Our Style
We believe this course is almost unique and offers real value with a per week price of only £290.As it runs alongside the Access course, there will be some flexibility as to the exact course each student follows with a personal plan created for each student.
Progression Course Outline
Access Course
NGB Qualifications
Accommodation
The Team
Preparation Weekends
Application Process
We are accepting applications for the 2010 course. Next course starting October 18th 2010 - March 11th 2011.
1. Complete a Training Course Application Form.doc Compatible with Windows XP
2. Attend an interview.
3. You will then receive pre-course preparation advice to advise on experience and kit you should try to acquire prior to the training course.
National Governing Bodies
Find out about all NGB Qualifications by viewing our Qualifications Information Page.
In order for qualifications to be gained and be valid, membership and registrations of the following organisations will be an extra cost to the course...
Mountain Leader Training
BMC Membership £24
SPA registration from £30
BCU
Cost is £38.75 comprehensive
UKCC Level 2 registration £39
3 star £10 each
SMBLA
SMBLA Membership £48 and
BCF Bronze membership inc Cycling License £13.50
RYA
£5 per certificate
Outdoor Instructor Training
Progression Course (level 2)
This is an outdoor instructor training course providing a great career development step consisting of a 19 week session in winter time that will enable students to develop to instructor level. Especially suitable for those wishing to progress a career in outdoor education, have a number of 'trainings' under their belt and wish to do assessments. It works especially well for those who have completed our outdoor instructor access course and at least a summer working in the outdoors.
Key Facts | Course Details | Course Requirements and Application | Cost
Key Facts
This is a fast track 19 week Outdoor Instructor Training Course
Course content:
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Course Details
River Deep Mountain High are offering 6 places on the Outdoor Instructor Training Progression Course running for 2 sessions of 19 weeks each in the Lake District with a two week break at Christmas/New year. Each session runs from October to March in consecutive winters. This is based on the extensive experience of our instructional team led by Senior Instructors Mike and Johan, both of whom have worked in full time permanent jobs in the outdoors for the past 14 years and 10 years respectively. You will also be trained by a set of external outdoor experts, to provide some training assessment courses, this will ensure you are coached and trained by some of the most experienced and qualified technical experts in the outdoor industry, demonstrating a wide variety of leadership and teaching styles and providing a different viewpoint on your progress.
This course is ideal as an alternative to University for those serious about a career in the outdoor industry, wanting to take their first step into the industry and be developed into well-rounded instructors with an excellent range of technical and soft skills.
We believe we are unique in the variety of activities we offer and the lack of travel around the country needed to do all these activities, meaning greater contact time with your Instructor / Coach and good access to log book experience in your free-time. Other than one week in Scotland all activities are within 45 minutes of our base, taking place in both the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
The programme is physically demanding and deliberately set over the winter giving more challenging conditions and will help to get a job at the beginning of the 2011 season. If you finish loving the outdoors in these conditions you know you will be fine in the summer.
Course Requirements and Application
Activity Specific Requirements
- Climbing - Equivalent to a season's worth of climbing experience including leading indoors or outdoors
- Hillwalking - Summer ML trained, plus 15 personal log book days, some group experience and 3 wild camps
- Paddlesports - UKCC Level 1
- Mountain Biking - SMBLA TCL Training or something similar eg. from OTC, MIAB
General Requirements
- Minimum age of 18 years
- Motivated and Enthusiastic
- Passion for the Outdoors and working with people (no cave dwellers)
- Fit and Healthy
- Willingness to learn
- Some outdoor experience eg Duke of Edinburghs, Expeditions, Canoe club etc
- Personal clothing and footwear (not wetsuits etc )
- Attended interview day and passed application process
- Character reference
- NGB registration fees and memberships paid and logbooks acquired
- Attended Preparation Weekend or an Interview
Recommended/Optional Extras
- Personal Accident Insurance
- 16 hr First Aid
- RYA Level 1 Dinghy
- RYA Level 2 Powerboat
Cost
The course fee, including all training and assessments and use of bikes for the course, if you don’t have your own, is:
£5,510 per session which averages at £290 per week for each 19 week session.
This does not include accommodation. For Optional Accommodation please see the information above
What’s included in the price?;
- Coaching 5 days a week 9 till 5
- All NGB trainings and assessments
- Transport to activities
- Technical equipment during training
- Opportunities to borrow equipment once sufficient training is gained to log experience e.g. at weekends.
Any applicants from the Furness area are potentially eligible for a training grant for 50% of the course fee after completion of the course, contact Val Robinson on 01229 820611 or vrobinson@furnessenterprise.co.uk
There are payment options available and this training course is possibly suitable for a career development loan see www.direct.gov.uk/cdl learning provider no 10026945. In some circumstances grants are available from you local learning skills council or enterprise agency as above for those in the Furness region.
