Student Resources

All Training and Assessment Program students are required to hold a current first aid certification. For student in Alpine Guide, Ski Guide, Rock Guide and Hiking Guide programs, a wilderness first responder or advanced workplace first aid certification is required. For students in the Via Ferrata Guide, Top Rope Climbing Instructor and Climbing Gym Instructor programs, an intermediate first aid and CPR certification is required.

Actively licensed medical practitioners who are working as emergency room doctors and nurses or as paramedics or emergency medical technicians, are exempt from the first aid requirement.

Additional first aid information can be found in the ACMG First Aid Certification Policy 

Advanced Wilderness First Responder and Workplace First Aid Certification Providers

Intermediate First Aid and CPR Certification Providers

All student tuitions are insured through the A.W.G Dewar Tuition Refund Plan. Please review the policy overview to better understand the coverage and its limitations. 

ACMG partner, Acera Insurance, offers Training and Assessment Program students optional trip cancellation/interruption insurance, which includes limited medical coverage. To request a quote or purchase a policy online, complete their online form. If you have further questions about coverage, contact [email protected] or 1-877-542-8577 or 1-250-542-8577.

Up to and including the posted course or exam payment deadline, students can request to be withdrawn and will receive a full refund of any tuition paid. For withdrawal requests received after the posted course or exam payment deadline, tuition will be retained by the Training and Assessment Program and students will be directed to submit a tuition insurance claim and be subject to the terms of the insurance policy.

Incomplete applications or applications with unmet prerequisites at the posted application deadline will not be accepted. Applications completed or received after the application deadline, will be subject to a $110 late application administration fee at the time of enrolment.  

Tuition must be paid in full on or before the posted payment deadline to maintain enrolment. Students with outstanding balances after the payment deadline has passed will be withdrawn. Student requests for re-enrolment will be considered based on availability and subject to a $110 administration fee.

The Training and Assessment Program believes very strongly in helping people reach their potential and function in ways that work best for them within the Association. Students faced with a condition or situation related to race, religious beliefs, skin colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status or sexual orientation which prevents them from complying with ACMG policies or expectations can submit an online Accommodation Request.

The Training and Assessment Program is committed to providing a respectful and inclusive learning environment where everyone is treated equitably and with dignity. We believe in a culture free of harassment, discrimination, violence, and bullying - allowing everyone to contribute fully, and having equal access to opportunities and all that the mountains have to offer.

Instructors and students are expected to support the dignity and human rights of all people, irrespective of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity or expression, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, certification or other discernible trait or characteristic. This expectation extends beyond training and assessment programs and is integrated into the ACMG’s Code of Conduct.

If you experienced a form of harassment, discrimination, violence, or bullying, the incident can be reported confidentially through the online Prohibited Conduct Reporting Form.