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Defibrillators (AEDs) have proven to significantly increase the chances of survival in cases of cardiac arrest. This course teaches candidates how to give effective CPR and use an AED to feel confident if an emergency occurs.
This course is recommended for everyone. Candidates must be a minimum of 16 years of age at the time of taking the assessment. No prior knowledge is required.
Automated External Defibrillator is Trainer Assessed throughout the course. The assessment should determine a candidate’s ability to act safely, promptly and effectively to deal with a casualty suffering a cardiac arrest.
ATSPRA is a supervision and rescue qualification for therapists, teachers, and support staff working on the poolside or in the water during activities (such as aquatic therapy or therapeutic exercise/play). The qualification is suitable for use in shallow pools (where a rescuer would not need to swim to perform a rescue) with water no deeper than the rescuers' chest depth.
When Emergency First Aid at Work and AED training are integrated with this course the training hours are extended.
This course has no prerequisites and is open to all.
The course will be assessed by the trainer, with questions and practical activities throughout the duration which will test skills and knowledge. A certificate will be given to all those in attendance to say you complete the course. The final assessment will last 1-hour.
The NPLQ is the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the UK and Ireland and is also internationally recognised. More than 46,000 pool lifeguards qualify with the RLSS UK every year, and there are currently more than 90,000 pool lifeguards qualified in the NPLQ – 95% of all UK pool lifeguards.
RLSS UK is regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA in Northern Ireland.
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. Training and assessment for the NPLQ are in three sections, and candidates must successfully pass all to attain the qualification.
Section 1 – The Lifeguard and the Law, Swimming Pool Supervision
Element 1 – The Lifeguard and the Law
Element 2 – Swimming Pool, Hazards and Control Measures
Element 3 – Swimming Pool Supervision
Section 2 – Intervention and Rescue and Emergency Action Plans
Element 1 – Intervention and Rescue
Element 2 – Rescue of a Casualty with a Suspected Spinal Injury
Element 3 – Emergency Action Plan
Section 3 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, AED and First Aid
Element 1 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Element 2 – First Aid
Element 3 – Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
Every candidate attending a NPLQ course must be 16-years-old or above at the time of taking the NPLQ final assessment and be able to:
1) Jump/dive into deep water
2) Swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds
3) Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water
4) Tread water for 30 seconds
5) Surface dive to the floor of the pool
6) Climb out unaided without ladder/steps and where the pool design permits
Assessment for the NPLQ takes place at the end of the course. It determines your knowledge and understanding of the principles of working as a pool lifeguard and assesses your ability to apply the skills and knowledge in a work-related environment.
The assessment is split into three sections:
1) Practical pool assessment
2) Theory Assessment for all three sections
3) Practical First Aid & CPR assessment
NRASTC is a supervision and rescue award for swimming teachers, coaches and/or instructors working during programmed activities, such as swimming lessons. It is suitable for teachers working in a wide range of swimming pools where the water is deeper than the teachers’ standing depth and meets the Individual sites risk assessment.
1 – The Teacher, swimming pool and class management (2-Hours)
2 – Intervention rescue and emergency action (4-Hours)
3 – CPR and first aid (6-Hours)
• Be 16 years of age or older
• Be able to:
- Swim 50m on front
- Dive to the bottom of the deepest part of the pool
- Climb out without help and without using steps or ladders to the deepest part of the pool
▪ It is advised that learners have a minimum of Level 1 in literacy or numeracy or equivalent.
• Complete verbal questioning to satisfaction the assessor
• Demonstrate the ability to carry out rescue activities in a safe, effective and prompt manner
• Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation, its preparatory actions and aftercare
• Demonstrate basic first aid skills and aftercare
NRASTC LIGHT is a supervision and rescue award for swimming teachers, coaches and/or instructors working during programmed activities, such as swimming lessons when Lifeguard or First Aid backup is available to respond quickly in the event of an emergency.
It is suitable for teachers working in a wide range of swimming pools, including pools where the water is deeper than the teacher’s standing depth. This award is only suitable when the facility has staff qualified as Lifeguards or First Aiders that are available to respond quickly to a swimming teacher or coach in the event of an emergency.
If Lifeguard or First Aid backup is not available the standard NRASTC should be used.
1 – The Teacher, swimming pool and class management (2 Hours)
2 – Intervention rescue and emergency action (3 Hours)
3 – CPR and first aid (1 Hour)
The NRASTC Light course is open to anyone who is 16-years-of-age or older at the beginning of the course and able to:
• Swim a minimum of 20m on your front and back
• Be able to climb out without help and without using steps or ladders (where venue design permits).
To achieve a NRASTC LIGHT certificate, candidates need to pass a formal independent assessment at the end of the course.
The STA Pool Emergency Responder qualification is designed to train staff working in and around hotels and leisure clubs which traditionally have smaller pools which are shallower than 1.5m. On the course you will learn how to respond to a swimming pool incident, perform CPR, first aid, and aquatic rescue skills including basic spinal injury management.
A two-day course which will give your employees knowledge and practical training to:
The trainer can also award a regulated Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work qualification and regulated Level 2 Automated External Defibrillator qualification (AED).
The ER Pool qualification is valid for two years following successful completion.
Be able to swim a minimum of 25m on your front and back
Be able to surface dive to the deepest part of the pool and climb out without help and without using steps or ladders (where venue design permits)
Be aged 16 or older at the beginning of the course
The Pool Extraction Board (PXB), created in partnership with the RLSS UK.
The Pool Emergency Responder qualification is designed to train staff working in and around hotels and leisure clubs which traditionally have smaller pools which are shallower than 1.5m. This makes the qualification ideal for use in hotel and leisure club facilities where it’s been identified that constant poolside supervision isn’t required for a smaller pool, or by duty managers who don’t typically lifeguard but may wish to hold a qualification to support their lifeguard team in an emergency.
On the course you will learn how to:
• Respond to a swimming pool incident
• Perform CPR
• First aid
• Aquatic rescue skills
• Basic spinal injury management
The course is open to anyone who is 16-years-of-age or older at the beginning of the course and able to:
• Swim a minimum of 20m on your front and back
• Be able to climb out without help and without using steps or ladders (where venue design permits).
Candidates will be continuously assessed throughout on the safe use of the Pool Extraction Board for unconscious casualties and casualties with suspected spinal injuries, management of regurgitation, CPR and safe use of AED’s and recovery position.
