Climbing Wall Development Instructor Training
  • Plas y Brenin
  • 1 Days
  • 4 People to 1 instructor

Climbing Wall Development Instructor Training

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  • Mountain Training Award
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Overview

The Climbing Wall Development Instructor qualification trains and assesses candidates in the skills required to develop climbers beyond the basic skills. This includes teaching lead climbing on indoor or outdoor artificial climbing walls and structures with fixed protection. It builds on the skills gained through either the Climbing Wall Instructor or Rock Climbing Instructor qualifications, one of which must be held in order to access the scheme. Climbing Wall Development 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, belaying and personal skills) Management and Decision Making (including planning, managing participants, decision making, knowledge and demonstration of techniques) Teaching and Learning Skill The Climbing Wall Environment (including access, etiquette and ethics) Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the Climbing Wall Development Instructor handbook and the onus is on you to be competent in all of them by the time you come to assessment.

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The Objectives

You’ll gain the skills you need to develop climbers, building on those learnt through the Climbing Wall Instructor or Rock Climbing Instructor qualification, including teaching lead climbing on indoor or outdoor artificial climbing walls and structures with fixed protection. You’ll cover the skills on the Climbing Wall Development Instructor Training syllabus, after which you can go for a period of consolidation before your Climbing Wall Development Instructor assessment.

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* Please note: Itinerary is subject to weather and availability.

Technical Competence (including equipment, belaying and personal skills) Management and Decision Making (including planning, managing participants, decision making, knowledge and demonstration of techniques) Teaching and Learning Skills The Climbing Wall Environment (including access, etiquette and ethics) Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the Climbing Wall Development Instructor handbook


Experience Required

You must be at least 18 years old, be registered for the qualification with Mountain Training, and hold either the Climbing Wall Instructor or the Rock Climbing Instructor Qualification. You must have an up to date logbook (preferably DLOG) with evidence of the following: 50 led routes climbed at 3 different major climbing walls. Belayed a lead climber 50 times. 25 lead routes at grade F6a on indoor climbing walls. 20 supervising sessions after passing either Climbing Wall Instructor or Rock Climbing Instructor qualifications. At least 5 of these sessions must have personal reflective comments recorded on DLOG

A Mountain Training course which builds on CWI or RCI to allow you to teach lead climbing on artificial climbing walls. We have a great facility for this course and really experienced instructors who will give you a great day teaching you all the skills you need.

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