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Climbing in Derbyshire

5 climbing providers across Derbyshire. Compare prices and age ranges, or find your nearest club and book a session.

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Rock Climbing Instructor Assessment

📍 S32 1DP · Sheffield postcode area

Course Overview We aim to ensure you have a relaxed and informative assessment where you come away having learned lots too. This course is delivered by highly qualified and professional instructors with a vast array of experience delivering Mountain Training courses. Assessments for us are all about setting an atmosphere in which everyone feels welcome and able to perform at their best with the minimum of stress. We know assessments are a challenge – we’ve been there! So we work hard to ensure you get the best out of yourself when it matters, making the assessment experience as relaxed and enjoyable as possible. Assessment Course Content Rock Climbing Instructors should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be covered, to a greater or lesser extent, during your training course. • Technical Competence (including equipment, anchors, belaying, personal skills, abseiling, background knowledge) • Management and Decision Making (including planning, organising, managing other staff, managing participants, knowledge and demonstration of techniques) • Teaching Skills • The Climbing Environment (including access, conservation, etiquitte and ethics) Course Pre-requisites Before you book a Rock Climbing Instructor assessment course, please make sure you have done the following: • You must have attended a Rock Climbing Instructor (or Single Pitch Award) training course or been granted exemption from training. • You must be familiar with the syllabus. • You must be competently leading Severe grade climbs on outdoor crags with leader-placed protection. • You must have led a minimum of 40 graded rock climbs with traditional protection at a variety of venues (of which at least 20 MUST be at Severe grade or above). • You must be proficient in the use of climbing walls and have a minimum of 30 climbing wall leads graded at F4 or above. • You must be proficient in outdoor bolt-protected sport climbing and have a minimum of 10 sport climb leads graded at F4 or above. • You must have assisted in the supervision of 20 instructed sessions. These sessions should be at a variety of different venues with 10 being on indoor climbing walls and the other 10 on outdoor crags. A session is a half day or evening. At least five of these sessions must have personal reflective comments recorded on DLOG. (For guidance see question 3 in the DLOG section on this page.) • You must have physically attended and completed (i.e. not online) a first aid course which involved at least two full days or sixteen hours of instruction and included an element of assessment. Course Duration: 2 Days.

Lowland Leader Training

📍 S32 1DP · Sheffield postcode area

Course Overview The Lowland Leader Award training is a two-day course where you will cover the full award syllabus and have plenty of opportunities to put skills into practice and ask questions of your instructor and the other course candidates. We take your experience into account and encourage the sharing of ideas and skills to give you a toolbox to work within a range of different situations. Training courses are our chance to help you become the best leader you can be. For us, the essence of good instructing is the ability to tailor the delivery to the appropriate level for each individual and to make the best use of the conditions that are available. As such we’ll use our wealth of experience and extensive local knowledge to select the best venues and opportunities to introduce the principles of each skill in the syllabus and we’ll give you the opportunity to practice, in a progressive manner, so that you’ll finish the course confident in your ability to apply these skills in a variety of scenarios. We guarantee to work hard to develop your skills to the required level and beyond – giving you confidence in your abilities whilst having a great two days out walking with like-minded people. Training Course Content Lowland Leaders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be covered during your two-day training course. • Leadership skills and group management; • Walking skills and walking proficiency across a variety of different lowland terrain; • Planning walks – including obtaining appropriate weather information and taking into account a variety of different group needs; • Basic map work and route finding skills; • Equipment for both leaders and participants; • Hazards and emergency procedures including first aid and group management; • Environmental awareness, conservation, access and land ownership. Course Pre-requisites Before you book a Lowland Leader training course, please make sure you have done the following: • You must be at least 17 years old • You must be registered on the scheme • You must have either an up-to-date logbook (preferably DLOG) with evidence of 10 varied walks in low-level terrain (pre- or post-registration) OR have attended a walking and navigation personal skills training course recognised by Mountain Training (Hill Skills or Mountain Skills) Course Duration: 2 Days.

Lowland Leader Assessment

📍 S32 1DP · Sheffield postcode area

Course Overview The Lowland Leader Award assessment is a further two day course following your consolidation period. Assessments for us are all about setting an atmosphere in which everyone feels welcome and able to perform at their best with the minimum of stress. We know assessments are a challenge – we’ve been there! So we work hard to ensure you get the best out of yourself when it matters, making the assessment experience as relaxed and enjoyable as possible. Training Course Content Lowland Leaders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be covered during your two-day assessment course. • Leadership skills and group management; • Walking skills and walking proficiency across a variety of different lowland terrain; • Planning walks – including obtaining appropriate weather information and taking into account a variety of different group needs; • Basic map work and route finding skills; • Equipment for both leaders and participants; • Hazards and emergency procedures including first aid and group management; • Environmental awareness, conservation, access and land ownership. Course Pre-requisites Before you book a Lowland Leader assessment course, please make sure you have done the following: • You must be at least 18 years old • You must have attended a Lowland Leader training course (or have been granted exemption) • You must be familiar with the syllabus • You must have logged a minimum of 20 walks in lowland countryside in different types of terrain (woodland, coastal, farmland etc) • You must have physically attended and completed (i.e. not online) a first aid course which involved at least two full days or sixteen hours of instruction and included an element of assessment Course Duration: 2 Days.

Hill and Moorland Leader Training

📍 S32 1DP · Sheffield postcode area

The Hill and Moorland Leader scheme is designed for people who want to lead groups in the hills and moorlands of the UK and Ireland. If you love being out in the hills and want to share your enthusiasm with others, become a Hill and Moorland Leader and you’ll never look back (unless you’re checking your group’s still there!). Hill and Moorland Leaders operate the length and breadth of the country with all sorts of groups of people; from scouts and schoolchildren to outdoor instructors and OAPs. The qualification is what you make it and there are countless opportunities for passionate leaders. Hill and Moorland Leader training courses are our chance to help you become the best leader you can. For us, the essence of good instructing is the ability to tailor the delivery to the appropriate level for each individual and to make the best use of the mountain conditions that are available. As such we’ll use our wealth of experience and extensive local knowledge to select the best venues and opportunities to introduce the principles of each skill in the syllabus. We’ll give you lots of opportunities to practice, in a progressive manner, so that you’ll finish the course confident in your ability to apply these skills in a variety of different scenarios. Training Hill and Moorland Leader training lasts for three days and will cover: • The Hill and Moorland Leader syllabus • What to expect at assessment • Feedback on your performance and areas to focus on prior to assessment Syllabus • Leader responsibilities • Leadership and decision making • Planning and weather • Hazards and emergency procedures • Equipment • Walking skills • Navigation • Teaching and learning skills • Access, conservation and the environment • Background knowledge Course Pre-requisites Before booking a training course please ensure you have done the following: • You must be registered on the Hill and Moorland Leader scheme (see above) • You must have recorded a minimum of 20 quality hill days (ideally these will be recorded on DLOG*) which can have taken place at any point pre- or post-registration

Hill and Moorland Leader Assessment

📍 S32 1DP · Sheffield postcode area

Overview This three-day assessment course will test your leadership skills in the hills and on the moors. Before attending the course candidates must either have completed their Hill and Moorland Leader training course or been granted exemption from training by Mountain Training. All of our courses are delivered by our small core team of Mountaineering Instructors (all of which are MCI’s or WMCI’s) who have lots of experience in delivering Hill and Moorland Leader courses as well as working delivering a range of activities to a variety of different clients. For us assessment courses are all about setting an atmosphere in which everyone feels welcome and able to perform at their best with the minimum of stress. We know assessments are a challenge – we’ve been there! So we work hard to ensure you get the best out of yourself when it matters, making the assessment experience as relaxed and enjoyable as possible. Assessment Course Content Hill and Moorland Leaders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be assessed during your three-day assessment course. • Leader responsibilities • Leadership and decision making • Planning and weather • Hazards and emergency procedures • Equipment • Walking skills • Navigation • Teaching and learning skills • Access, conservation and the environment • Background knowledge Course Pre-requisites Before you book a Hill and Moorland Leader assessment course, please make sure you have done the following: • You must be at least 18 years old • You must have completed a Hill and Moorland Leader training course (or a Mountain Leader training course) • You must be familiar with the syllabus • You must have recorded a minimum of 40 quality hill days in at least three upland areas of the UK or Ireland • You must have physically attended and completed (i.e. not online) a first aid course which involved at least two full days or sixteen hours of instruction and included an element of assessment Course Duration: 3 days.

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