Name:Ravines
Level:Intermediate Sports Technical Education
Duration of the training cycle:1,250 hours
Hiking:480 hours
Ravines:770 hours

The Intermediate Training Cycle in Sports Technician in Barrancs consists of two levels.

Level 1: Hiking (480 hours)

The initial hiking cycle prepares students to guide and lead athletes and users on routes through natural areas on marked low mountain trails, as well as in leisure and environmental education activities; collaborate in organizing hiking activities and promote knowledge and respect for the natural, cultural, and human environment; participate in safety control in adventure parks involving trees or artificial structures; all in accordance with the guidelines established in the reference program, safety measures, and optimal quality standards to ensure the satisfaction of athletes and users engaging in the activity.

Students must successfully complete this course and obtain the Initial Hiking Cycle certificate in order to advance to Level 2.

Level 2: Canyoning (770 hours)

Level 2 enables you to design itineraries and lead athletes and users through ravines, summer mid-mountain areas and equipped via ferratas; direct the improvement of the specific techniques used, organize driving activities in these environments, manage the necessary resources and materials and coordinate the activities of the technicians in charge; and all this, in accordance with the guidelines established in the reference programming, safety measures and the optimal level of quality to allow the satisfaction of the athletes and users who do the activity.

Curriculum

  • Basics of Sports Behavior
  • First Aid
  • Adapted Physical Activity and Disability
  • Sports Organization

  • Trail Riding
  • Physical and Human Environment of Low Mountain
  • Leisure Time
  • Practical Training

  • Foundations of Sports Learning
  • Foundations of Sports Training
  • Adapted Sports and Disability
  • Sports Organization and Legislation
  • Gender and Sport

  • Hiking school
  • Technical improvement in summer mid-mountain conditions
  • Guiding and orientation in medium mountains
  • Technical training in canyons
  • Security and risk management
  • Guiding in canyons and equipped via ferratas
  • Practical Training

Project work

Design and Execution of a Canyoning Trip

Students could plan and execute a canyoning trip, taking into account the choice of canyon, route planning, management of necessary equipment, and the application of safety protocols.

Natural Environment Conservation Project

Develop a project that promotes the conservation of natural spaces where canyoning is practiced, in addition to awareness campaigns and cleaning and maintenance activities of the spaces.

Study on Safety Techniques in Canyoning

Research and presentation on different safety techniques, including the use of equipment, specific maneuvers, and emergency action protocols.

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Sports Technician in Barrancs.

At level 1: Have a secondary school diploma (or equivalent for academic purposes).

Pass the specific test for access to the initial Hiking cycle.

https://triaeducativa.gencat.cat/ca/proves/proves-acces/esportius/esportius-prova-especifica/

At level 2: Have passed the initial cycle course in Hiking (level 1).

Pass the specific test for access to the final cycle of Barrancs

The course includes a 175-hour practical training block, which allows students to apply the knowledge acquired in a real environment and gain professional experience.

Higher degree cycle of high mountain or ski mountaineering sports education with the specific access test passed .

Those who complete Level 1 receive a certificate that enables them to enter the workforce in roles such as:

  • Guide for marked trails in low mountain areas and enclosed natural spaces,
  • Operator in adventure parks in trees or artificial structures.

People who pass level 2 can enter the world of work, as:

  • canyon guide
  • Summer Guide for Mid-Mountain
  • Safety controller in adventure parks in trees or in artificial structures.