Instructor & Advanced Courses
Swim & Lifesaving with Emergency First Aid Instructors Combo
Course Description
Swim Instructor and Lifesaving Instructor certifications are a mandatory requirement for most major employers in the aquatic field, including the City of Toronto and the YMCA. This combined Swim and Lifesaving Instructor course certifies you to teach swimming lessons and lifesaving courses such as Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion, and Bronze Cross.
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Swim Instructor
Cost:
$265
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Length:
Various formats available
Prerequisites:
- 15 Years of Age
- Bronze Cross
Course Description
The Swim Instructors course is the certification required by most major employers such as the City of Toronto, YMCA. In this course, candidates learn to break down swimming skills into progressions, make short & long term plans as well safe and effective formations to deliver a safe and engaging lesson. Candidates are not required to have their National Lifeguard certification prior to this course.
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Lifesaving Instructor
Cost:
$265
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Length:
Various formats available
Prerequisites:
- 15 Years of Age
- Bronze Cross
Course Description
In addition to the Swim Instructors certification, the Lifesaving Instructor course is also certification required by most major employers such as the City of Toronto, YMCA. This course allows you to teach the Bronze levels (Star, Medallion & Cross) as well as the Emergency First Aid with CPR-B courses. The Lifesaving Instructor certification is also the prerequisite for more advanced courses such as the National Lifeguard Instructor and Examiner course.
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NL & First Aid Instructor Combo
Cost:
$430
Length:
2 Weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 18 years of age
- Intermediate First Aid with CPR-C & AED
- Lifesaving instructor
- National Lifeguard
Course Description
The National Lifeguard & First Aid Instructor course is ideal for candidates who enjoy teaching lifesaving and leadership courses. After completing both the First Aid and National Lifeguard Instructor's courses, candidates will be able to teach the NL and all levels of first aid offered by the Lifesaving Society. Note that you must be an Examiner to evaluate and certify others with the National Lifeguard and First Aid awards. You can become an examiner by completing the Examiner's Course and successfully completing an apprenticeship in each stream.
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First Aid Instructor
Cost:
$210
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Length:
1 Weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Prerequisites:
- Minimum 18 years of age
- Intermediate First Aid with CPR-C & AED
Course Description
The Lifesaving Society's "First Aid Instructor" (FAI) is a WSIB-recognized certification that enables candidates to teach all levels of First Aid and CPR offered by the Lifesaving Society. Upon successful completion, candidates will be able to teach all first aid levels, but to evaluate and certify others, instructors must take the Examiners course and successfully complete an apprenticeship with a certified examiner mentor. This process will be explained in detail during the course.
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NL Instructor
Cost:
$235
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Length:
1 Weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Prerequisites:
- Lifesaving Instructor
- National Lifeguard
Course Description
The National Lifeguard Instructor (NLI) course is an advanced instructor certification. Successful candidates will be qualified to teach the Lifesaving Society's National Lifeguard course. Candidates must note that only National Lifeguard examiners are able to certify others as lifeguards. In order to become a National Lifeguard Examiner, candidates must take the Examiner course and apprentice with a qualified Examiner Mentor.
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Examiner Course
Course Description
This course enables candidates who are looking to become Lifesaving Society examiners in any instructor-level streams (Bronze, NL or First Aid). Upon successfully completing this course, candidates must apprentice with an examiner mentor to evaluate and certify candidates in their preferred stream.
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Trainer Course
Cost:
$210
Format:
3 days - Blended
Prerequisites:
Bronze or First Aid or National Lifeguard Examiner,
Or: experienced Swim Instructor or Officials Instructor or Lifesaving Sport Coach
Course Description
The Trainer Course provides candidates with an understanding of the expectations and requirements to teach instructors and prepares participants to successfully apprentice with a Trainer on the Instructor course(s) of their choice. It shapes positive attitudes and values about the Society’s Instructor Training program, planning, learning/teaching, and evaluation content and allows participants to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, teaching, and evaluation techniques.
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