See below note from Tarja Owens re; Mountain bike guides course:

I will be running a mountain bike guides course here in Ireland this coming October.

The course will be run under the auspices of the Scottish Mountain
bike Leaders Award (SMBLA).
The SMBLA Trail Cycle Leader (TCL) Award is a Level Two Award (Level
Two is the entry level) aimed at all people who want to become leaders
for mountain biking. The TCL Award consists of a two day training
course followed by a one day assessment.

Topics covered in the course include: Clothing & Equipment, Planning &
Preparation, Personal Performance (bike skills), Dealing with
Emergencies, Navigation, Countryside Awareness, Teaching, Leadership,
Fitness, Fuel & Hydration, Trailside Repairs and Bike set up.

There are some Pre course requirements, these are as follows:
• Be over 18 years old
• Have joined the SMBLA at a cost of £48 which gets you: the SMBLA
Official Training Manual course documentation, Logbook sheets and
route cards
• Have logged 20 recent mountain bike rides which must be sent to us
at least a week before training
• Have read the SMBLA Training Manual
• Have your own bike which is fitted with a bike computer (in km) for
use in the navigation section.

This course, on successful completion will intitle the guide to lead a
group in the following conditions:
• On public highways, way marked routes, rights, of way on which
cycles are permitted, identifiable routes, tracks and trails with
obvious navigational features and routes with low to medium technical
difficulty.
• On routes which are 90 95% rideable over their total length.
• In terrain no more than 30 minutes walk away from a shelter with
communication and to be no more than 600 metres in height.
• In normal summer conditions, during daylight
• On multi-day trips where the group does not require to be
self-sufficient.

If people would like any more information, they can contact me on
tarja@allmountainexperience.com or through the web site:
www.allmountainexperience.com

Many thanks,

Tarja