Here you can find details on how to arrange a variety of underground exploration courses, from guided adventures, personal tuition in SRT (Single Rope Technique), or nationally recognised governing body award (Local Cave & Mine Leader) training or assessments.

Up and coming courses are listed above, just click on the photo, or book a place directly on the form below.

This website has also been set up to provide candidates working through their Local Cave & Mine Leader award, providing  resources that should help candidates prepare for assessment. The resources pages are for course participants only, so are password protected. Get in touch if you’d like the password!

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Local Mine Leader Training. 3rd & 4th Dec 2020 Tyrolean for Groups Training. 23rd January 2021 Assessments (see below) Other Select a course

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Prior to attending this course you must be registered with the BCAs Qualification Management System. You can do this by clicking here: https://britishcaving.azolve.com/

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You only need to fill the following 4 sections if you are booking an assessment

Which assessment module?

Please select an assessment (if appropriate)... Mine Core Skills Assessment Cave Core Skills Assessment Cave & Mine Core Skills Assessment Cave Group Day Assessment Mine Group Day Assessment Cave & Mine Group Day Assessment Vertical Leader Core Skills Assessment Vertical Leader Core Skills & Tyrolean Assessment Vertical Leader Group Day Assessment Tyrolean for Groups Assessment (only) SRT for Leader Assessment (only) Mine to Cave Assessment Cave to Mine Assessment

Who trained you?

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COVID-19

Please confirm, by ticking the boxes below, that you will not attend this course should you develop any of the symptoms outlined below.

Please also confirm you understand the measures we will need to take to ensure we are as safe as reasonably practicable prior to attending and during the course

Note should you not be able to attend this course due to COVID you will be offered a full refund or a place on the next course

Agree that you will not attend this course if any of the following apply to you *

a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)

a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

Have been in contact with anyone confirmed with COVID-19 within the last 14 days

Have travelled to a country on the Welsh Governments current "non-exempt" countries (https://gov.wales/exemptions-self-isolation-coronavirus-covid-19-html) within the last 14 days

Please tick to confirm you understand and will follow the guidelines listed below during the course

Will maintain at least 2m distance from each other unless the training element requires close contact

When conducting activities requiring close contact will wear a face mask, avoid facing each other & wash hands immediately after that activity

Will provide your own appropriate face mask and hand sanitiser, and will carry and use it throughout the course

Following the course should you present with any COVID-19 symptoms you will contact the course director who will inform other course participants (anonymously)

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