STA Level 2 Award in Pool Lifeguarding

STA Level 2 Award in Pool Lifeguarding

The STA 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 ideal for learners who would like to work as a lifeguard in a swimming pool or leisure centre in a pool supervision capacity.

The course involves both a practical and theory examination and is valid for 3 years. Learners need to be 16 years old at the point of assessment and must meet the following  pre-course requirements:

• Be able to jump into deep water
• Be able to swim 50 metres in under 1 minute
• Be able to swim 100 metres on the front and 100 metres on the back without stopping
• Be able to tread water for 30 seconds in deep water
• Be able to surface dive and recover an object from the deepest part of the pool
• Be able to climb out of the pool unaided without the use of steps or ladder