The Pool Lifeguard course provides the minimum requirements for those persons wishing to provide supervision and integrated rescue responses in an aquatic environment.
DurationThe Pool Lifeguard course provides the minimum requirements for those persons wishing to provide supervision and integrated rescue responses in an aquatic environment.
The course aims to establish competence in the required knowledge and skills, judgement and physical abilities for the supervision of people in swimming pools.
It is assumed that participants are sufficiently physically fit and healthy to undertake this course. The following physical activities will occur during the course unless you advise of any physical difficulties or limitations:
Kneeling, bending over, crouching, standing, leaning, sitting, pushing, lifting weights, swimming long distances, towing, diving, carrying and other physical activity. The participant must demonstrate advanced water rescue techniques working alone and as a team member.
This course includes training for a workplace setting and upon satisfaction completion of all assessment activities, a Statement of Attainment will be issued in the following Unit(s) of competence:
Royal Life Saving is focused on reducing drowning and promoting healthy, active and skilled communities through innovative, reliable, evidence based advocacy; strong and effective partnerships and quality programs, products and services.
There is no one reason Australians drown, so there is no one simple solution. For that reason, our approach needs to reflect the complexity of the range of issues that result in drowning deaths.
For over 125 years the Royal Life Saving Society has worked to harness the strengths of the communities we work with to reduce drowning and turn everyday people into everyday community lifesavers.
Royal Life Saving Society Queensland Inc was founded in 1905 and is the first life saving society in Queensland. We are the peak body for drowning prevention and aquatic safety in Queensland, working very closely with our partner organisations.
Royal Life Saving is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO #5431), view our registration status.
Royal Life Saving Society Queensland Inc is a public benevolent institution (PBI) and is a Incorporated Association. The Society was originally established under charter from the UK, however in the 1980's registered as an incorporated association.
The Royal Life Saving Society is a world-wide organisation with representation across the globe.
The role of the Royal Life Saving Society Commonwealth Headquarters is to take a leadership and partnership role in co-ordinating drowning prevention initiatives and activities world-wide by facilitating the development of community based drowning prevention strategies and lifesaving education programs across the Commonwealth nations.
This Skill Set provides the skills to supervise the safety of participants in aquatic recreation facilities and manage water-based rescues and emergencies. The primary objective of a Pool Lifeguard at an aquatic location is to supervise patrons within the aquatic environment and to assist in preven...
We provide training for pool lifeguards throughout the Top End, teaching participants practical skills and equipping them with the knowledge to keep patrons safe.
The Pool Lifeguard Skill Set  issued by Royal Life Saving is recognised throughout Australia and in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level professional qualification that can lead to an exciting career in the aquatic and recreation industry.
To assist lifeguards in planning for work as a Pool Lifeguard, Wollongong First Aid offers the Professional Pool Lifeguard Course. This course is designed specifically for those that wish to gain industry skills to apply for the position of Pool Lifeguard.
The course covers cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and basic and advanced water rescues and consists of both theory and practical components.
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