Basic Ice Climbing Skills

BICS

Instruction Duration:

Consolidation Period:

Assessment Duration:

Nil

The Ice Climbing Skills Course is a recreational skills training course, providing training for those who wish to learn to climb single and multi-pitch water-ice routes or glacier travel.

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Courses (and associated assessment) aimed at the abseiling, hiking and rock climbing supervisor responsible for group activities.

Abseil Supervisor Award

ASA

Instruction Duration:

2 days

Consolidation Period:

Assessment Duration:

1 day

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

Wall Climbing Supervisor Award

WCSA

Instruction Duration:

Consolidation Period:

Assessment Duration:

1 day

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.

Single Pitch Supervisor Award

SPSA

Instruction Duration:

4 days

Consolidation Period:

3 months

Assessment Duration:

1 day

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

Multi Pitch Supervisor Award

MPSA

Instruction Duration:

Consolidation Period:

Assessment Duration:

2 days

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.

Rock Climbing Instructor Award

RCI

Instruction Duration:

Consolidation Period:

Assessment Duration:

4 days

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.

Mountaineering Instructor Award

MIA

Instruction Duration:

Consolidation Period:

Assessment Duration:

± 2 days

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.

SAMT Syllabus Tree

Courses are designed to flow in a complimentary system toward each level. Some systems (R.I.A / K.I.A) require additional modules as their scope of operation overlaps with those programs. For example a Rock or Kloofing Instructor requires Walking Group Leader as a supplement. Likewise an M.I.A can have Kloofing exclusion.