Expedition Skills Module Training and Assessment at 31/12/2050

Expedition Skills Module Training and Assessment

31/12/2050 - 31/12/2050

Cobham Hall School (AW)

Residential starting from £130.00

Details

Scheme Details

Awarding Body: Mountain Training
Scheme: Expedition Skills Module
Course: Training and Assessment
Type: Assessment

Award Description

The Expedition Skills Module is an optional module available to walking leaders. It's an opportunity to increase your skills where you will be trained and assessed to lead groups on multi day camping expeditions.

About

Introduction

This module is designed as an addition to the Lowland Leader and Hill and Moorland Leader Awards to train and assess those who wish to lead groups on multi day camping expeditions in terrain and conditions within the scope of their leadership award.

The Expeditions Skills Module course aims to develop and 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 with an overnight camp.

http://www.mountain-training.org/walking/skills-and-awards/expedition-skills-module

Course	Expedition Skills Module (Mountain Training England)

Dates & Timings
Day One	27th April 2019 – 09:00 to 21:00
Day Two	28th April 2019 – 08:00 to 12:00

Location
Day One	Summit House, Gillingham, Kent ME7 1TT
Day Two	Cobham Hall School, Gravesend, Kent

Staffing
Director	Alex Wilkes 07482518502
Tutors

Pre-requisites check list

Prerequisites for the Expedition Skills Module

Before you book onto an Expedition Skills Module course;

You must have passed a walking leader assessment - Lowland Leader, Hill and Moorland Leader or Mountain Leader
You must have logged a minimum of 10 overnight camps; ideally in a variety of contexts
You must have assisted with at least two group camps (these can be included in your 10 personal camps)
You must have a valid 16 hour first aid certificate, relevant to your work as a walking leader

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

For more information on how to use DLOG visit;

http://www.tahdah.me/help/dlog/create-and-edit-dlog-record

Equipment needed for the course

Please ensure you have the following equipment (this list is not exhaustive):

Appropriate mountain walking clothing

Waterproof jacket
Waterproof trousers
Spare clothes (warm layer)
Walking boots
Warm hat and gloves or sun hat and sun screen
Vacuum flask / water bottle
Group first aid kit and personal medication
Compass - recommend a Silva Type 4
OS Map - Maidstone and Medway 148 (1:25 000)
Head torch + spare batteries
Expedition rucksack 50-60l
Tent
Sleeping bag
Sleeping mat
Stove/fuel
Bowl/cutlery
Toiletries
Notebook and pen

Expedition Skills Module course content

The course follows the Expedition Skills Module syllabus. A typical course will cover the following areas:

Expedition equipment
Expedition food and cooking
Expedition planning and leadership
Training and supervising expedition groups

Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the Expedition Skills Handbook, as with all Mountain Training awards your experience prior to attending the course will have a huge impact on the result and you should try to be as fully prepared as possible.

Course Outline

Before

Each candidate will be asked to plan and prepare a practical training session in one of six areas.

Day One

Day one will be based in and around a training centre. Here each candidate will deliver their practical training session to the rest of the group and there will be facilitated discussion to build upon the content.

At the end of the day of Day one the group will plan, prepare for and begin a 'mini-expedition'.

The group will be required to cook and camp as a team.

Day Two

Day two will start with waking up at camp, we will use the morning to cover remianing course content as well as continuing our personal demonstration of expedition skills.

Useful pre reading

Look over some of the below as this will help with your knowledge on what you will be assessed on.

Candidate Handbook:

http://www.mountain-training.org/Content/Uploaded/Downloads/469bb03d-4b3a-4863-99bc-f99db8999f13.pdf

Map Reading Skills:

https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/resources/map-reading/

View the following organisations

Mountain Training Association

British Mountaineering Council

Adjustments

If you require any adjustments to the delivery / access to the course please email hello@dominic-taylor.uk with the request.

It is worth visiting http://www.mountain-training.org/england/reasonable-adjustments to view Mountain Training's guidance on adjustments

Insurance

Mountain Training recommends you consider personal accident and cancellation insurance. If you already have insurance cover, check that it covers you for the activity you are undertaking.

Where And When

Start: 31/12/2050 09:00
End: 31/12/2050 12:00
Total Days: 2
Maximum Bookings: 6

Venue: Cobham Hall School (AW)
Town: Gravesend
County: Kent
Postcode: DA12 3BL
Country: United Kingdom
Location: 51.39477,0.42084

Provider

Name: School of Outdoors
Phone: +447482518502
Email