The Mountain Walking Instructor Scheme provides comprehensive training and assessment for individuals working as instructors in a professional, semi-professional or voluntary capacity, privately or at mountaineering centers. It integrates training and assessment in a variety of testing conditions in mountainous country

The Abseil Supervisor Award provides training and assessment for those who are in a position of responsibility while supervising abseiling

The Wall Climbing Supervisor Award provides training and assessment for those who supervise indoor gym climbing as well as bolted top rope and leading on artificial walls and easily accessible natural crags.

The Single Pitch Supervisor Award provides training and assessment for those who supervise single-pitch traditional and sport rock climbing.

The Multi-pitch Supervisor Course provides training for those who supervise those wishing to learn to lead multi-pitch climbs. The course covers both Sport and Traditional climbing in a single and multi-pitch context. The M.P.S.A is the Feeder Course for the Rock Climbing or Mountaineering Instructor Award.

The Instructor Awards provides a comprehensive assessment for individuals working as instructors privately or at mountaineering centres. The awards are primarily concerned with candidates’ ability to run MDT courses and assessments in line with the organisation’s requirements.

The program provides assessment in the skills required to teach and assess, general mountaineering, mountain hiking, mountain leadership and rock climbing and to conduct all courses and assessments of the MDT. Some instructors will not teach certain aspects and can therefore omit the KLOOFING aspect, in which case the award will be endorsed with NO KLOOFING.

The Kloofing Leader Award provides structured training and assessment for the leaders of parties engaged in kloofing.

The Walking Group Leader award is designed for people who want to lead groups in hill and mountainous areas, on non-technical terrain. With a strong focus on navigation, the award provides the leadership skills required to feel confident about taking people out walking. The award also includes expedition organization skills for multi-day trips.

The Mountain Leader Award provides training and assessment in the technical and group management skills required by those who wish to lead groups in the mountains, hills and wilderness areas of southern Africa. Mountain Leaders are equipped to lead others in all mountainous regions in South Africa in both summer and winter conditions.

The Instructor Awards provides a comprehensive assessment for individuals working as instructors privately or at mountaineering centers. The awards are primarily concerned with candidates’ ability to run SAMT courses and assessments in line with the organisation’s requirements.