This in-person Event Safety and Welfare (ESW) workshop is aimed at all who orienteer – whether you are a coach, a competitor, an event official (planner or organiser) or helper. It is a suitable refresher for those who have attended the course before – there are some new materials!
Delivered in person in South West Scotland in late May, this 2.5 hour workshop will cover event safety and is a prerequisite for all event officials with SOA/BOF events and licenced coaches. We will firm up on a date/venue once we know how many people wish to attend and their availability.
This workshop is free to Scottish members.
Please complete the registration form asap – the sooner we know who needs to do it and their availability, the easier it is for us to schedule.
A pair of low key Organiser workshops is being run over 2 online sessions, 7.30 – 8.45 on Thursday 22nd January and Thursday 26th February with short home/in club tasks to be completed in between.
This informal and accessible course is open to anyone who is just starting out in organising and will cover the basics of putting on a local (level D) event. The trainer will share their knowledge and guide you through the process step by step, with plenty of time for discussion and questions. There will be take-away resources to help you organise your first event successfully.
Planners and future planners – we have offerings for you as well. Our tried and tested Planners’ workshops series ( adult and junior) are being run again this winter by Colin Eades and his team of trainers. In addition we are delighted to say that some experts have volunteered to give existing and new planners the benefit of their experience by hosting 3 planners discussions. We also have a range of ESWs to suit all. All these workshops are free to SOA members.
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For this coming winter we have twisted the arms of some experienced planners to share their knowledge and answer your questions to enable you to broaden your knowledge of the planning process.
These discussions are open to all including juniors. The whole series is as follows but each one has a separate sign up form:
Urban Planning for safety – 27th October
Eavesdroppping on the planners thought process – 4th December
Experiences of a rookie S6Ds planner – 23rd February
In this discussion Clive Masson will guide you through the planner’s thought process for a typical forest line course event.
The discussion will be held on Zoom and run from 7:30pm to 9pm;
Please register using the form by Monday 24th November 2025.
For this coming winter we have twisted the arms of some experienced planners to share their knowledge and answer your questions to enable you to broaden your knowledge of the planning process.
These discussions are open to all including juniors. The whole series is as follows but each one has a separate sign up form:
Urban Planning for safety – 27th October
Eavesdroppping on the planners thought process – 4th December
Experiences of a rookie S6Ds planner – 23rd February
In this discussion hosted by Graeme Ackland and Lindsay Knox topics covered will be:
Planning for the under 16s and older competitor.
How to deal with annoyed neighbours/members of the public.
Examples of good and bad practices.
Q&A.
The discussions will be held on Zoom and run from 7:30pm to 9pm;
Please register using this form by Monday 20th October.
Events can’t run without volunteers and some of those volunteering roles require a degree of expertise. Come along to one of our courses, learn new skills and help your club and the sport to put on those events that we all enjoy. Courses coming up in 2025 include:
This online Event Safety and Welfare (ESW) workshop is aimed at all who orienteer – whether you are a coach, a competitor, an event official (planner or organiser) or helper. It is a suitable refresher for those who have attended the course before – there are some new materials!
This course will be run online via zoom using Google tools and is free to members.
This online Event Safety and Welfare (ESW) workshop is aimed at all who orienteer – whether you are a coach, a competitor, an event official (planner or organiser) or helper. It is a suitable refresher for those who have attended the course before – there are some new materials!
This course will be run online via zoom using Google tools and is free to members.
After the success of the last series of online planners’ workshops, we are happy to announce that these will be repeated albeit in a slightly different format. Junior planners workshops will be repeated in the Spring.
This time we are running a linked series of workshops for those who are starting out on their planning career. It is expected that learners will attend all the workshops and there will be a planning exercise to complete between each workshop which you will get a chance to reflect on with your trainer and other learners. You will require access to either Condes or Purple Pen on a computer (tablets / phones are unsuitable for this).
short home/in club tasks to be completed in between.
