Awarding Body

Mountain Training

Scheme

International Mountain Leader

Course

Summer Training

Type

Training

Award Description

This qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to lead parties in mountainous areas, including snow-covered Nordic type terrain of the “middle” mountains but excluding via ferratas, glaciers and terrain requiring alpine techniques. The IML builds on the Mountain Leader qualification, which candidates must hold. To operate professionally outside the UK, IML-holders must be a member of an association such as BAIML.

Working in the EU

In the specific case of the European Union and as a consequence of the UK’s departure from it, there are at least temporary recognition issues in various EU member countries. This is a dynamic situation and individual IMLs, the British Association of International Mountain Leaders (BAIML) and the Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA) are all working to resolve these issues. For up to date information go to https://baiml.org/. A valuable reference point in these discussions is that MTUKI’s International Mountain Leader qualification is recognised by the Scottish Qualification Authority at level 10 on its qualification framework.

Plas y Brenin is the National Outdoor Centre, and has run Mountain Training courses since their inception. The centre has been instrumental in developing Mountain Training qualifications by running pilot courses, contributing to the guidance notes and writing the approved textbooks. Our instructors are all experienced practitioners, and are the people who train and assess the vast majority of other Mountain Training course providers. The non-residential price includes your course fee, equipment hire, in-course transport, use of facilities including classrooms, climbing walls, drying rooms, and tea and cakes when you get in each day. The residential course fee includes all the above plus comfortable ensuite accommodation and all your meals, meaning you�ll have more time and energy to focus on your training or assessment.

Start

07/04/2025

End

11/04/2025

Total Days

5

Maximum Bookings

8

Venue

Plas y Brenin, Snowdonia

Town

Capel Curig

County

Conwy

Postcode

LL24 0ET

Country

Wales

Latitude

53.10239

Longitude

-3.92265

Name

Plas y Brenin - National Outdoor Centre

Phone

01690 720 214

Website

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