About
WORKSHOP CONTENT & LEARNING OUTCOMES
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A full day workshop designed for UK & Overseas Mountain Leaders/Supervisors and those leading long-distance treks. The workshop gives individuals essential knowledge/skills & useful tools for managing and leading teams/groups within a specific context of promoting effective, safe leadership & communication. Suitable for prospective, new and established leaders who wish to develop their skills. The workshop is applicable to both adult and youth expeditions. It includes interactive sessions, case studies and scenario based examples, along with up-to-date national developments. Includes insight into expedition companies, what they look for when employing leaders. |
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Expected learning outcomes |
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• Certificate of attendance. • 1 CPD point. For MTA/BAIML members • To enable participants to update their knowledge & understanding of communication and leadership models relating to expedition scenarios. • Expedition support- How to find the legislation, guidance and in country provider pathways of the relevant country. • To develop awareness of, and the ability to act on concerns about the safety & welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. • Practical preventative measures evidencing good practice, and overcoming barriers, and problem solving. • Fulfilling ‘duty of care’ • Scenarios to assist learning of above. • Useful & practical resources provided for participants. |
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Further information: |
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The workshop will primarily be run indoors for the morning followed by outdoor sessions. Fresh drinking water will be available along with tea/coffee/biscuits/snacks. Note book/pen will also be useful. Full course notes will be available. |
WORKSHOP PROVIDER CREDENTIALS
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Matt is an IML, adventurer and experienced Independent consultant/trainer with 30 years of professional social worker practice and outdoor freelance experience. Matt currently runs Bluestone Outdoors, a small outdoor training, guiding and expedition service. He has been leading and working on expeditions worldwide since the 1980’s. He currently works with a number of Leadership & Performance Consulting businesses across the UK. Overseas Expeditions: Matt has led expeditions to 5 of the 7 Worlds Continents, which included: Madagascar, Argentina, Malaysia, Borneo, & Swaziland, Costa Rica, Morocco, India Himalaya & China, which have involved high altitude trekking up to 5300m. Recently completed an unsupported winter Arctic Challenge. Personal Travel Experience: Matt has also travelled extensively throughout the World’s mountain/desert regions, completing trekking peaks (at altitudes in excess of 6000 metres e.g. Mera & Island Peak) and explored the Canadian wilderness on research expeditions researching bears. He has also travelled widely throughout most of Europe, including alpine ascents. Professional qualifications – Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work (Oxon); Post Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management (Oxon); International Mountain Leader. |
CANCELLATION PROCEDURE - see Bluestone Outdoors website
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE EVENT
Your CPD record - If you attend this event and it counts as CPD, your CPD point/s will automatically be added to your record in due course - you will not need to add it yourself.
Please allow up to 2 weeks for the workshop provider to complete the event in the system and assign you your CPD, thank you.
Where And When
- Start
- 09/12/2023 09:30
- End
- 09/12/2023 16:30
- Total Days
- 1
- Maximum Bookings
- 10
- Bookings
- 4
- Venue
- Llangasty Village Hall
- Town
- Brecon
- County
- Powys
- Postcode
- LD3 7PJ
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 51.92585
- Longitude
- -3.27513
CPD Points
Provider
- Name
- Mountain Training Association
- Phone
- 07817619898
- Website
- Booking/Details
