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This course is award by
STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming .
Training for the Level 2 Certificate in Swim Teaching takes place for a minimum of 28 hours with an assessment that concludes the course. Progress on your teaching pathway with the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming—the next step which meets CIMSPA’s employer-led swimming teacher professional standard.
The qualification will expand your expertise to teach:
- Competitive strokes
- Survival and rescue skills
- Diving
- Competitive starts and turns;
- allowing you to teach non-swimmers through to advanced participants.
What to Expect on the Course
There is a mixture of classroom based and water based learning. The course involves a lot of moving around working on skills such as stroke demonstrations, understanding Health and Safety requirements and teaching practices and points. We, therefore, suggest you wear clothes which are suitable for this purpose.
On the course please bring with you the following items: Please bring with you:
- Swimming kit to include T-shirt and shorts or trousers
- Pen and paper
- A packed lunch
How Will the Qualification Benefit You?
Created by STA’s aquatic experts, providing you with quality training
Regulated by Ofqual and Accredited by SQA Accreditation
Meets CIMSPA’s employer-led swimming teacher professional standard
Teach more lessons with a variety of skills
Retain existing participants by offering progressive lessons, extended skills and advanced awards
Benefit from 12 months free CIMSPA affiliate membership (usually costing £30) with access to a wide range of benefits from the professional development body when you qualify.
Examination process
The STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming is tutor assessed through the completion of worksheets, schemes of work, lesson plans, lesson evaluation forms and practical teaching.
In addition to this, there is an external assessment of a 30-minute practical lesson on the final day of the course. This is assessed by an independent examiner
Any learners who feel they are unable or will struggle with the above should contact our education and training team to discuss the additional support that we can put in place to help them to complete the course.
Prerequisites
- Be at least 16 years of age
- Hold current membership of STA
- Hold the STA Award in Teaching Swimming qualification or acceptable equivalent (please note the Swim England Level 1 Award in Aquatic Teaching is not an acceptable pre-requisite)
If you employer is paying for your course
Use the discount code "employer" on the booking confirmation screen. you will then be asked to provide your employers details so that an invoice can be sent to them.
