Lifesaving Courses

The Pool Lifeguarding qualification has been designed to give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that are needed to provide constant poolside supervision of a swimming pool and working within the leisure industry.

This course is designed for anyone over the age of 16 years who’s duties include responding to a poolside emergency including fitness or hotel type pools that are traditionally smaller than a regular pool, where the swimming pool is not constantly supervised by qualified lifeguards.

This course includes all of the skills and basic knowledge and understanding you will need to ensure a safe working environment, whilst training you in pool rescue and CPR techniques in order to deal with any pool/lesson situations.

Lifesaving tutor status grants those with the appropriate pre-requisites the ability to deliver and assess Safety Training Award’s lifesaving qualifications, as well as select first aid qualifications (if a valid first aid at work certificate is held)

The NPLQ covers all elements of Pool Rescue Techniques, Lifeguarding Theory, First Aid and CPR. The course is physically demanding and will include swimming to set times, lifting casualties and diving to the deepest part of the swimming pool.

This is a supervision and rescue award for swimming teachers, coaches and (or) instructors working during programmed activities, such as swimming lessons.