Home   Guided Hill Walks   Navigation & Skills Training   Advice & Recommended Equipment   About Us   Prices & Conditions   Contact Us   Links to Other Sites                   Navigation Training and Hill Skills The development of hill confidence and mountaineering skills can take years to acquire.   On our guided walks you will frequently pick up helpful tips, but some may wish to go a stage further.  The best way to do this is by joining one of our training days or weekends.  We offer courses and coaching in hill navigation using map and compass and can also offer bespoke coaching to develop your general hill skills. Our hill navigation training is based on the syllabus of the highly respected and recognised National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS), which is a personal performance, non-competitive incentive scheme for all ages.  The training is intended to enhance the enjoyment of your walking by developing sound navigation practice, including route planning We deliver and assess the Bronze and Silver awards of the NNAS.  On successful completion of the assessment you will be awarded a certificate and badge at the appropriate level.  It is not a requirement of the scheme to start at Bronze level.  However, if you wish to start at Silver level you would be expected to be confident of navigating at Bronze level prior to the course A maximum assessment ratio of 1:6 ensures that you get the best out of the training.  Please note that for training and assessment for NNAS, two consecutive days are required. Alternatively just come along and brush up the skills that you want to improve – we can offer bespoke coaching from novice level to pre-assessment for national awards. Maps and compasses can be provided free of charge for the duration of the course Our NNAS training and assessment days are usually based in the Yorkshire Dales, where the weather and terrain are more suitable.  The Lake District and North Wales may also be used for some of our training days. We also offer residential training weekends at a well-appointed lodge in North Wales.  The lodge is situated at the northern end of the Clwydian Hills and the training starts at the front door!   For more details, click on the links below, or contact us -                                           Training Days - Yorkshire Dales                                                               Residential Training - North Wales                                                                                                                                                                                  Home  |  Guided Walks  |  Navigation Training  |  Recommended Equipment  |  About Us  |  Prices  |  Contact  |  Links Copyright 2009 © Paul Shorrock – Hillcraft Guided Walking