In reply to jameswark:
In order to get exemption for your RCI training, you need to show that you meet all of the minimum requirements for assessment, as an absolute minimum:
* You must have led a minimum of 40 graded rock climbs with traditional protection at a variety of venues (of which at least 20 MUST be at Severe grade or above).
* You must be proficient in the use of climbing walls and have a minimum of 30 climbing wall leads graded at F4 or above.
* You must be proficient in outdoor bolt protected sport climbing and have a minimum of 10 sport climb leads graded at F4 or above.
* You must have assisted in the supervision of 20 instructed sessions. These sessions should be at a variety of different venues with 10 being on indoor climbing walls and the other 10 on outdoor crags. A session is a half day or evening. At least five of these sessions must have personal reflective comments recorded on DLOG.
* You must have completed a 16 hour first aid course.
While people do get exemption, it doesn't always help people pass first time, unless you have had appropriate input from someone who knows what an assessor is looking for.
A number of people do offer RCI refresher training. While this may be seen as a cheaper option if you go down the exemption route to find out the information that you are missing. Before selecting someone ask how many RCI training and assessment courses they have worked on. If the answer is very few or none, avoid them and spend your cash with someone who knows what they are talking about.