Expert sessions
During the Covid-19 pandemic we have been delivering online sessions for our approved course directors. The recordings of these sessions are publicly available two weeks after their live broadcast and will remain so until the end of October 2020. Enjoy!
Waterproofing kit - top tips & latest innovations
Mike Vassar, Nikwax
Accident prevention and risk management in our brave new world
Sophia Reed, Activities Industry Mutual (AIM)
Decision making processes
Bill Strachan, Glenmore Lodge
Gamifying training for kids
Jamie Vardy, NICAS/NIBAS Course Director
Outdoor Mental Health: Top Tips for talking about Mental Heath with customers & Why the outdoors is good for you (the evidence)
Neal Anderson, Institute for Outdoor Learning
Outdoor Mental Health - presentation slides
Outdoor Mental Health Interventions - IOL Statement of Good Practice documentUK Coaching Mental Health Awareness for Sport and Physical Activity online module
This Girl Can...Go Walking and Climbing - a Girlguiding perspective with women and girls from Girlguiding
Cicerone guidebooks; perspectives on the outdoor market post Covid 19
Joe Williams, Cicerone
Environmental awareness in the British mountains
Mike Raine
Repairing outdoor clothing
Martina Gilbert: Seamstress and Patagonia Worn Wear specialist
Repairing outdoor clothing - presentation slides
A Mixed Examination of Teaching Traditional Lead Climbing in the UK
Loel Collins and Dave Evans, Plas y Brenin
Writing Great Blogs
Oli Reed, Trail Magazine Editor
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and Mountain Training; understanding the opportunities
Alan Pashley, DofE North of England
Connections, Collaborations and Customers; engaging with YHA
Mike Sabin, YHA
Due to technical issues, sections of this webinar were lost and have been re-recorded
More than an Outdoor Experience; The Outward Bound Trust
Ian Davidson, The Outward Bound Trust
Digital navigation; past, present and future - Ordnance Survey
Tim Newman, Ordnance Survey