bActive – Walk Leader Training

Walk Leader Training

This one day training will equip those attending with the skills necessary to promote and lead safe and enjoyable walking sessions for people of all ages and abilities.

This Training involves:

• The rationale of health walks
• The importance of exercise in relation to physical and mental health
• Leading a walk
• Safety issues and necessary forms that need to be filled in
• Motivating and encouraging people to take up walking as a form of physical activity
• It is expected that those who complete the training will be influential in leading walks in their local areas. This training is available to anyone ages 18 or over and training is free.

Please note this is a basic level course which promotes low level health walks for people who are inactive.

Walk Leaders play a significant role in getting more people, more active, more often.

By leading health walks in local communities, Walk Leaders are vital to the success of many walking programmes.

What does the training involve?

This half day training will equip those attending with the skills necessary to promote and lead safe and enjoyable walks for people of all ages and abilities.

This is a basic level course which promotes low level health walks for people who are inactive.

Three course training dates available (note: only required to attend one date).

Course 1 details:

1. Walk Leader Training
2. Monday 29^th June 2026
3. 10am – 12.45pm
4. Clady Building, Knockbracken Health Care Park, Belfast

Course 2 details:

1. Walk Leader Training
2. Tuesday 8^th September 2026
3. 10am – 12.45pm
4. Girdwood Community Hub, 10 Girdwood Avenue, Belfast

Course 3 details:

1. Walk Leader Training
2. Tuesday 2^nd March 2027
3. 10am – 12.45pm
4. Girdwood Community Hub, 10 Girdwood Avenue, Belfast BT14 6EG

Register:

Registration closes 3 days before the course date: Register here

Participant numbers are limited. Please see the link for further details: Belfast Walk Leader Training 2026 27

All participants will be expected to be active as Work Leaders within two months of attendance and commit to facilitating at least 12 walks per year as part of their work role or in a voluntary capacity.

Free insurance cover is provided to participants leading walks in an unpaid voluntary capacity.

To register please fill in the Walk Leader Training Registration Form and email to health.improvement@belfasttrust.hscni.net

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Did you know?

Belfast Trust’s Health Improvement Team offer a wide range of training opportunities to assist you and others to get active!

What’s On Offer?

– Information on the courses available
– What’s Involved
– When are they on

How to access Training

For information about booking on to a course contact:

health.improvement@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Some courses are subject to criteria for attendance and eligibility form will be sent to those who express an interest in attending.