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About the Award in Swim Teaching
The STA Award in Teaching Swimming is the perfect step to begin your exciting career as a swimming teacher and with no previous experience required, you can get started right away.
How will this qualification benefit you?
When you get this qualification?
How to take this qualification further?
Interested? Before you get started!
You’ll need to make sure you’ve met the following requirements before you attend your course:
Learners must have all pre-requisites in place before the start of the course. Qualification certificates cannot be issued if all pre-requisites are not met before the start of the course, post course submissions will not be accepted.
Course Cost / Bookings
To enquire about the course cost and how to book, please email us at [email protected]. Delivery of our courses can be a combination of online / in person. We can bring a trainer to you and deliver our courses at your facility.
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The STA Award in Teaching Swimming is the perfect step to begin your exciting career as a swimming teacher and with no previous experience required, you can get started right away.
How will this qualification benefit you?
- Created by STA’s aquatic experts, providing you with quality training
- Regulated by Ofqual and Accredited by SQA Accreditation
- Recognised internationally, allowing you to take your swimming teaching career around the world
- Develops the vocational skills and technical knowledge of a qualified swimming teacher, allowing you to independently teach the essential swimming skills, water safety and all four key strokes to adult and child participants.
When you get this qualification?
- You will be able to gain employment as a swimming teacher, teaching non-swimmers to improver participants
- You’ll be qualified to deliver up to the Goldfish stage of STA’s progressive International Learn to Swim Programme
- Access free online support and resources which are helpful for new and experienced teachers
- Your course resource manual will act as a guide throughout your swimming teaching journey—always there to refer back to should you ever need it
- Receive advice and guidance from the STA team who will support you throughout your swimming teaching journey.
How to take this qualification further?
- Once qualified, progress on your teaching pathway by achieving the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming—the next step which meets CIMSPA’s employer-led swimming teacher professional standard.
- Additionally you may wish to expand your swimming teaching portfolio by teaching those with disabilities or baby and pre-school participants with our Disability Swimming and Baby and Pre-School Award qualifications.
Interested? Before you get started!
You’ll need to make sure you’ve met the following requirements before you attend your course:
- Be at least 16 years of age.
- Hold current membership of STA .
Learners must have all pre-requisites in place before the start of the course. Qualification certificates cannot be issued if all pre-requisites are not met before the start of the course, post course submissions will not be accepted.
Course Cost / Bookings
To enquire about the course cost and how to book, please email us at [email protected]. Delivery of our courses can be a combination of online / in person. We can bring a trainer to you and deliver our courses at your facility.
For More Info Please Click Here.