Before you attend an Abseil Module training course, make sure you have done the following:
- You must be registered on the scheme (see Getting started)
- You must be registered on the Climbing Wall Instructor scheme and have completed the training course.
- You must have experience of at least 5 abseils from more than one location.
Abseil Module training lasts for 4 hours and will be run by one of our approved providers in the UK or Ireland. Normally this will be part of a Climbing Wall Instructor training course, although occasionally it is run as a stand alone module. A variety of cost packages are available depending on what's included; food, accommodation etc. so you can choose one that's right for you.
The Syllabus
Abseil Module holders should be competent in the following key areas, all of which will be covered, to a greater or lesser extent, during your training course.
- Technical Competence (including equipment, belaying, abseiling)
- Management and Decision Making (including planning, magaging participants, managing other staff, decision making and knowledge and demonstration of techniques)
- Teaching and Learning Skills
Detailed information on each of the above topics can be found in the candidate handbook and the onus is on you to be competent in all of them by the time you come to assessment.
Climbing Wall Instructor Abseil Module Guidance for trainers and assessors