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Sports
Leaders UK - Level 3 Certificate
Basic Expedition Leadership |
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BEL Course page |
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National Governing Body Accredited Course
Many of our
programmes and training courses are designed around your
specific needs and the outcomes you wish to achieve.
However, this qualification follows a fixed syllabus, as shown below,
that is laid down by Sports Leaders UK and is accredited on
the
Qualifications and Credit Framework.
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Learning Outcomes |
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The qualification is intended to provide a common foundation leading
to the training and coaching schemes of the national governing
bodies concerned with outdoor pursuits. It is a nationally
recognised qualification that local authorities, statutory and
voluntary organisations accept when leading groups into lowland
areas.
Mountain Leader
Training UK include the Level 3 Certificate in Basic
Expedition Leadership on the qualification matrix in the
National Guidelines for Climbing and Hillwalking Leaders.
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The Sports Leaders UK Level 3
Certificate in Basic Expedition Leadership (BEL) is a
nationally recognised qualification that trains and qualifies
teachers, youth workers and other members of the community to:
- Lead walking groups in lowland countryside
- Impart the knowledge and skills needed to undertake a
day walk
- Have responsibility for the care of others while
leading a day walk in lowland countryside
- Plan and lead overnight base and mobile camps.
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Age:
17+ (learners must be 18 years of age on completion - please
note, there is no upper age limit for this qualification)
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The qualification
does not qualify people to lead groups in remote or
mountainous areas.
Download the qualifications 'Operating Remit' remit here:
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Course Content |
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The learning outcomes of the Basic Expedition Leadership are divided
into nine units. Those units concerned with technical
competence are the vehicles through which the elements of
leadership and party management as well as the instructional
skills are taught. It is essential that care and concern for
the countryside should permeate all aspects of the award.
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Unit 01
Plan a walk for a group in lowland countryside
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Unit 02
Prepare for a walk in lowland countryside
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Unit 03
Establish and maintain safe practice during walks or
expeditions
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Unit 04
Lead sessions that impart the knowledge and skills
required to
walk in lowland countryside
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Unit 05
Lead a walk in lowland countryside
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Unit 06
Navigation for the walk leader
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Unit 07
Manage and develop personal walking leadership
experience
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Unit 08
Management of unaccompanied groups in the countryside
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Unit 09
Campcraft for the expedition leader
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CTS also offers suitable
Outdoor First Aid
courses required for this qualification.
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 Outdoor
First Aid |
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Course Duration |
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The requirement for a course is a minimum of 127 guided
learning hours (including 30 hours demonstration of
leadership), consisting of instruction and practical work and
a final assessment weekend.
The 30 hours
demonstration of leadership must happen at the end of the
course, after all of the taught aspects have been delivered
but before the final
assessment weekend.
The delivery of the course
is spread over approximately four months, and typically
consists of three weekends and one additional day-long
training day on a Sunday, or for the 'condensed' course, six consecutive days, followed by the assessment weekend.
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Delivery Method |
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The training is based in lowland areas, on the
fringe of our urban areas, thus reducing travelling time and
costs as well as the use of expensive mountain centre
accommodation.
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The course is essentially practical, with many skills and
techniques being acquired through doing rather than by
listening in a classroom.
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The Tutor/ Assessor has considerable discretion over the
location and accommodation, but must be concerned with
providing the most suitable learning conditions for the
candidates.
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Assessment |
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Before learners can undertake their
assessment, the Tutor/Assessor must ensure that the learners
have produced a log of eight day walks. The walks are to be
six hour minimum duration, planned and led by the learner in
BEL terrain. These walks must be completed in addition to the
walks carried out as part of the course.
Once the
taught aspects of the course have been completed and
learners have finished their 30 hours demonstration of
leadership, they must be assessed for a minimum of 20 hours,
to include a further two consecutive nights camping.
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Duke of Edinburgh's Award
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The Sports Leaders UK - Level 3 Certificate in Basic Expedition
Leadership is the minimum qualification required by many Local
Authorities and Operating Authorities of The Duke of
Edinburgh’s Award to train and lead groups in the
Expedition section of the Bronze and Silver levels.
The expedition terrain must fall
within the BEL 'Operating Remit'
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The qualification also counts towards the Volunteering section in all three
levels of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and, in the case of
the 'condensed' course, can be used as a Gold Residential
opportunity.
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Please
contact Dave Mayo to
discuss arranging a Basic Expedition Leadership course for
your group or organisation outside of the Midlands area. |
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Management Development Programme |
Team and Personal
Development Programme |
Personal Development and
Motivational Programme
(2 Day Residential) |
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