In reply to C Witter:
> Why should teachers, scout leaders, etc, etc. have to do ML training, with all its rigours, to lead groups of kids around lowland walks?
Why indeed. And yet the DofE jobs I see advertised on the FB Freelance DofE group all seem to want ML (for specific expeditions, not permanent posts) even for places as terrifyingly mountainous as Epping Forest...
I'm not averse to qualifications, but we now have two NGBs, each offering similar bits of paper. Anyone would think there's money to be made from offering qualifications...