Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme – Using the Moderation Form

Every County needs to have a MAPS identified and recorded so that assessors are aware of who their line manager is, and everyone is aware of who to contact about the permit scheme within the County. 

If the answer to this question is 'No', please add how you plan to resolve this under the question 'Action plan for MAPS - What are your plans to develop this role in the next 12 months?'

This question will be pre-populated based on data held on the membership system if using the unique link sent to you from HQ.

A local record of all permits held by members under the age of 18 must be held and must include a record of the completed assessment checklist form and assessor recommendation, as well as the full approval and granting of the permit.

You need to make sure that all relevant parties are aware of this process. 

Over-18s permits must be recorded on the membership system.

If the answer to this question is 'No', please add how you plan to resolve this under the question 'Action plan for MAPS - What are your plans to develop this role in the next 12 months?'

This is a learning requirement for the accreditation of an Activity Assessor.

Crediting of this module is taking permit applicants through an assessment, so it’s possible to be recorded as an Activity Assessor after any needed learning has been done, but before accreditation to allow them to carry out an assessment as part of the learning.

You can find records of completed module validation of all assessors on the membership system.

If the answer to this question is 'No', please add how you plan to resolve this under the question 'Action plan for MAPS - What are your plans to develop this role in the next 12 months?'

You need to make sure that all District Lead Volunteers and Permit Approvers have been properly briefed / trained on their role in the permit scheme. This could be part of their induction to the role, or held at a separate meeting.

All District Lead Volunteers should be aware of who MAPS is, how to contact them, what support they can provide, and their role in the permit scheme. 

If the answer to this question is 'No', please add how you plan to resolve this under the question 'Action plan for MAPS - What are your plans to develop this role in the next 12 months?'

The most effective system for carrying out assessment is through assessment courses. This means that multiple applicants can be assessed, so it relies on less assessor time than one-to-one assessment, allows multiple assessors to see applicants and discuss assessments and recommendations, allows multiple applicants and assessors to work together picking up ideas and best practice from each other, and allows both applicants and assessors to plan their time in advance. To make sure this happens, you should work with your assessors to plan a timetable of assessment courses throughout the year, promote them in plenty of time to potential applicants.

If the answer to this question is 'No', please add how you plan to resolve this under the question 'Action plan for MAPS - What are your plans to develop this role in the next 12 months?'

Although not a requirement, we hope to determine if anyone has used this part of the system and to what extent, in order to support the ongoing management of Assessors.