Course Programme

A course programme must be produced and submitted to Sports Leaders UK with the Course Application Form, along with a Course Outline.

Things to bear in mind when planning your course and producing a course programme include:

• The name/s of the Independent Assessor/s must be added to the course programme.
• Course programmes must state the dates, venues, Learning Outcomes, camping, hours per session/day. A typical day is eight hours maximum; a two night weekend, 22 hours; the middle day of the weekend, 12 hours. If Approved Assessment Centre's wish to exceed the hours they must produce a programme with a rationale for doing so, for approval by the External Verifier.
• Two hours must be allowed for experience of night navigation in terrain within the remit.
• Learners should be encouraged to lead each other at appropriate times during the course, however, leading 'real' groups should be left until the demonstration of leadership (consolidation).
• Remote supervision expeditions are not to be undertaken on the training or assessment. The Tutor/Assessor must walk with learners in order to set them learning tasks, reinforce relevant points, and adapt the pace and flow of teaching and learning.
• Tutor/Assessors must assess learners as individuals, even if they are working within a group environment.
• The programme is to include the assessment hours.
• Some assessment may take place during the training hours such as walk planning, leading learning sessions, planning the supervision of unaccompanied groups, but the main leadership/navigation assessment is to take place on the final assessment component.
• The Tutor/Assessor must consider their learners' consolidation opportunities when planning the demonstration of leadership time. A minimum of two months is recommended between the demonstration of leadership and the assessment date.