A climber on an spa assessment course.

Course description

 

SPA Assessment 2012

Our single pitch assessment courses are another opportunity for you to learn. Whilst assessing, we are always chatting through ideas and offering tips to help you improve. We are looking for good, sound, safe instructors. We are looking for people to be at the spa standard or above and with an open mind to learning.

We as assessors are also continually learning and even though we have been fully qualified MIC instructors for many years we are still open to new ideas.

So an ideal assessment goes something like this;

You are showing us that you meet the single pitch award requirements and are climbing well. We will endeavor to give you ideas to think through, move you on and hope that you come out of the assessment process with more ideas, a greater breadth of experience and feel encouraged to continue learning and maybe go onto the summer ML or MIA.


So what happens if things don't go quite as planned?

We really understand assessment stress. People react differently to being assessed. We try and find what works for you and seek after your best performance. In practical terms this means that we try and coach and give you as many opportunities to see that you have the understanding of what's required.

A quote from our assessment guidelines.
"Wherever possible, should a candidate not demonstrate the level required for SPA we show them where they have gone wrong and give them an opportunity to prove that they have understood and learnt from the feedback and coaching. We endeavor to make opportunity on the 2nd day for you to demonstrate these learned skills."

This is our aim! We want you to show us the best of yourselves. On an spa assessment course it's easy to make little mistakes and not be clear. Our aim is for you to relax and show us that you are able to be a safe, good, motivating & encouraging instructor.

We believe in on going learning. We see the spa assessment course as being another chance to learn from piers and our coaching input. To question the skills learnt on spa training and to end the spa assessment course with more working knowledge and applicable skills.

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Course programme

Spa Assessment 2012

Day 1
We meet at 9am on the morning of the first day at the crag venue (venue arranged around the weather)
Eve of day 1
We visit the indoor wall.

Day 2
We meet again at 9am at a different crag venue. Results, Debriefs and course review and finished by 5pm.

Spa assessment course outline.

Day 1

Group rigging and abseiling session.
Assessment of the skills taught and outlined on the SPA training page.
Our aim on an assessment is that candidates should prove that they can rig safely and efficiently, choose appropriate anchors, manage and encourage the group well and have a good understanding of what makes a fun and challenging group session.
We aim to offer as much opportunity as possible for sharing ideas between candidates and for further learning and instructor development.
Wherever possible, should a candidate not demonstrate the level required for SPA we show them where they have gone wrong and give them an opportunity on the second day to prove that they have understood and learnt from the previous day.

Evening climbing wall session.
Assessment of the skills outlined on the SPA training page. Pier coaching.

Day 2

Personal climbing
Assessment of the skills taught and outlined on the SPA training page.
Each candidate to lead climbs they feel comfortable on.
Candidates should lead up to Severe level with confidence and rig safely at the top of the climb. They should be able to communicate clearly with the second and ensure that they get back to the ground safely. The weather might dictate that an easier route is climbed.

We aim to use at least two different climbing venues over the two days


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Course dates & prices

SPA Assessment courses 2012
Course duration: 2 days
Course cost: £160
Course Ratio: 1:4 max

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    Contact details

    Climb365,
    Dales Cottage,
    111 Milnthorpe Rd,
    Kendal,
    Cumbria,
    LA9 5HH.

    Tel: 01539 739 186
    Mobile: 07880 742799 ( Stuart ), 07968 706498 ( Anna )

    email: carter@climb365.net

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