Mountain Training England

Who we are

We are the awarding body for qualifications in walking, climbing and mountaineering leadership in England. We also administer two personal skills schemes, one for walking and one for climbing. For more detailed information about Mountain Training England, https://www.mountain-training.org/about/structure-and-governance/mountain-training-england 

Our Mission

To inspire, enable and develop people in walking, climbing and mountaineering through the provision of nationally and internationally recognised skills training and leadership qualifications.

To achieve this Mountain Training England:

·       Administers 11 qualifications: https://www.mountain-training.org/qualifications and two skills training schemes https://www.mountain-training.org/personal-skills

·       Quality assures the delivery of our courses.

·       Provides induction and training for our course providers.

·       Regularly reviews all our schemes.

·       Collaborates on the shared objectives of the national Mountain Training organisations.

·       Liaises with stakeholders and partners to be most effective.

·       Develops guidance with partners to support the whole UK outdoor sector.

Our culture and values

Mountain Training's Vision

To promote a diverse and active outdoor society, supported by inspirational leaders, instructors and coaches.

Our Mission

To inspire, enable and develop people in walking, climbing and mountaineering through the provision of nationally and internationally recognised skills training and leadership qualifications.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

1.   MTE Board diversity statement

MTE recognises the value of diversity in the makeup of its Board of Trustees. We acknowledge that increasing diversity, including skills, expertise, gender, race, disability, sex, religion or belief, age, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity as well as culture, personality, life and work experience will benefit our work for the following reasons:

·       A diverse Board contains a broader mix of skills, experience, knowledge and backgrounds, which should provide greater perspective in discussion and decision making. It should also enhance the Board’s resilience and increase flexibility in its approach to new challenges.

·       A Board representing a demographical cross-section of contemporary society has the potential to bring fresh, new ideas in and prevent leadership stagnating.

·       A more diverse range of Trustees helps to ensure that MTE is fair and open in all our interactions with our stakeholders in pursuit of our charitable aims, for example in seeking opinion, delivering services and facilitating training.

·       A diverse board can increase public confidence and accountability.

Our approach to diversity

·       We have made sure that our Articles of Association set out the limitations on terms of service. Trustees may serve a maximum of six years and are re-elected annually by the Council at AGM. This facilitates a regular turnover of personnel while ensuring adequate continuity and sufficient ongoing experience and familiarity of the business.

·       We have a recruitment policy and a standard procedure for the recruitment of new Trustees.

·       We appoint a Nominations Committee which oversees all recruitment processes.

·       We make sure that all new Trustees are thoroughly inducted into the ethos and working practices of our organisation.

·       All Trustee appointments are based on merit and according to need, with the skills required identified in advance.

·       We work hard to place and share our job adverts in appropriate places where they are more likely to be seen by the people we want to attract. We also spend time on the wording of the job advert, the job description and person specification to make them appealing to a wide range of people.

·       We have an out-of-pocket expenses policy to facilitate travel to and from meetings.