BRITISH CAVING ASSOCIATION TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT COURSES

Bench mark qualifications for people leading novice groups in a professional capacity underground. The scheme is also very useful for volunteers wishing to acquire and demonstrate to authorities they have been independently assessed as competent to lead novices underground. The main considerations of the scheme are equally the safety of the group and the conservation and understanding of a fragile environment.

The LCMLA is not a basic or introductory caving course, but training and assessment courses designed to teach participants already experienced with the underground the specialist skills in leading others.

For more information on the scheme and these courses click here:

http://www.outdoorinstruction.co.uk/local-cave-mine-leader-award/

LOCAL CAVE MINE LEADER : LEVEL ONE TRAINING

Duration: New extended Derbyshire course = 24 hours contact time
Trainer ratio: 1 to 6 max. No minimums
Pre requisites: Personally competence with at least 12 cave or mine trips. 18 years or older. Registered on the BCA’s Local Cave and Mine Leader Scheme

The training course is an important part of the scheme, giving candidates a clear view of the standard required to lead groups of novice’s underground. It covers the technical skills of party management, emergency scenarios, equipment, conservation ethos, basic geology and hydrology and other vital areas of the syllabus.

Training Dates:

26th 27th January 2013

Cost £170 per candidate

Contact Adam on Tel: 07900927400 or email: adam@outdoorinstruction.co.uk

LOCAL CAVE MINE LEADER : LEVEL TWO TRAINING

Training courses are scheduled and advertised or by independent arrangement.

Duration: New extended course = 18 hours contact time 
Trainer ratio: 1 to 4 max. No minimums
Pre requisites: Personally competence with at least 12 cave or mine trips including some vertical systems, proficient in S.R.T. 18 years or older. Registered on the BCA’s Local Cave and Mine Leader Scheme. Ideally completed level 1 assessments

The training course covers the leadership skills for simple vertical systems explored with ladders and abseils on pitches up to 18 metres or 60 feet high. Equipment suitability and use along with hazard awareness and incident management are covered. SRT can be used by the leader only, if they have been assessed.

Training Dates:

January 28th 29th 2013

Cost £120 per candidate

Contact Adam on Tel: 07900927400 or email: adam@outdoorinstruction.co.uk