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.
We are looking forward to welcoming you and would ask that you read the below.
This course focuses on the navigational skills and leadership skills necessary to safely lead a group in the countryside. It is based entirely outdoors although we will start each morning having a coffee.
Course |
Lowland Leader Award Training (Mountain Training England) |
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Pre Course Theory Session |
25 Nov 2020 – 19:00 to 21:00 |
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Day One |
28 Nov 2020 – 12:00 to 20:00 |
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Day Two |
29 Nov 2020 – 10:00 to 16:00 |
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Pre Course Theory Session |
Online – Microsoft Teams Webinar |
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Day One |
Rykas Cafe RH5 6BY DORKING (Park on road on Day one as car park closes at 5) |
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Day Two |
Same as day one |
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Director |
Alex Wilkes - 07482 518502 |
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Tutors |
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1) Be registered with Mountain Training
Experience gained in areas other than the UK and Ireland can be recorded if in similar conditions to those found in the UK were encountered. The majority of your experience however, at least 50% of the days recorded, should be in the UK. A Quality Lowland Walk will involve most, if not all, of the factors below:
For more information on how to use DLOG visit; http://www.tahdah.me/help/dlog/create-and-edit-dlog-record If you require any adjustments to the delivery / access to the course please email info@schoolofoutdoors.uk with the request. It is worth visiting http://www.mountain-training.org/england/reasonable-adjustments to view Mountain Training's guidance on adjustments 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. |
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Please ensure you download and read the Candidate Hanbook prior to attending the course. Candidate Handbook: http://www.mountain-training.org/Content/Uploaded/Downloads/469bb03d-4b3a-4863-99bc-f99db8999f13.pdf Look over some of the below as this will help with your knowledge on what you will be assessed on. Map Reading Skills: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/resources/map-reading/ View the following organisations: |
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Where possible you should provide all the equipment listed below. If you don’t have any of the items on the list, we do have equipment that can be loaned out to you. Please email any of the course staff if you require any equipment. This is an outdoor course and on both days you should come prepared and equipped to spend the whole day walking through the countryside.
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Outline of the course |
This is subject to change due to the weather conditions The course follows the Lowland Leader syllabus. A typical course will cover the following areas:
Pre Course Theory Session The two hour webinar will include personal introductions, Who is the Lowland Leader Award for, what the scope of the award is, basic map skills and some of the non-practical elements of the syllabus. Day One We will meet outside the hotel and head out for the day and introduce different practical navigation and leadership skills. Lunch will be while out and there isn’t access to toilets once we leave the hotel. Day Two Will again meet outside the hotel recapping what was learnt on day one and exploring what skills the candidates would like to focus on for the day. If not covered in day one, we will look at equipment and emergency procedures. Lunch will be while out and there isn’t access to toilets once we leave the hotel. |