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.
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Lowland Leader Award Training (Mountain Training England) |
Dates & Timings |
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Day One |
29th February 2020 – 10:00 to 20:00 |
Day Two |
1st March 2020 – 10:00 to 16:00 |
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Location |
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Day One |
Mercure Box Hill Burford Bridge Hotel At the Foot of Box Hill RH5 6BX DORKING (Meet in the bar area) |
Day Two |
Same as day one |
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Staffing |
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Director |
Jonathan Hitchinson 07956 196391 |
Tutors |
Tim Dedman |
Pre-requisites check list |
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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 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. |
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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 |
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Equipment needed for the course |
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:
Day One The first two hours will be over a coffee and 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. We will then head out for the rest of 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 start with a coffee 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. |