and partly outdoor based.

Please note - this workshop is not suitable for LL, HML, or ML trainees as a refresher prior to an assessment.

EQUIPMENT/KIT REQUIRED

Although this is largely indoor based, there will be some outdoor sessions locally. Please bring personal walking equipment, packed lunch, OS Explorer OL5 and a compass.

CATERING/FOOD

Tea/coffee will be available, but please bring your lunch, or use the community village shop in Bampton (2 minutes walk from the venue) to buy something

WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS

Graham Uney is an experienced Course Director of LL, HML and ML
training and assessment courses, as well as teaching navigation at a
more basic level to beginner walkers through the National Navigation
Award Scheme since 1998. In addition to his Mountain Training
qualifications Graham also has O level and A level Navigation
qualifications, which enables him to understand both useful and less
useful ways to teach navigation to others, and to assess which navigation tools are most often required by the navigator.

CANCELLATION PROCEDURE

Please let Graham know immediately if you need to cancel. If the workshop is full and we can fill your place you will be offered a transfer onto a future workshop date

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT

Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.

Please allow up to 2 weeks for the workshop provider to complete the event in the system and assign you your CPD, thank you.