āĻĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ“ āĻŽā§āϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āύ⧇āϤāĻž Award is a nationally recognised qualification designed for those who wish to lead groups on day walks in the hills and moorland areas of the UK and Ireland. It is ideal for individuals who want to share their passion for the outdoors by safely guiding others through upland terrain that is generally away from steep or rocky ground. The award focuses on developing navigation skills, group management, route planning, and understanding of the natural environment. It is administered by āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ, the official body responsible for overseeing walking, climbing, and mountaineering qualifications across the UK and Ireland. The Hill and Moorland Leader Award provides candidates with the skills and confidence to deliver enjoyable and safe hillwalking experiences in non-mountainous upland areas. 

āĻĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ“ āĻŽā§āϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āύ⧇āϤāĻž Award course content is designed to prepare candidates to safely and effectively lead groups on walks in upland, moorland, and hill terrain. The course covers a wide range of key skills, including advanced navigation techniques using a map, compass, and other tools in poor visibility or difficult conditions. It also focuses on group management, leadership styles, route planning, and understanding weather and its impact on hillwalking. Additional topics include emergency procedures, incident management, risk assessment, and knowledge of local flora, fauna, and the environment to enhance the group’s experience. The course encourages candidates to develop sound judgement and decision-making skills to ensure safe, enjoyable, and educational outings in the hills and moorlands. 

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻžāϞ: 3-day training course, 3-day assessment course 

āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ: CCAT āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϞ āϕ⧁āϰāĻŋāĻ—, āĻ¸ā§āύ⧋āĻĄā§‹āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāύ
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āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ āĻĢāĻŋ: ÂŖ40

āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž: āϏāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻāĻ­āĻŋ 

āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ: Prior to attend the MT Hill and Moorland Leader (HML) training course, candidates must meet the following prerequisites:  

  • āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻ•āĻŽāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ ā§§ā§Ž āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤Â 
  • You should have at least a year’s worth of hill walking experience 
  • You should have an interest in leading groups in the hills 
  • āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ (BMC, āĻŽāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ‚ āφāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻŽāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āχāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϟāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ) āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤Â 
  • You must be registered on the Hill and Moorland Leader scheme 
  • You must have recorded a minimum of 20 quality hill days (ideally these will be recorded on DLOG) which can have taken place at any point pre- or post-registration 

āĻāχ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§ŒāϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ āĻžāĻŽā§‹āĻ—āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤Â 

Prior to attend the MT Hill and Moorland Leader (HML) assessment, candidates must meet the following prerequisites:  

  • āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ āĻ•āĻŽāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ ā§§ā§Ž āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤Â 
  • You must have completed a Hill and Moorland Leader training course (or a Mountain Leader training course) 
  • āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤Â 
  • You must have recorded a minimum of 40 quality hill days in at least three upland areas of the UK or Ireland 
  • āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ āϏāĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ (āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āύāϝāĻŧ) āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻž āώ⧋āϞ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤Â 

āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāϕ⧇āĻļāύ: āĻŽāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āύ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĻ‚ āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻœā§āϝ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤ: 

  • āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻ“ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ (āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāϰāĻžāĻœā§āϝ) 
  • āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻ“ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤ⧃āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ (āφāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻžāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ) 
  • āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĄāϭ⧇āĻžā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻžāϏ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāϟāĻŋāϜ āϞāĻžāχāϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻĨāϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ (āχāωāϕ⧇) 
  • āφāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϕ⧋āϚāĻŋāĻ‚Â 
  • āĻ…āĻĢāϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ (āχāĻ‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ) 
  • āĻāϏāĻ•āĻŋāωāĻ (āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϟāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ) 

āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāχ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻšāύ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻŋāϟāĻžāϚāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻŦāĻž āĻ•āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāύāĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧁āύāĨ¤.Â