Pool Lifeguard Trainer / Lifeguard Trainer Assessor Courses

To become a Pool Lifeguard Trainer Assessor you will have to attend a five day course.

If successful on the course you will leave as a Probationary RLSS UK Pool Lifeguard Trainer Assessor. The probationary period is a maximum of two years from course completion. You will then be allocated a National Trainer Assessor or a Mentor.

As a Probationary Pool Lifeguard Trainer Assessor you will have to:

• Arrange an NPLQ course by using the Master Programme. You must have a maximum of 12 candidates on the course and your Mentor or NTA has to agree for the course to go-ahead
• You will then deliver your NPLQ course
• Mentor or NTA will confirm that you have ran a full NPLQ course, have presented candidate and relevant records properly and the assessment was well planned
• Mentor or NTA will then complete section 2 of form LG9
• Mentor or NTA will arrange an NPLQ assessment for you
• You will then carry out the assessment with the Mentor present
• If competent Mentor completes section 3 of form LG9

On completion of the probationary period a TA card of Authority will be issued.

Every candidate attending a Pool Lifeguard Trainer Assessor course must:

• Be 18 years of age,
• Be a member of the Royal Life Saving Society
• Hold a full National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ)

The Trainer Assessor course is a week in duration and comprises of four modules:

• Train the Trainer
• Train the Assessor
• CPR and First Aid
• 8th Edition National Pool Lifeguard Qualification

• Ability to deliver and train potential Lifeguard
• Progression in Lifeguard and Leisure career
• Work with a diverse group people
• Mentor Lifeguards
• Maintain standards in work place

LG2 TA Candidate Application Form

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NPLQ TA Probation Flow Chart

Element 1 – The Trainer Assessor
Element 2 – The Learning Process
Element 3 – Organisation
Element 4 – Planning Courses & Lessons
Element 5 – Health & Safety
Element 6 – Training Pool Based – POOL
Element 6 – Training Classroom based

Element 1 – The Principles of Assessment
Element 2 – Planning an Assessment
Element 3 – Managing the Assessment
Element 4 – Assessing Personal Competencies – POOL
Element 5 – Making the Assessment Decision
Element 6 – Assessment Administration

Element 1 – Chain of Survival
Element 2 – Manikin Maintenance
Element 3 – Demonstrate and Teach CPR
Element 4 – Assessing CPR
Element 5 – CPR in Special Applications (SCIM)
Element 6 – Teaching In-water CPR (unconscious casualty) – POOL
Element 7 – First Aid Presentation
Element 8 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Element – 1 Delivering RLSS 8th Edition NPLQ
Element – 2 8th Edition NPLQ Structure
Element – 3 Plan 8th Edition NPLQ Lesson
Element – 3 Deliver 10 minute of 8th Edition Lesson
Element – 4 Assessing NPLQ

Element 1 – Spinal Cord Injury Management (SCIM)
Element – 2 SCIM – POOL
Element – 3 Ongoing Training and Competency Training
Element – 4 What Happens Next

To become a Beach Lifeguard Trainer Assessor you will have to attend a five day course.

If successful on the course you will leave as a Probationary RLSS UK Beach Lifeguard Trainer Assessor. The probationary period is a maximum of two years from course completion. You will then be allocated a National Trainer Assessor or a Mentor.

As a Probationary Beach Lifeguard Trainer Assessor you will have to:

• Arrange an NVBLQ course by using the Master Programme. You must have a maximum of 12 candidates on the course and your Mentor or NTA has to agree for the course to go-ahead.
• You will then deliver your NVBLQ course.
• Mentor or NTA will confirm that you have ran a full NVBLQ course, have presented candidate and relevant records properly and the assessment was well planned.
• Mentor or NTA will then complete section 2 of form LG9.
• Mentor or NTA will arrange an NVBLQ assessment for you/
• You will then carry out the assessment with the Mentor present.
• If competent Mentor completes section 3 of form LG9

On completion of the probationary period a TA card of Authority will be issued.

Every candidate attending a Pool Lifeguard Trainer Assessor course must:

• Be 18 years of age
• Be a member of the Royal Life Saving Society
• Hold a full National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification (NVBLQ)

The Trainer Assessor course is a week in duration and comprises of four modules:

• Train the Trainer
• Train the Assessor
• CPR and First Aid
• National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification

• Ability to deliver and train potential Lifeguard
• Progression in Lifeguard and Leisure career
• Work with a diverse group people
• Mentor Lifeguards
• Maintain standards in work place

Element 1 – The Trainer Assessor
Element 2 – The Learning Process
Element 3 – Organisation
Element 4 – Planning Courses & Lessons
Element 5 – Health & Safety
Element 6 – Training Beach Based
Element 6 – Training Classroom based

Element 1 – The Principles of Assessment
Element 2 – Planning an Assessment
Element 3 – Managing the Assessment
Element 4 – Assessing Personal Competencies – BEACH
Element 5 – Making the Assessment Decision
Element 6 – Assessment Administration

Element 1 – Chain of Survival
Element 2 – Manikin Maintenance
Element 3 – Demonstrate and Teach CPR
Element 4 – Assessing CPR
Element 5 – CPR in Special Applications (SCIM)
Element 6 – Teaching In-water CPR (unconscious casualty) – BEACH
Element 7 – First Aid Presentation
Element 8 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Element – 1 Delivering RLSS NVBLQ
Element – 2 NVBLQ Structure
Element – 3 Plan NVBLQ Lesson
Element – 3 Deliver 10 minute of NVBLQ Lesson
Element – 4 Assessing NVBLQ

Element 1 – Rescue Board techniques
Element – 2 SCIM
Element – 3 Ongoing Training and Competency Training
Element – 4 What Happens Next

Course Summary