The ACIA (www.acia.com.au) is the leading rock-climbing instructor qualifying body in Australia and operates in all of the major climbing areas, it was formed through a combining of state associations and currently offers courses in Victoria, NSW, WA and QLD.
Upcoming ACIA courses in Western Australia, for full information on the courses, structure and prerequisites, check out the ACIA website.
To book onto any of the courses just get in touch with us directly via email, booking form or phone and we’ll ensure that all pre-requisites are met and get you place confirmed.
- Top Rope guide (TRG) training – 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th November 2024 (6th, 7th, 8th and 9th February 2025) – $1200 per person
- Single pitch guide (SPG) training – 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th February 2025 – $1200 per person
- Multi pitch guide (MPG) training – 12th, 13th and 14th of September 2025 – $900 per person
- Sport Climbing Instructor (SCI) training – 20th and 21st of September 2025 – $600 per person
- Climbing Instructor (CI) training – 3rd, 4th and 5th of October 2025 – $900 per person
Assessment course dates and further training dates will be programmed to take place throughout 2024 and 2025.
The emphasis of the scheme is on providing opportunities for training and qualification and an incentive for instructors to increase their experience and abilities. The association tries to avoid being overly prescriptive in its approach, believing that the development of good judgement in all aspects of climbing is of primary importance.
Each qualification level involves – required prerequisite experience, attendance on the training course, consolidation time, then attendance on an assessment course. A progressive qualification structure is provided to enable guides and instructors to continually develop. A brief outline of each level is provided below (full details can be found on the ACIA website).
Top Rope Guide – climb/abseil (TRG) – The scheme can be entered at this level, TRG is an entry qualification that covers the skills required to look after participants in top rope climbing and abseil environments, participants on the TRG courses should be active climbers (though there is no requirement to lead climb) and should be familiar with climbing in outdoor environments.
Single Pitch Guide (SPG) – The scheme can be entered at this level by those who are experienced and competent at climbing and lead climbing using traditional leader placed protection, the SPG is an entry level qualification that covers the skills required to lead participants in all aspects of single pitch climbing / abseil environments, including guiding participants on routes whilst leading on placed protection.
Multi Pitch Guide (MPG) – Participants on MPG courses must have progressed through an entry level qualification, they also need to be personally experienced and competent at leading multi pitch routes on leader placed protection. The MPG qualification covers the skills required to lead participants in multi pitch climbing / abseil environments, including guiding participants on multi pitch routes whilst leading on placed protection.
Sport Climbing Instructor (SCI) – Participants on SCI courses must have progressed through an entry level qualification; they need to have significant broad personal Sport climbing experience and professional experience at TRG or SPG level. The SCI qualification covers the skills to teach and instruct all aspects of Sport climbing activities including teaching lead climbing on bolted single pitch routes, climbing coaching / movement etc.
Climbing Instructor (CI) – Participants on CI courses must have progressed through the qualification pathway, they need to have significant broad personal climbing experience and professional experience at SPG and MPG level. The CI qualification covers the skills to teach and instruct all aspects of rock climbing / abseil activities including teaching trad lead climbing, climbing coaching / movement, multi pitch climbing, complex rescue scenarios etc.