Training Services
A Signature Company
Signature is our parent company. All training services will now fall under the PVM umbrella of Signature. Our training team will still be made up of a mixture of Northwest TeamBuilding and Signature staff.
Training
Our Facilitator Training Workshops are designed to provide Practitioner Certification for workshop participants. Our workshops cover appropriate technical and course management issues for your personnel to develop the skills to operate your challenge course program. Through our workshops, we endeavor to help you begin to utilize your own course to its greatest potential. Signature Research Inc. has been training practitioners/facilitators since 1979 and offers certification in accordance with the most current published ANSI/ACCT practitioner standards. We offer Level I, Level II, and Challenge Course Manager (CCM) Certifications.
LEVEL I
ACCT Level I is an entry level certification that requires no previous experience. This certification is good for one year. It signifies that the practitioner can deliver routine programming and is proficient in core technical skills.
To complete Level I training, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be 18 Years or older
- Complete 40 hours of training
- Pass a written and practical skills test
LEVEL II
ACCT Level II is an advanced certification that requires previous experience and a level I certification. This certification is good for three years. It signifies that the practitioner can deliver advanced programming and is technically proficient. To complete Level II training, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be 18 Years or older
- Have a Level I certification
- Have a current portfolio documenting 200 hours of facilitation experience
- Complete the 40 hour Level II training
- Pass a written and practical skills test
CHALLENGE COURSE MANAGER (CCM)
ACCT Challenge Course Manager (CCM) is for practitioners who possess a Level II certification and are seeking management training to supervise others. This certification is good for five years. They will also perform administrative duties. Every challenge course must have a Challenge Course Manager, BUT please understand that it is not an ACCT requirement that a company have a "Certified" Challenge Course Manager.
To complete CCM training, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be 21 Years or older
- Have a current portfolio, documenting 500 hours of facilitation experience
- Complete 30 hours of training, of which, 16 are specific to challenge course management
- Pass a written and pratical skills test