SISSS00111 Pool Lifeguard Reaccreditation

Pool Lifeguard

SISSS00111

Duration

Full Course: Practical assessment across 3 days
Reaccreditation: Assessment only practical session of 4 hours

Entry Requirements

In order to be eligible for the Pool Lifeguard Reaccreditation course students must hold the SISSS00111 skill set issued by a nationally recognised RTO

Delivery

Online learning modules and face to face practical assessment

Accreditation

This is a nationally recognised qualification

Overview

Through the course you will be able to gain and practise your skills to the level required by industry. Professional lifeguards prevent people from drowning by proactively supervising swimmers and those partaking in water activities.
The course is designed to meet the expectations of the industry by following the requirements of the guidelines for safe pool operations (GSPO’s) and the requirements set out in the training package.

What is the course about?

Skills that lifeguards will gain in the SISSS00111 Pool Lifeguard
Skill Set include:

Anticipating how and where incidents will occur;
Recognising incidents;
Effectively managing incidents;
Thinking critically about possible complications;
Acting in a professional manner; and
Protecting the safety of one-self and others.

The lifeguard will be able to react and execute effective rescues without stopping to think about how to perform various parts of a skill. Lifeguards will learn skills that are safe, practical and effective.

Skills that will be gained throughout the course and physical evaluation:

Retrieve an object from the deepest part of the pool
Rescue | responsive guest in distress
Rear | unresponsive guest in distress
Deep water rescue | unresponsive guest in distress
Rapid extrication | unresponsive guest in distress
Spinal management techniques

How is this course delivered

This course is a blended model with online modules to complete before the practical assessment session.

How long does the course go for?

Full Course

The online modules will take up to 300 minutes to complete based on your previous experiences.

The face to face assessment sessions will be 3 days length.

Reaccreditation assessment only class

The online modules will take up to 200 minutes to complete based on your previous experiences.

The face to face assessment session will be 4 hours in length.

Assessment - How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed via observation on the day of your class, with multiple scenarios being completed

Location

Location will be dependent on the course that you select.

Fee Information

Full Course

The course cost is $400 for the general public with an exclusive offer of $150 for all BlueFit employees and BlueFit leisure members.

Reaccreditation Course

The course cost is $100 for the general public with an exclusive offer of $50 for all BlueFit employees and BlueFit leisure members.