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Water Safety Swim Instructor Certification Course

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TWO-PART TRAINING CLASSES

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About this course

Water Safety Swim Instructor Certification Course

The Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor course is designed to improve public safety in and around aquatic environments by developing competent Swim Instructors who can teach individuals how to swim well enough to ensure their own safety in the water.

This course is offered in all 50 U.S. states and in over 30 countries worldwide, making a significant contribution to reducing the global rate of drowning deaths.

The specific objectives of the course are two-fold:

  1. Basic Water Safety Training
    Train and certify candidates in Basic Water Safety so they can competently promote, practice, and enforce safe behavior in and around aquatic environments, and safely respond to aquatic emergencies when necessary.
  2. Swim Instructor Certification
    Train and certify candidates to become Swim Instructors who are able to safely and effectively teach six incrementally progressive stages of basic learn-to-swim lessons.

Join us in our mission of saving lives!

Become a Lifeguard-Pro certified Water Safety Swim Instructor.

Prerequisites

To enroll in the Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor course, the candidate must be at least 16 years of age by the time they complete the certification course.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor course, candidates will be able to:

  • Competently promote, practice, and enforce safe behavior in and around aquatic environments.
  • Safely and effectively teach six progressively structured stages of basic learn-to-swim lessons.
  • Understand and demonstrate the mechanics of major swim strokes, aquatic survival skills, and corresponding practice drills.
  • Operate as a safe, responsible, and accountable swim instructor.
  • Organize and conduct swim lessons with a focus on safety, effectiveness, and time management.
  • Navigate common managerial challenges associated with delivering progressive swim instruction.
  • Use positive feedback techniques to encourage and motivate students.
  • Accurately document student progress in swimming skills.
  • Clearly communicate students’ progress to the students themselves, their parents, and program management.
  • Prioritize and safeguard the well-being of all swim students before, during, and after swim lessons.

Duration

Approximately 24.0 hours

Instructor

Authorized Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor Trainer, or Water Safety Swim Instructor Trainer Director.

Certification Requirements

To earn a Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor certification, candidates must successfully complete all of the following:
  1. Lifeguard-Pro Home-Study Course
    This includes assigned textbooks, instructional videos, structured lesson plans, written exams, and required forms.
  2. In-Person Training Session
    Candidates must participate in an instructor-led, hands-on training session conducted by an authorized Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor Trainer.
  3. Certification Request Form
    This form must be completed and signed by both the candidate and the authorized Instructor Trainer to confirm that all course requirements have been met successfully.

Certificate Issued

Teaching swim lessons to non-swimmers involves significant responsibility and potential risk. To enhance public safety and raise the industry standard, Lifeguard-Pro requires all certified Water Safety Swim Instructors to renew their certification annually. This ensures that Instructors maintain the highest level of safety awareness, skill proficiency, and instructional effectiveness.

Upon successful completion of the course, candidates will be issued a Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor certification, valid for 1 year from the date of issuance.

Participant Materials

  • Lifeguard-Pro Basic Water Safety Manual
  • Lifeguard-Pro Basic Water Safety Exam
  • Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor Manual
  • Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor Lesson Plans
  • Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor Exam
  • Lifeguard-Pro Water Safety Swim Instructor Certification Request Form with Skills Verification Checklist

Our course consists of two parts

Breakdown of the costs

The total cost of this course is $499.00 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 $249.50 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 $249.50 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 $499.00 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: $249.50

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: $249.50

Ready to get certified?

Register Now for the Water Safety Swim Instructor Certification Course

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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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