General Principles Underpinning Reasonable Adjustments
Not invalidating the prescribed syllabus requirements
While Mountain Training will allow a range of reasonable adjustments to accommodate candidates’ special requirements, it will not authorise any adjustments which would prevent leaders from functioning effectively and independently upon qualifying and will ensure that any adjustments are appropriate to the scope of the scheme. As noted above Mountain Training qualifications are competence-based and candidates will therefore be assessed on their ability to meet all of the syllabus criteria in order to attain the qualification.
Reflecting a candidate’s assessment needs and usual methods of working
Reasonable adjustments allowed by Mountain Training will reflect the current needs of individual candidates and, as far as is possible, their usual methods of working. Mountain Training, the provider and course staff are required to maintain the relevance, reliability and comparability of the assessment of candidates for whom reasonable adjustments have been made.
Not giving candidates an unfair advantage
Although Mountain Training will allow a range of reasonable adjustments at assessment, none of these adjustments will give the candidates in question an unfair advantage over those candidates for whom such adjustments are not being made. Mountain Training’s standards will not be changed under any circumstances and all candidates will be required to complete all the prescribed assessment components and to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and competence strictly in accordance with the syllabus.