Mountain rescue task for Dales trainees

YOUNG apprentices who hope to work in the Yorkshire Dales countryside have taken part in a training exercise helping them learn how to cope in remote areas and extreme conditions.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jan 2014, 00:01 BST
Young countryside apprentices attend to a casualty alongside the River Ribble as part of their Mountain Rescue challengeYoung countryside apprentices attend to a casualty alongside the River Ribble as part of their Mountain Rescue challenge
Young countryside apprentices attend to a casualty alongside the River Ribble as part of their Mountain Rescue challenge

A group who are part of the Dales Rural Trainee Scheme have been put through their paces at a mountain rescue event aimed at developing skills such as map and compass work, working in a team and basic first aid.

The trainee scheme, run by the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, is aimed at giving 18- to 24-year-olds the qualifications, experience and rural skills needed to manage the landscape and work in the countryside.

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This two-year programme combines part-time college study and hands-on work placements with a variety of employers from across the Dales. It prepares young people for trades such as environmental conservation, woodland management or game-keeping.

Young countryside apprentices attend to a casualty alongside the River Ribble as part of their Mountain Rescue challengeYoung countryside apprentices attend to a casualty alongside the River Ribble as part of their Mountain Rescue challenge
Young countryside apprentices attend to a casualty alongside the River Ribble as part of their Mountain Rescue challenge

During yesterday’s training event Yorkshire Dales Guides gave trainees advice on how to call for help in remote off-road locations, how to ensure people can provide accurate information about where they are and some first aid training.

They were then asked to perform a simulated mountain rescue.

The event took place throughout the day at Hornby Laithe at Stainforth, near Settle. A spokeswoman for the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust said that as well as teaching young people relevant skills about working in the countryside the event was also aimed at helping them develop “team working, leadership, delegation and communication skills”.

The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust was set up in 1996 to help preserve the character of the national park. It now works in education, training and to support communities.

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