Prepare for the world of mountain biking
Make sure you can be taken on by all activity providers
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Direct courses for you and your students With the dramatic increase in the use of mountain biking as an activity for customers, groups and those with specific development needs, there has never been a higher need to be qualified in mountain bike leading. The best courses in the UK are now available at your institution through OTC’s defined education based program. |
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Why use mountain biking? More activity providers than ever before are using mountain biking activities as part of their programs. Why are they doing this? Four essential reasons:
It's variety, exhilaration and support mechanisms make mountain biking the perfect additional activity for outfoor instructors to use. With an extra well recognised qualification, your students become better at their future jobs as well as being more employable in the first place. Course Options Mountain bike leader courses can now be operated from your institution using specialist staff which makes the most of your limited time and money. These courses are called Special Courses and each one is individually oriented around the time, needs and abilities of each of the course delegates, in line with the requirements of the qualification Depending the previous experience, needs, age, and abilities of your students, a variety of special courses can be provided from the Assistant Leader Award setting people up for their first foray into leading, to the Level 2 Leader Award covering the leading of groups in technical and demanding terrain Minimum numbers for special courses start at just 2 for a Level 2 Leader Assesment or 4 for one of the other courses and even when you have a large group, a maximum ratio of 1 to 8 helps to ensure the quality of training and assessment provision Further details on all course options
Why use OTC courses? Quite simply, there are no better courses. The match of flexibility with accurately positioned courses, the applied environment where learning opportunities are provided and the modern integrated principles of the course means that simply going through an OTC course is an education intself. The wide range of courses on offer meet different requirements and then each course is amended to suit students needs. Courses can be provided by Leader Trainers, so you either run the course through the all-encompasing provisions that OTC provides, Operate it by employing a Leader Trainer or become a Leadr Trainer yourself. If you choose OTC to set up and provide the course, you'll be backed by years of experience of special course provision and a team of 18 Leader Trainers across the UK and Europe.
Some Background OTC was set up in 1996 with the express aim of providing a specialist service to mountain bikers and mountain bike leaders. This included the development of the National Mountain Bike Leader Awards which have always been recognised as the prime qualification in th UK for the leading of mountain bike groups. The Adventure Activities Licencing Authority have OTC qualifications across their mountain bike matrix OTC provide qualifications for hundreds of mountain bikers every year. They operate regular courses in the UK and Europe for a wide range of companies, organisations, colleges and universities every year. Some of these are listed below. With just a phone call you could add your organisation to the ever expanding list. More on OTC and the reasons it exists here. |
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A snapshot of OTC's customer portfolio Colleges and Universities
Companies and Activity Providers
Local Education Authorities
Local Councils
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