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"The question should be, when should this training take place and at what level of SRT proficiency should an individual be introduced to Rescue techniques."
As a continuous process of learning, from how to put a harness on continuing on to more advanced techniques ?
Where do people get their SRT/ ladder lifeline training from now ? Rescue type skills and other "advanced" skills could just continue from there ?
I suppose as Andrewmc says, people are generally comfortable with what they know and are happy with their skill set.
Accessible training can only help people increase their skill set ?
Training grants are available for clubs, but I don't think they are very well taken up ?
Maybe a change of the grant system, whereby individuals can apply for a small grant to go towards a training workshop of their choice. Intro to SRT, rigging for SRT, Ladder and Lifeline skills, surveying, boulder moving, photograpy, first aid etc etc.
Various training workshops put on by ANYBODY who has the necessary skills. (Obviously "necessary skills" could be subjective !)
As a "relative" newcomer to the sport I would have liked the opportunity to go on a couple of workshop days, and would have been happy to pay a small fee (?40 - ?50 per day ?)
Peer teaching has an important place in British caving, but can sometimes be difficult to access, and teaching people can be very time consuming, and requires a bit of personal sacrifice.
(Self disclosure : As a part time instructor I am "pro training" but none of the above has anything at all to do with getting more work. Banging nails into bits of wood is far more profitable !! )
"The question should be, when should this training take place and at what level of SRT proficiency should an individual be introduced to Rescue techniques."
As a continuous process of learning, from how to put a harness on continuing on to more advanced techniques ?
Where do people get their SRT/ ladder lifeline training from now ? Rescue type skills and other "advanced" skills could just continue from there ?
I suppose as Andrewmc says, people are generally comfortable with what they know and are happy with their skill set.
Accessible training can only help people increase their skill set ?
Training grants are available for clubs, but I don't think they are very well taken up ?
Maybe a change of the grant system, whereby individuals can apply for a small grant to go towards a training workshop of their choice. Intro to SRT, rigging for SRT, Ladder and Lifeline skills, surveying, boulder moving, photograpy, first aid etc etc.
Various training workshops put on by ANYBODY who has the necessary skills. (Obviously "necessary skills" could be subjective !)
As a "relative" newcomer to the sport I would have liked the opportunity to go on a couple of workshop days, and would have been happy to pay a small fee (?40 - ?50 per day ?)
Peer teaching has an important place in British caving, but can sometimes be difficult to access, and teaching people can be very time consuming, and requires a bit of personal sacrifice.
(Self disclosure : As a part time instructor I am "pro training" but none of the above has anything at all to do with getting more work. Banging nails into bits of wood is far more profitable !! )