Training Courses 2010

The next SRA 6-day Raft Guide Training Course will be held from the 6th to the 12th March 2010.   

Anyone interested in participating should contact the Training Officer for full details and pricing. 

Contact SRA Training Officer on sra.training@ymail.com

 

Scottish Rafting Association
Training & Assessment Scheme

6 Day Raft Guide Training Course.
This is the basic foundation course upon which the SRA Training Scheme is based and its completion is a pre-requisite for all qualification levels. The course is designed to provide a fundamental introduction to to the skills and techniques required to safely guide rafts on rivers. It does not assume any prior experience and normally completion will lead to Level I (Trainee Raft Guide) award. However, for participants with prior rafting and/or related white water experience, continuous assessment is carried out throughout the 6 days and participants can be awarded direct entry at Level II (Raft Guide) or, in circumstances of substantial previous rafting experience at the appropriate standard, at Level III (restricted) status - see below for definitions of these awards.

Restricted/ Unrestricted Qualifications
Guide and Trip Leader awards can be awarded as either "restricted" (valid up to a maximum grading of Class III water) or "unrestricted" (valid on any grade of water approriate to experience).

SRA Level I (Trainee Guide)
This is the expected outcome for participants on the 6-day Raft Guide Training Course (RGTC) with either limited or no prior rafting experience. The award proves that basic training has been completed satisfactorily. Trainees will then be expected to gain subsequent experience through guiding rafts with a qualified guide or trip leader in the boat with them and/or through additional guide training . This will be followed by SRA technical and practical assessments to upgrade.

SRA Level II (Raft Guide)
This is the appropriate award level for a guide to take sole charge of a raft within a flotilla. This will normally be attained following completion of the 6-day RGTC and Level I award, gaining subsequent rafting experience then a technical assessment (white water safety & rescue) and a practical (raft guiding skills) assessment. The award may be made as either "restricted" or "unrestricted".

SRA Level III (Trip Leader)
This is the appropriate award level for an experienced guide to take charge of a flotilla of rafts. This will require substantial experience in raft guiding (normally at least two years in an active rafting environment) and in white water safety and rescue techniques. The qualification will normally be attained following gaining experience as a Level II guide, a technical assessment (white water safety & rescue), then a practical assessment at Trip Leader standard. The award may be made as either "restricted" or "unrestricted".

SRA Levels IV and V are by appointment from the SRA committee to undertake training and assessment on behalf of the association;

SRA Level IV (Guide Trainer)
A Guide Trainer must fulfill the criteria of the SRA Training Scheme - and has additionally been nominated and appointed by committee - to conduct training and represent the SRA on RGTC's, plus technical and practical assessments.
Normally this appointment will be made only following assisting on at least two 6-day RGTC's and at least one technical and one practical assessment

SRA Level V (Senior Trainer/ Assessor)
A Senior Trainer/ Assessor has fulfilled the requirements and has appropriate experience - and has additionally been nominated and appointed by committee - to conduct and administer all aspects of the of the SRA Training and Assessment scheme and to take charge of 6-day RGTC's