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Preparing for your Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI) or Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI Award Assessment?

Unsure how to demonstrate your knowledge in carrying out pre-use checks of Harnesses, Helmets, Ropes and Metalwork?

Our Introduction to PPE Inspections Course is perfect to give you the basic knowledge required to be ready for your assessment.

We're currently offering 25% off a year's access to the course - so just £30 per person!

More information here:

PPE Inspections for Climbing Instructors | RCI and CWI Training A special offer of 25% off this new Introduction to PPE Inspections Course - Giving essential knowledge about PPE inspections for CWI and RCI candidates.

We've been reading through some of the feedback from learners on our Introduction to PPE Inspections course, and we're really pleased with some of the positive comments coming through!

For example, one of our learners said:
"I found the course incredibly informative, the most useful part for me was seeing all the different pieces of equipment and how to properly check and maintain them."

Another said:
"I liked all the visual and video information that gave clear instructions of what elements you are checking. This will be useful for someone with little experience in checking equipment as they can see everything they need to."

In addition, over 75% of participants strongly agree with the statement; "The course material was of high quality and met my learning needs"

If you or your team want to sign up to this course, which gives knowledge and confidence around carrying out essential pre-use checks of PPE, just click the link below and use code LEARN15 for a cheeky 15% discount!

Introduction to PPE Inspection for Outdoor Instructors This course gives learners an understanding of the legal requirements for the safe use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the Outdoor Industry, and a solid understanding on how to carry out essential pre-use checks of carabiners, harnesses, and ropes.

For your Friday afternoon read, we have written a short blog reflecting on the insightful and practical 'Safe Adventures' report from Organised Fun with support from the National Union of Students

If you are part of, or work with, Students' Union Adventure Activity Clubs, then we thoroughly recommend reading this report, and taking a look at our blog to see how our Introduction to PPE Inspections Course can help with one of the report's recommendations around safety competence.

To read the full report at www.organised.fun

Then read our blog:
https://www.learntheropes.co.uk/blog/su-safe-adventures

Safe Adventures: What this new report means for Students' Unions We take a look at the new "Safe Adventures" report from Organised Fun and NUS Charity, and how our Introduction to PPE Inspections Course can help meet one of the report's recommendations.

This week (16th-22nd March) it's Neurodiversity Celebration Week, and as part of this we've handed our Blog over to Nat from Divergent Thinking, to share some simple adjustments we can make as Outdoor Centres to be more inclusive - both for our staff and the young people we serve.

A really good read, and hopefully some real practical advice which can be adopted easily!

💡 Let us know what you think in the comments!

Reasonable Adjustments for Neuroinclusion in the Outdoors This blog considers some practical guidance for outdoor centres on what neuroinclusion looks like in an outdoor centre setting, and some practical changes to make

We are pleased to announce that our latest course is now online - Fire Safety Awareness for the Outdoor Industry.

This course takes a look at the key elements of fire safety in the workplace, and how to respond to a fire on site, but written with Outdoor Education Centres in mind. For example, how do Centre staff assist young people on residential in navigating to the assembly point? What might be the procedures in this context?

The course is just £15 per learner, and will take around 90 mins to complete.

Click the link to find out more, or contact us today to sign your team up!

Fire Safety Awareness - Outdoor Industry This course introduces the basics of fire safety at work and how to respond to fire, with a focus on how this may apply in an Outdoor Activity Centre setting.

How does your Centre equip Junior Instructors with the knowledge and skills to carry out essential pre-use checks of climbing and high ropes PPE before each session?

Most Centres invest in 'Competent Person' qualifications for their senior activities staff, but the more junior instructors - who carry out daily pre-use checks - don't have any formal certificated training.

Our 'Introduction to PPE Inspections' online course helps answer this question.

Read our latest blog post to learn a little more about this topic, and how we can help!

How do you demonstrate competence for Instructors carrying out PPE Pre-use Checks? An exploration of the legal requirements for demonstrating competence in carrying out Pre-use PPE checks, and how Learn the Ropes' online or in-person courses can help meet your obligations

We’re at the Vertex Instructor Training Industry Day today! Looking forward to catching up with sector colleagues and showing off our Introduction to PPE Inspections course.

We are looking forward to spending a couple of days with colleagues at the AHOEC - The Association of Heads of Outdoor Education Centres Annual Conference.