HI. MLTE has always had positive links with the South West Mountain and Moorland Training Scheme. Far from trying to suppress that scheme we are actually supportive: they are one of the MLTE's approved providers of WGL training and assessment! To clarify, the WGL is considered by the SWMMTS as being equivalent to their summer and winter moorland leader modules combined. If you have the WGL you effectively have been assessed to the same standards as the winter moorland leader element. The WGL is a 'year-round' award although, obviously, does not consider the skills etc needed to be leading others on ice and deep lying snow covered terrain. We recognise you can have a summer day in December; a hypothermia case was stretchered off Snowdon two weeks ago in June. If WGL holders wanted to undertake the winter moorland leader element of the SWMMTS as cpd I understand there would be no problem with them entering the scheme at that level. All the best, Andy Say - MLTE