Level 3 Qualification in Lowland Expedition Leadership (LEL3)

✅ Gain a recognised Level 3 qualification

✅ Formalise existing experience and good practice

✅ Strengthen organisational risk management and safeguarding assurance

✅ Increase confidence when leading and supervising expeditions

✅ Demonstrate professional competence to schools, trusts, parents, and inspectors

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expeditions

Outdoor education and enrichment programmes

Residentials and fieldwork involving walking

Training and supervising young expedition participants

Teachers and teaching staff involved in outdoor learning

DofE Award Leaders, Supervisors, and Expedition Instructors

Outdoor education staff and youth workers

Volunteers leading school or organisational expeditions

Understanding the responsibilities of a lowland expedition leader

Leading safe, inclusive and purposeful expeditions

Supporting participant confidence, wellbeing, and development

Reflective practice and leadership evaluation

Planning and managing risk effectively

Completing route cards, risk assessments and emergency action plans

Applying safeguarding responsibilities in outdoor contexts

Dynamic decision‑making during live expeditions

Confident use of map and compass in lowland terrain

Route choice, timing, and contingency planning

Relocation techniques

Understanding when and how to use navigation technology appropriately

Planning and leading overnight lowland expeditions

Campcraft including tents, stoves, food planning and cooking

Equipment selection and maintenance

Environmental responsibility and low‑impact camping

65 hours tutor‑led learning

69 hours directed study

15 hours of assessed expedition leadership

Continuous assessment throughout the course

Practical observation while leading walks and expeditions

Planning documentation (route cards, risk assessments)

Reflective evaluation recorded in a Delegate Evidence Record

No written exam