Scheme Details
- Awarding Body
- Mountain Training
- Scheme
- Indoor Climbing Assistant
- Course
- Training and assessment
- Type
- Assessment
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.
About
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.
From the handbook:
"The Indoor Climbing Assistant qualification is for those with competence in the basic skills of climbing who wish to assist qualified climbing instructors in the management of their sessions. Indoor Climbing Assistants are assessed as being competent in their role supporting qualified instructors and coaches but are not qualified to manage groups independently.
Indoor Climbing Assistants can have an inspirational effect on individuals, groups and communities. they 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."
My course will offer a range information, practical tips, skills and advice which will prepare you for being a qualified assistant. A successful candidate will be able to:
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Assist with the fitting of basic climbing equipment such as harness,helmets and rock shoes.
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Assist a qualified instructor with the supervision of core climbing techniques.
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Assist a qualified instructor at indoor and outdoor bouldering venues and climbing walls.
We aim to make all of our courses enjoyable and informative. We also have a policy of making reasonable adjustments to ensure that our courses are as accessible as possible.
Is it for me?
The prerequisites for registration are as follows:
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You must be at least 16 years old
Before attending a course you should:
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Have experience in the basic skills of belaying, harness fitting and tying on.
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5 climbing sessions logged on DLOG with a variety of groups
If the above applies to you, here's what to do next:
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Create an account on the Mountain Training Candidate Management System or log in if you already have one.
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Register for the Indoor Climbing Assistant Scheme scheme
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Book onto one of my courses or email me directly using the links.
- AWARD STRUCTURE AND COURSES
The award is completed over a minimum of 6hrs. This is usually done in a day, but can be over 2 1/2 days or a series of evenings:
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Previous Experience - before attending you must have recorded your experience and registered (see above).
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Training Course - The course covers the following:
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Equipment fitting and use.
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Attaching to the rope and belaying
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Basic climbing technique
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Responsibilities of an assistant
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Group Management
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Basic teaching skill
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Where And When
- Start
- 25/01/2020 09:00
- End
- 25/01/2020 17:00
- Total Days
- 1
- Maximum Bookings
- 12
- Bookings
- 7
- Venue
- Kilnworx, Wycliffe Street
- Town
- Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
- County
- Staffordshire
- Postcode
- ST6 3ET
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 53.04389
- Longitude
- -2.20047
Provider
- Name
- Five Clouds Climbing
- Phone
- 07708316785