Emergency First Aid at Work Course
2025-11-29 09:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Highland
An SOA Emergency First Aid at Work course is being run on Saturday 29th November at either Kinbuck village hall Nr Dunblane or in Edinburgh depending on best venue for participants. This course is suitable for L1/Club Coaches working in up to a Grade C area and those supplying First Aid cover at events.
The cost is £65 a head. Please register using the form or contact Suzanne with any questions.

Planners' Discussion 4th December 2025
2025-12-01 19:30 - 2025-12-04 21:00 | Online
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.

Event Safety Workshop – online – 8th December 7pm – 9.30
2025-12-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Online
This online Event Safety and Welfare (ESW) workshop is aimed at all who orienteer – whether you are a coach, a competitor, an event official or helper. It is a suitable refresher for those who have attended the course before – there are some new materials!
Delivered online, using the Zoom platform and Google tools, this 2.5 hour workshop is a prerequisite for all event officials at SOA/BOF events and licensed coaches and is free to SOA members.

There will be a short pre-course task to enable us to make the most of the online time together which will be sent out one week before the course.

Please complete the registration form by 24th November 2025

Organising Demystified 22nd Jan & 26th Feb 2026
2026-01-22 19:30 - 2026-02-19 20:30 | Online
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.
A must for beginner organisers!
Please fill in the Google Form if interested

Planners' Discussion 23rd February 2026
2026-02-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
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 Peter McLuckie will share his experience of planning at the S6Ds for the first time including:

The main differences that he noticed compared to other events he has planned, including working as part of a team of planners.
How his experience to date helped him to be prepared and advice that he has for others wishing to take on this role

The discussion will be held on Zoom and run from 7:30pm to 9pm;

Please register using the form by Monday 16th February 2026.

Event Safety Workshop – online – 9th March 7pm – 9.30
2026-03-09 19:00 - 21:30 | Online
This online Event Safety and Welfare (ESW) workshop is aimed at all who orienteer – whether you are a coach, a competitor, an event official or helper. It is a suitable refresher for those who have attended the course before – there are some new materials!
Delivered online, using the Zoom platform and Google tools, this 2.5 hour workshop is a prerequisite for all event officials at SOA/BOF events and licensed coaches.

There will be a short pre-course task to enable us to make the most of the online time together which will be sent out one week before the course.

Please complete the registration form by 23rd February 2026

Grade C Controllers Course - 17th October 2026
2026-10-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Highland
A Grade C Controllers’ Course is being run on 17th October 2026, one day, 10 am – 4 pm in the Aviemore area.

As well as attending the course, the requirements for obtaining the Grace C controller licence are:

Have organised a competition registered with British Orienteering within the previous 10 years.
Have planned a minimum of 3 events, with at least one at Level C, and at least one within the previous 5 years.
Completion of mandatory British Orienteering Event Safety & Welfare Workshop.
Be appointed to the Grade by their Regional Association.

These can all be completed after the course but a good level of competence at control placement is required for the course.

Please register an interest by filing in the Google form – dates and exact location will be decided depending on requirements of participants.
