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The International Mountain Leader Award - 2007 Training and Assessment Scheme |
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Registration Requirements
All potential candidates must first register for the International Mountain Leader Scheme and satisfy the following conditions.
You must:
- Complete the Mountain Leader Award (Summer)
- Have 20 summer international quality mountain days;
- Have 20 winter quality mountain days (UK or overseas);
- Identify a suitable referee to endorse the registration application, preferably an IML, Guide, Mountain Instructor or ML Centre staff member, but other long term climbing/walking partner or suitable employer will be considered.
Stages of the scheme
- Obtain the Mountain Leader Award (Summer) and relevant experience as outlined above.
- Register for the IML scheme with MLTUK and receive logbook pages;
- Attend a five-day IML Summer Training Course and pass the IML Speed Navigation Test. These courses are run in the United Kingdom at one of the National Mountain Centres starting in 2007
At this stage candidates can choose to either progress to IML Summer Assessment or IML Winter Training.
- Gain further experience as required before the IML Summer Assessment;
- Pass the four-day IML Summer Assessment. This course takes place outside the United Kingdom, currently in the European Alps. It is a hut-based course with three nights being spent in appropriate mountain huts.
- Attend a five-day IML Winter Training Course run in the European Alps. These courses will be run from 2008 onwards;
or;
Attend Mountain Leader (Winter) Training plus gain specific snowshoe training/experience.
- Gain further experience as required before the Winter Assessment.
Before the final Winter IML assessment, all candidates must have logged, in total, the minimum following experience:
- 30 quality summer mountain days overseas;
- 30 quality winter mountain days, including a minimum of 10 overseas;
- Pass the five-day IML Winter Assessment Course which takes place outside the United Kingdom, typically in the European Alps, during the winter season. These courses will be run from 2008 onwards.
BAIML Membership
To work as an IML with a Carnet and insurance you have to be a member of BAIML, the British Association of International Mountain Leaders. Details of how to join can be found in the 'Join BAIML' section (menu, left)
If you want to download a registration form for the UK's IML scheme, click this link
(Source: MLTUK, 2007)
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 16 June 2007 )
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