Name: Level 2 British Cycling Mountain Bike Leadership Award
SKU: 302
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Rating: 5.00 (4 reviews)

Description

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Level 2 British Cycling Mountain Bike Leadership Award: These leadership training courses and assessments are industry standard and part of British, Scottish, and Welsh Cycling national programme for mountain bike leadership qualification. Registration with British Cycling Leadership award scheme is required before attending our two-day training course. A one-day practical assessment will follow after a consolidation period agreed with your Ridelines tutor. This allows sufficient time for you to hone the new skills and knowledge you have obtained during training.

DEVELOPING LEADERS, SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS RIDING

At our HQ in Innerleithen we provide carefully organised teaching areas with suitable technical riding challenges. It’s a great base for the duration of the course. Our carefully planned syllabus will make sure you make tangible progress over the two days. You will learn the skills to manage and assess your group whilst ensuring your own technical riding skills are up to scratch.

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AM I READY FOR THE TRAINING OR ASSESSMENT?

If you want to talk through your suitability for the Level 2 British Cycling Mountain Bike Leadership Award before applying, please contact us and we’ll be happy to discuss your questions. Once you have registered, you will receive the detailed handbook which contains everything you need to know about level 2 MTB Leadership.. You should familiarise yourself with the content of the handbook before attending the course. You will need a valid first aid certificate to undertake assessment.

Classroom location and course details will be provided on booking. We can also travel to give training and assessment for Mountain bike leader award.

Additional information

COURSE LOCATION:	Ridelines HQ. 18 High Street Innerleithen. EH44 6HF
COURSE DATES:	ASSESSMENT 24 June 2022, ASSESSMENT 24 June 2022 FULLY BOOKED, TRAINING 25 – 26 June 2022, TRAINING 27 – 28 August 2022, ASSESSMENT 30 August 2022 FULLY BOOKED, TRAINING 1 – 2 October 2022, ASSESSMENT 3 October 2022, TRAINING 19 – 20 November 2022, ASSESSMENT 21 November 2022
TRAINING COURSE CONTENT:	Course content The course covers a wide variety of topics including: • planning and delivery of appropriate rides or your group • leading techniques for effective group management • map reading and navigation for a flowing journey • management of accidents and emergency situations • equipment set-up and trailside repairs • core mountain bike techniques. • Managing risk • GB wide Access legislation
AVAILABILITY:	See listed course dates or get in touch to arrange a closed course or assessment for your group.
KIT LIST:	Basics: Suitable MTB in good working condition, Helmet, Gloves, Rucksack, Refreshments & food, spare clothes / layers, Waterproof jacket. Check your Level 2 MTB Leadrship handbook for full kit list required for leadership awards.
COSTS:	British Cycling Level 2 – Training: £230 British Cycling Level 2 – Assessment: £130
PRE-REQUESTITES:	To attend the training you will need to: • Be 18 years old or over. • Have mountain biking experience in a variety of terrain and weather conditions. • Be competent in the techniques and skills required to safely negotiate the typical trail features encountered in the Level 2 environment. As a general guide this is comparable to red-graded purpose-built trails. • Hold a current two-day outdoor First Aid certificate (this can be undertaken at a later date, but ideally is submitted shortly after assessment). For further details on context and outdoor industry best practice guidelines please see the Institute of Outdoor Learning’s Outdoor First Aid Training Framework • You will need to provide your tutor with a logbook of evidence of your recent rides in appropriate terrain (we recommend a minimum of 15 quality rides in the 12 months prior to assessment, four of which should be 4 hours or more in duration). A logbook will be sent to you upon registering for the awards (discuss alternative methods for logging the information required with your tutor). The logbook should provide evidence not only of the location, duration and route of the rides but also demonstrate to the tutor your ability to self-reflect on each ride, for example, how you performed, how the conditions impacted the experience, if you had been leading a group what might you have had to consider? We strongly encourage learners to conduct as much riding and navigation as possible outside of a trail centre environment in preparation for training and assessment.
AVAILABLE:	Glentress, Innerleithen, Tweed Valley, Scottish Borders. Our courses run from the Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland based at Glentress Forest Peel Offices.
HOW THE DAY RUNS:	Sessions generally run from Glentress Peel Centre. Training and assessments are undertaken on a variety of natural terrain in and around the Tweed Valley. Classroom location and course details will be provided on booking. Max group for training is 6. Max group for assessment is 4. Riding takes place around Glentress, Peebles, Innerleithen or hand picked trail in the Tweed Valley. Training and Assessments start around 8:30am and run until around 6:00pm each day.
ASSESSMENTS:	The practical assessment consists of a full day mountain bike journey of 5-6 hours, shared with other candidates and the tutor. During the ride, each candidate will be assigned to lead individual sections of the route. The assessment route is pre-planned by the us and is designed to enable you to demonstrate your competence at the limits of the remit of a Level 2 Mountain Bike Leader. You will be expected to fulfil all the assessment criteria of the award including tracking the progress of the group at all times whether leading at that moment or not and could be asked to respond to questions or perform the role of a leader at any time. You will be expected to provide a flowing journey whilst demonstrating good leadership and navigational skills, using a map as your primary navigation tool. Your group management, leadership and trailside repairs skills will be verified out on the trail by the tutor using a combination of real situations and simulation based questioning and practical sessions. The assessment is designed to put learners under a proportionate level of pressure that reflects the role of a Level 2 Mountain Bike Leader. The tutor will facilitate your assessment throughout the day to also encourage an environment of continuous learning. They will support all learners to understand where their personal skill set meets the qualification requirements including explaining where and why, if it is not yet at the required standard. All learners will be provided with personal action plans for future development after the assessment.

4 reviews for Level 2 British Cycling Mountain Bike Leadership Award

Rated 5 out of 5

S. Winters, Scottish Borders – 7th May 2015

“We have a youth group we are planning on taking out regularly. The course content is great, a real insight into leadership and the tutor really supported us in our own learning. We’ll go away feeling much more confident about leading groups and knowing we have all the skills needed to head out safely and in control of our group.”
Simon Winters, Scottish Borders
Rated 5 out of 5

Scott Whyte – 12th December 2018

Excellent weekend. Andy is knowledgeable, friendly and a great tutor. I learned loads and hope to introduce this into the school curriculum soon. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys mountain biking and wants to take it that little bit further.
Rated 5 out of 5

Charlie Billington (verified owner) – 24th October 2020

Excellent course, really well delivered by Allan, with well thought out structure. Really great atmosphere and vibes. Introduced me to some interesting ideas and concepts especially with regard to making the experience fun and enjoyable for your clients. It has given me the confidence and enthusiasm to complete assessment.
Rated 5 out of 5

Peter – 19th August 2021

A brilliant course with a great instructor. Allan was very patient but assertive regarding the cadence of the learning. I have done a MIAS course (10 years ago) and recently a UKMBC course. This is by far the best of the three. Way more content and an all round feel of being more relevant to guiding MTBers. A great experience and as a life long mountain biker it has given me a new outlook on the sport.