Ridgeline Adventures Are Proud to be a registered provider of Mountain Training Courses


Key Info

Min. age for training: 17
Min. age for assessment: 18
Training: 2 days
Assessment: 2 days

Average time from training to passing assessment: less than 1 year

Ideal for: young people, teachers, volunteer walk leaders and others who want to confidently lead people on paths in lowland countryside.

Lowland Leader courses delivered by Mountain Training England are regulated by Ofqual.

Training

Lowland Leader training lasts for two days and will cover:

The Lowland Leader syllabus

What to expect at assessment

Feedback on your performance and areas to focus on prior to assessment

Syllabus

Leadership skills and group management

Walking skills

Planning a walk

Basic mapwork and route finding skills

Equipment

Hazards and emergency procedures

Environmental awareness, conservation, access and land ownership

Lowland Leader Assessment: 2-day course

Assessment

The Lowland Leader assessment is two days long. You will be assessed against the syllabus competencies in the candidate handbook. At the end of the assessment you will receive one of three results:

Pass

Defer (requires a partial reassessment)

Fail (requires a full reassessment)

To register

  • You must be at least 17 years old

  • You should have an interest in leading groups in lowland countryside

  • You must create an account on our system and register for the Lowland Leader qualification (cost: £65) https://mt.tahdah.me/account/registernew

To book a training course

  • You must have recorded a minimum of 10 quality lowland day* walks (ideally these will be recorded on DLOG**) which can have taken place at any point pre- or post-registration

To book an assessment course

  • 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 recorded a minimum of 20 quality lowland days walks 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

Alongside these courses we are able to offer a range of bespoke training for your staff or students. For more information on bespoke courses why not get in touch?