Instructor Training
HYMB offers a wide variety of training opportunities in nationally recognized qualifications, See opportunities below.
Upcoming Events
The Bronze National Navigation Award is a practical hands-on award. It is aimed at people with no navigation experience whether you are new to the outdoors or have been relying on others, guidebooks or easy well-defined routes. It is also the starting point for many Duke of Edinburgh students, scouts and guides and cadets who (more…)
- NNAS Bronze
2nd March 2019 - 3rd March 2019
9:30 am - 4:00 pm - NNAS Bronze
1st June 2019 - 2nd June 2019
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
The Silver National Navigation Award develops the navigation skills acquired at the Bronze level. It adds skills required to navigate to features and places some distance from paths and tracks. It teaches accurate compass work. It will also teach you to select the suitable navigational techniques to cross open country. Silver National Navigation Award courses (more…)
- NNAS Silver
16th March 2019 - 17th March 2019
9:30 am - 5:00 pm - NNAS Silver
1st June 2019 - 2nd June 2019
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
This training course is intended for paddlers, coaches and volunteers irrespective of craft or discipline choice, and is available in either bank-based or boat-based option. The FSRT training course forms the fundemental skills needed to operate safely and deal with common emergencies in a sheltered water environment. These skills then form the foundations for safety (more…)
- Foundation Safety and Rescue Training - FSRT
4th May 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
The course introduces and explains the basic techniques and develops an understanding of SUP. The course is a mix of theory and practical activity to ensure everyone has time to try things out. Participants will work towards understanding the core skills, while building specific techniques to aid the enjoyment, fun and progress their skills using (more…)
- BC Sup Module
5th May 2019
9:30 am - 4:00 pm - BC Sup Module
6th October 2019
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
The Bronze National Navigation Award is a practical hands-on award. It is aimed at people with no navigation experience whether you are new to the outdoors or have been relying on others, guidebooks or easy well-defined routes. It is also the starting point for many Duke of Edinburgh students, scouts and guides and cadets who (more…)
- Evening course
12th September 2019 - 3rd October 2019
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Participants must be at least 16 years old. This first aid course is a 16-hour first aid course which will teach you all you’ll need to know to do basic first aid. It incorporates both theory-based classroom sessions as well as lots of hands-on practice in the great outdoors. You may need to check with (more…)
- 16 Hour outdoor First Aid
19th October 2019 - 20th October 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Participants must be at least 18 years old and a qualified teacher or youth worker with prior knowledge of camping and navigation. See www.coutrysideleaderaward.org for full prerequisites. This course will take you through the basics of leading a group in rural, open countryside or forest; covering skills specific to expedition leadership that might be difficult (more…)
- 1st December 2019
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm
