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Junior Lifeguard Certification Course

LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE

TWO-PART TRAINING CLASSES

SUPERIOR QUALITY TRAINING

About Junior Lifeguard Certification Course

The Lifeguard-Pro Junior Lifeguard Program is designed for youth ages 7 to 14, providing a strong foundation in water safety, emergency response, and lifesaving skills. This program is more than just swimming—it instills responsibility, leadership, and teamwork while preparing young participants for future opportunities in the aquatics industry.

Once Junior Lifeguards turn 15, they meet the minimum age requirement in most areas to enroll in one of our professional Lifeguard certification courses, opening doors to lifeguarding jobs and career growth.

Program Highlights

✅ Water Safety & Rescue Training – Learn essential lifesaving techniques
✅ First Aid & CPR Skills – Develop emergency response abilities
✅ Physical Fitness & Confidence Building – Improve swimming strength and endurance
✅ Leadership & Teamwork – Build character and responsibility
✅ Pathway to Professional Lifeguarding – Prepare for future certification & employment
✅ Community Engagement – Promote water safety awareness

Why Enroll Your Child?
  • Fun & Engaging Training – Hands-on learning in an exciting environment
  • Fosters Friendships – Connect with like-minded peers
  • Prepares for the Future – A stepping stone toward lifeguard employment
  • Lifesaving Knowledge at Any Age – Because there’s no age limit on saving lives
Invest in Your Child’s Safety & Future!

The Junior Lifeguard Program is an excellent way for young participants to stay active, gain essential lifesaving skills, and develop leadership abilities. Enroll your child today and set them on a path to confidence, responsibility, and a future in aquatics!

Junior Lifeguard Course – Physical Requirements

To successfully complete the Lifeguard-Pro Junior Lifeguard Program, participants (ages 7–14) must demonstrate basic swimming and water safety skills. These requirements ensure a safe and fun learning experience while preparing young lifeguards for future training.

Minimum Physical Requirements

✔ Shallow End Entry – Perform a compact jump safely into the shallow end.

✔ Deep End Entry – Execute a stride jump safely into the deep end.

✔ Front Crawl – Swim 25 yards uninterrupted (no breaks, no touching walls or bottom).
✔ Breaststroke – Swim 25 yards uninterrupted (no breaks, no touching walls or bottom).

✔ Treading Water/Floating – Maintain position for at least one minute without assistance.
✔ Object Retrieval – Retrieve an item from a depth of at least 5 feet and surface under control.
✔ Independent Exit – Exit the pool/aquatic environment without assistance (no stairs, railings, or help from others).

These fundamental water skills ensure that every Junior Lifeguard is comfortable, confident, and ready to learn.

Our course consists of two parts

Breakdown of the costs

The total cost of this course is $125.00 and is broken up into two equal installments. The first 50% of your course fee is paid directly to Lifeguard-Pro for the online Home Study Course. After you’ve made this $62.50 payment, you’ll receive your username and password to access your course work.

The second 50% of your course fee is paid directly to your Lifeguard-Pro Instructor when you meet with them for the 1-day Instructor Lead Training. After you’ve made this $62.50 payment, you’ll begin your day of physical skills training with your Instructor.

Our two payment option is purely for your convenience. You of course are welcome to make one payment for the total $125.00 amount. If you are in a hurry to get certified, or don’t want to be bothered with making two payments. We are happy to certify you with either payment method.

Part 1
Home Study Course

Experience flexible learning like never before. Our comprehensive Home-Study Course lets you study at your own pace, right from the comfort of your home. Begin and pause as needed!

First Payment: $62.50

Part 2
Instructor-Led Training

After completing your home-study course, we’ll connect you with a local instructor so you can participate in your instructor-led physical skills training class. Then you’re certified

Second Payment: $62.50

Ready to get certified?

Register Now for the Junior Lifeguard Certification Course

Or call us at +1-954-607-2282

How It Works In Detail

You can have your certification in your hand in as little as two days – one day online training, and one day instructor-led training.

All our certification courses follow this same convenient two-part training format. Please note: CPR, First Aid, and recertification classes require  even fewer training hours.

Review the course definition to make certain that you are selecting the correct course for you. If after reading the course definitions, you are still not sure which is the best course for you, don’t worry. Just give us a call, and we’ll answer all your questions and help you select the course that is best for you.

To register for your Lifeguard-Pro certification course:

  • Select your course  from the top menu bar to read course descriptions
  • Select Register now from the top menu bar to register for your course
  • Fill out the Register now form and click submit
  • Follow the payment instructions to purchase your certification course.

Upon receipt of your online home-study course payment, we will promptly email to you an authorized username and password in an email entitled Start Your Course (check both your inbox and spam folder). Use your authorized username and password to login to Lifeguard-Pro.org.

Select the blue rectangular blue button titled START >> [Name of Course]. The resulting webpage will display the step-by-step instructions on how to begin and complete your certification course.

With your authorized username and password, you can login to Lifeguard-Pro.org and start your online home-study course at anytime from anywhere. You may work in the comfort and convenience of your own home, and progress at your own pace. You may stop and start the home-study course as often as you like (except while you are taking a timed exam).

All home-study courses can be completed in less than 12.0 hours. However, you have up to 180 days to complete your home-study course. So, work at a pace that is comfortable for you.

To reduce the incidence of no-call no-show, cancellation, and rescheduling, you must complete all online home-study course requirements before requesting an instructor-led training class.

Once you have successfully completed all your online home-study course requirements, and you arrived at the step in your online home-study course titled Schedule & Attend Instructor-Led Training Class, you should contact your Instructor or Lifeguard-Pro.org.

Your Instructor or Lifeguard-Pro.org will help you conveniently schedule your instructor-led training class. Simply, tell them your desired training dates, times, and location. Your Instructor or Lifeguard-Pro.org will approve the most convenient dates, times and location for your class.

If Lifeguard-Pro will be the instructor conducting your instructor-led training class, you must pay Lifeguard-Pro for that training class prior to attending your instructor-led training class. Lifeguard-Pro accepts credit cards, debit cards, ACH bank transfers (eChecks), domestic bank wire transfer, international back wire transfer, CashApp, Venmo, personal checks via postal mail, business check via postal mail, money orders via postal mail, and other methods upon request.

If a local instructor or your employer will be conducting your instructor-led training class, you must pay that instructor directly for that class prior to attending your instructor-led training class. The methods of payment that your instructor will accept can vary, so consult with your instructor about acceptable payment options before attending your training class.

At the instructor-led training class, you must successfully complete:

  1. All course required physical skills no less than 3 times under the direct supervision of your Instructor; and,
  2. Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid closed-book, instructor proctored, written final exam with a correct score of 90% or higher.

At the conclusion of your instructor-led training class, you and your instructor will fill-out and sign your Certification Request Form (CRF). If you are under the age of 18, your parent or legal guardian must sign the form for you. This form verifies that you successfully completed all course requirements for certification.

Lifeguard-Pro certification courses are task-based courses and not hourly-based courses, so class duration may vary between candidates.

Upload your completed and signed CRF to your Lifeguard-Pro.org profile in the section titled ‘Upload certification forms’.  Then, click SAVE.

Lastly, from within your Profile, check the box titled ‘Issue my certification’ or notify your Instructor that you have completed all course requirements, and you are requesting your certification card.

Upon satisfying all the course requirements detailed above, you can immediately download a hi-resolution digital image of your certification card.

Congratulations, you’re now a certified life guard!

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