CREDITED PROGRAMME: Introduction to Avalanche Risk Management (iARM) (Level 5)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 5 |
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About the course
Who is this programme for?
This credited programme is an introduction to avalanche risk management for people working in the snow.
Alpine professionals who do their work in potential avalanche terrain need the skills to identify and avoid avalanche hazards. They may be alpine instructors, DOC staff, search and rescue crew, or backcountry users who wish have their knowledge and skills validated. They may be operating on the mountain at times when patrol staff, whose job it is to assess avalanche risk, are not present.
This programme will be delivered and assessed on the job in an alpine environment.
Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of avalanche phenomena, search procedures, and safe trip planning.
Did you know: This is a standalone programme, but it can also be used as a stepping stone to achieving the full New Zealand Certificate in Avalanche Risk Management (Level 5).
What's involved?
Understanding avalanche hazards
Risk reduction planning in avalanche terrain
Small party search and rescue skills.
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About the provider
Te Mahi Ako is a Private Training Enterprise (PTE) funded by the government to create world-class, nationally-recognised programmes linked to qualifications that staff can complete on the job. The benefit of on-the-job training is that you are earning an income, gaining a qualification, and getting real-life experience, all in one go. And because Te Mahi Ako’s programmes are government-subsidised, they are very affordable.
Te Mahi Ako works with a wide range of facilities throughout New Zealand, from small to large. Te Mahi Ako or the facility will provide learning resources and assessment tasks for the staff member, and supporting materials will help the workplace to deliver the training. In some cases, an organisation’s own in-house training programme will be aligned to a Te Mahi Ako programme, so staff members who complete the in-house training will simultaneously earn a national qualification. Te Mahi Ako also has a Recognition of Current Competency process, which means that you may be able to get your existing skills and experience recognised through a qualification.
To enrol in a Te Mahi Ako on-the-job qualification, you must be employed in the industry or be a volunteer. Make sure to check with the business that you’re working in, or would like to work in, to see if they are already registered with Te Mahi Ako.
For more information go to: www.temahiako.org.nz