 Our Facilitator Training Workshops are designed to provide Practitioner Certification for workshop participants. Our workshops cover appropriate technical and course management issues for your personnel to develop the skills to operate your challenge course program. Through our workshops, we endeavor to help you begin to utilize your own course to its greatest potential. Workshops may include any of the following content:
- Initiatives, Group Dynamics, Facilitator Responsibilities
- Preactivity Checks, Verbal Contracts and Goal Setting
- Equipment Care, Use and Maintenance
- Maintaining Program Integrity, Spotting, Techniques and Commands
Low Challenge Course workshops include information
such as:
- Low Challenge Course Activities
- Group Initiatives
- Use of Stories, Fantasy, Metaphors and Instruction
- Custom courses available to meet your needs and request
High Challenge Course workshops include the following topics:
- Set Up and Take Down of High Components
- Knot Tying, Equipment Use, Care and Maintenance
- Custom courses available to meet your needs and request
Signature Research Inc. has been training practitioners/facilitators since 1979 and offers certification in accordance with the ACCT practitioner standards that were released in 2007. We offer Level I, Level II, and Challenge Course Manager (CCM) certifications. Certification can also be achieved by those who have practitioner experience by “Challenging-In”.
Levels:
Level I is an entry level certification that requires no previous experience. This certification is good for one year. It signifies that the practitioner can deliver routine programming and is proficient in core technical skills.
To complete Level I training, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be 18 years or older
- Complete 40 hours of training
- Pass a written and practical skills test
To complete Level II training, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be 18 years or older
- Have a Level I certification
- Have a current portfolio documenting 200 hours of facilitation experience
- Complete the 40 hour Level II training
- Pass a written and practical skills test
 Challenge Course Manager (CCM) is for practitioners who possess a Level II certification and are seeking management training to supervise others. They will also perform administrative duties. Every challenge course must have a Challenge Course Manager, BUT please understand that it is not an ACCT requirement that a company have a "Certified" Challenge Course Manager.
To complete CCM training, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be 21 years or older
- Possess a Level II certification
- Have a current portfolio, documenting 500 hours of facilitation experience
- Complete 30 hours of training, of which, 16 are specific to challenge course management
- Pass a written and practical skills test
An alternative way to be certified by Signature Research Inc., in accordance to the ACCT standards, is to
“challenge in”. A person that “challenges in” must have
prior experience and training.
Challenge In
Challenge-In Level I is for practitioners that who previously taken a 40 hour training and have enough experience as a practitioner to pass a comprehensive test.
To “Challenge In” at Level I, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be 18 years of age
- Have a current portfolio with 100 hours of experience and training
- Previous training must be through Signature Research or another ACCT PVM
Challenge In Level II is for practitioners who have considerable practitioner experience, who have received at least 80 hours of training with enough experience to pass a test that covers all aspects of challenge course knowledge and equipment.
To “Challenge In” at Level II, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be 18 years of age
- Have a current portfolio with more than 400 hours of program delivery
- Have 80 hours of training from Signature Research or another ACCT PVM
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