Every active NICAS Primary and Awarding Centre is to be sent a copy of Sophie Mitchell's "Beginner's Guide for Climbers", published by Rockfax, once the stock arrives with us in February. If your centre has not yet sent back your Annual Data return to 31st May 2011 you will not receive the book, so please contact anne@nicas.co.uk immediately with your data if necessary.
Following advice from Royal Mail, all future NICAS badges orders will be sent Special Delivery Next Day rather than our previous arrangement of Signed For. To minimise the impact of this increased cost to Primary Centres, the handling fee is reduced from UKP3 to UKP1.50 for all orders placed from 11/01/2012 onwards.
You can now follow NICAS on Twitter: @NICAS_Team with #NICAS. We also have a Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/NICASTeam
We would like to wish all our Primary Centres, Awarding Centres, Technical Advisors and candidates a very merry Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year 2012.The NICAS office will be closed from Saturday 24th December to Tuesday 3rd January 2012 and any messages and emails will be dealt with on Anne's return.
We are delighted to announce that Sophie Mitchell, former NICAS administrator and instructor at The Tower has written a book specifically designed for young climbers following the NICAS syllabus. Produced by Rockfax and endorsed by the MCofS it will be available from January 2012. More details can be found on the Rockfax site here.
The BMC's new DVD "Climbing Wall Essentials" is now available. With chapters covering all aspects of indoor climbing, including NICAS, it's applicable to all indoor climbers regardless of their age or experience. You can buy it direct from the BMC's online shop.
NICAS sew-on badges for each level of the scheme are now available! Samples will be posted to Primary and Awarding Centres over the next few days and further supplies will be available to order through Primary Centres shortly.
Our printers have now received the first batch of re-printed Part 1 booklets from the finishers, where there was a delay in punching the holes along the logbook spines. Most delayed orders have been dispatched this week, however if you are still waiting for an order please let me know as soon as possible and I will investigate. anne@nicas.co.uk.
The BMC has announced exciting changes to their Youth Climbing Series competitions from 2012. More details, including future dates, can be found at http://thebmc.co.uk/News.aspx?id=2158These competitions are ideal for NICAS candidates working towards Levels 4 and 5, and accessible to all youth climbers from age 7 and up.
We are currently having new Part 1 booklet stock re-printed, taking the opportunity to update a few details at the same time. As soon as the new stock is available it will be shipped to Primary Centres with outstanding orders by overnight courier; we apologise for any delays but are working as quickly as possible to get these printed and sent.
A series of lecture notes and additional information from the 2010/11 National seminars are now available in our Downloads section at http://www.nicas.co.uk/downloadz.aspx
The NICAS Review Questionnaire 2011 has been emailed out to all Technical Advisors and Course Directors for centres offering Level 3 and above. If you have not received a copy and would like to comment please email anne@nicas.co.uk for a copy.
We are delighted to announce that the long-awaited sew-on NICAS badges for each level are now in production. As soon as they have been received a sample will be sent to every Primary and Awarding Centre, along with details of the cost and ordering process. Any queries, please contact anne@nicas.co.uk.
Invoices are currently being produced for all centre's annual renewals for the period 1st June 2011 to 31st May 2012. If you have not received your invoice by 20th May 2011 please email anne@nicas.co.uk to check its status. Any centres who joined the scheme on or after 1st March 2011 will not receive an invoice as your membership extends to 31st May 2012.
With Royal Mail's increase in postage costs from April 2011, the carriage cost of logbooks to Primary Centres will be increasing for all new orders from 01/04/2011 as follows:- Single box of Part 1 booklets: £14.50- Single box of Part 2 binders: £18.50- Multiple boxes: £24.00 (unchanged)All boxes are delivered by courier on an overnight service.
We have 3 spaces remaining on the last seminar in our series, being held on 30th March 2011 at Manchester Climbing Centre. Confirmations are being emailed out to delegates over the next 2 days, so if you have sent in an application but not heard from us please email anne@nicas.co.uk to check receipt. If you would like to attend but have not yet booked please contact us ASAP.
We are delighted to confirm that three centres have been upgraded from Level 4 Awarding Centres to Primary Centre status. These are: Awesome Walls (Liverpool), Big Rock and Boulders.
The ABCTT AGM will take place on Wednesday 16th March 2011. At this meeting a number of ABCTT Trustees will be resigning with some standing for re-election.We welcome applications from anyone representing a climbing wall holding full ABC membership who wishes to be an ABCTT Trustee. Applications should be submitted to Guy Jarvis, ABCTT Chair on guy@nicas.co.uk to be received no later than Tuesday 8th March 2011.
The first NICAS newsletter is now available as a pdf document. For a copy please see the downloads section of the website or click here
We are pleased to confirm that following the success of the 2010 NICAS seminar series, we are running an extra one-off event for those who were unable to attend last year. The seminar will be on 30th March 2011 and is at Manchester Climbing Centre. Places are limited so please contact anne@nicas.co.uk as soon as possible if you wish to book.
Following the VAT increase on 4th January 2011, the carriage cost of logbooks to Primary Centres will be increasing for all new orders as follows:- Single box of Part 1 booklets: �13 (unchanged)- Single box of Part 2 binders: �17 (unchanged)- Multiple boxes: �24 (increase from �23.50)Postage costs for single boxes will increase after the Royal Mail increases in April 2011; details will be posted on here.
We would like to wish all our Primary Centres, Awarding Centres, NICAS instructors and NICAS candidates a very Merry Christmas. Happy Climbing 2011!
We are delighted to announce that the new bilingual Welsh-English Part 1 booklets (Level 1 & 2) are now available. Contact anne@nicas.co.uk to order as usual.
We are delighted to announce that over the next few months we are offering four national NICAS seminars. We are bringing together representatives of NICAS, MLT, BMC, ABC and AMI to discuss the future of indoor climbing and coaching, as well as offering coaching advice and four workshop options:* Coaching and how to run a squad;* Advice for Technical Advisers working with indoor walls;* Issues involved with Youth Lead Climbing;* NICAS and working with GCSE, QCF and DofE.The seminars are taking place in Swindon, Edinburgh, Manchester and Leicester. Please contact anne@nicas.co.uk for more details.
Following the ABCTT board meeting on 15th July 2010 we are delighted to announce the appointment of two Member Trustees: Matt Keates and Clare de Meyer. They will represent members' views and concerns.
After discussion, it has been decided that postage costs for logbook deliveries to Primary Centres will change with effect from 1st June 2010. Any orders received on or after this date will be charged as follows: UK Sterling 13 for a box of Part 1 booklets (Levels 1-2) UK Sterling 17 for a box of Part 2 binders (Levels 3-5) UK Sterling 23.50 for any order of 2 or more boxesThis means the ABC Training Trust will absorb some of the costs charged by Out Of Hand (our printers and suppliers) for smaller orders. The rates include storage, order picking, packaging and insurance as well as courier service. Awarding Centres should continue to order their logbooks via their Primary Centres unless otherwise agreed by the PC, AC and ABCTT.
The invoices for annual renewals are being sent out over a few weeks from mid-May to mid-June 2010, so don't worry if your centre's invoice hasn't yet arrived. We won't be de-registering any centres on 31st May, but if you haven't received any invoice or communication from us by the end of June please email anne@nicas.co.uk.Anne is on holiday from 31st May to 14th June, so any emails or phone calls received in that time will not be dealt with until her return. For URGENT queries please contact iain@nicas.co.uk.
Annual renewal packs are being sent out over the next couple of days, and should be with all Awarding and Primary Centres shortly. The registration year ends 31st May. Please complete and return the enclosed forms as quickly as possible, and contact anne@nicas.co.uk with any queries.
We are delighted to welcome more Awarding Centres to the scheme; their details have been added to this site but please let us know if you spot any errors. We now have over 120 centres around Great Britain and Eire offering NICAS.
Holidays: Anne will be unavailable from 11th February to 17th February 2010 but will deal with any queries or applications on her return.
The chairmans annual report for May 2009 is available for download. Or it can be viewed by visiting the downloads section of the website.
The NICAS scheme has now been launched and is available for individuals and climbing walls to register on to. Twenty two Primary Centres around the country currently run the scheme and can induct other centres who have registered to deliver the scheme. The NICAS website gives details of how to register, where to contact your nearest Primary Centre and the small costs involved.
After the successful piloting of the scheme in 2007 NICAS is currently in the process of being prepared for national launch. A network of primary centres is being setup around the country to deliver the scheme as well as to advise and induct other awarding centres.
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