It is surprising the number of candidates who are deferred on their CWA assessment and they are deferred because they have not taken responsibility for the outcome of the assessment. As soon as you start on the Instructional ladder your mind set has to change – you have to work, think, train, breath and live […]
Climbing Wall Award – it’s a Womans World
Another interesting CWA assessment at Undercover Rock, Bristol, which highlighted some of the great things about the award and also the not so great. There were 4 candidates – 3 women and 1 man. During the briefing at the start of the day one of the women mentioned that as far as the outdoor industry […]
Site Specific Climbing Instructor Training & Assessment
There are many climbing walls scattered around the country in sports centres and schools that rarely get used. They are often included in a new school or commercial sports centres but there is no infrastructure to make them work. The wall needs to be maintained structurally, operating procedures and risk assessments in place, as well […]
CWA Assessments – how to get ready for them
I am a Course Director for the CWA & CWLA at Under Cover Rock in Bristol. I try to prepare candidates during training for what is expected at assessment by covering as much of the syllabus as possible and giving them a copy of the ‘tick list’ that used to be in the back of […]
Climbing Wall Lead Award Assessment Success
The CWLA is the prestigious National Governing Body Award for indoor instruction. It empowers an instructor to teach lead climbing on any suitable artificial structure in the UK. The assessment takes place over a day and comprises of demonstration of personal climbing 6a and above, falling and holding falls, teaching and managing a live group, […]