National Pool Lifeguard Courses with AED (NPLQ) 2025

*Course 1 = 7th - 12th July 2025, 9am - 6pm

*Course 2 = 5th - 10th August 2025, 9am - 6pm

£315.00 per candidate (lunch included)

RLSS UK’s* NPLQ is the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the UK and Ireland. More than 35,000 pool lifeguards qualify with the RLSS UK every year, and there are currently more than 74,000 NPLQ-qualified pool lifeguards – 95% of all UK pool lifeguards. The NPLQ is also internationally recognised. NPLQ Generation 10 is the latest edition of the NPLQ. It has endorsement against the CIMSPA Lifeguard Standard and meets the requirements within the Health and Safety Executive’s Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools (HSG179). The NPLQ Gen 10 can be delivered with optional additional qualifications - AED, EFAW, FAW, and Anaphylaxis Management. The NPLQ is a great addition to any CV or higher education application, and from May 2024, NPLQ Gen 10 carries 8 UCAS Tariff points. 

Lifeguard Course Prerequisites 

Every candidate attending a NPLQ course must be 16 years old or above at the time of taking the NPLQ final assessment and be able to: 

• Jump/dive into deep water 
• Swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds 
• Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep water 
• Tread water for 30 seconds 
• Surface dive to the floor of the pool 
• Climb out unaided without a ladder/steps and where the pool design permits. 

*The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is the industry leader in lifeguarding and lifesaving. RLSS UK Qualifications is at the forefront of lifeguard qualification innovation and development, keeping leisure employees at the cutting edge of lifesaving, lifeguarding, water safety and life support skills, and the RLSS UK badge gives peace of mind to the millions of customers who access leisure facilities every year. As an Awarding Body, RLSS UK Qualifications’ regulators are Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA in Northern Ireland. RLSS UK is a registered charity in England, Wales (1046060), and Scotland (SC037912). 

For more information please contact reception on 01992 706299 or alternatively email SportsComplexManagement@haileybury.com

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National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers & Coaches (NRASTC)

5th - 6th July 2025, 9am - 5pm

 
£150.00 per candidate
 

Award Description

National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches Seventh Edition

NRASTC is a supervision and rescue award for swimming teachers, coaches and/or instructors working during programmed activities, such as swimming lessons. It is suitable for teachers working in a wide range of swimming pools where the water is deeper than the teachers’ standing depth and meets the individual sites risk assessment.

Prerequisites:

The NRASTC course is designed for swimming teachers, coaches and/or instructors working during programmed activities, such as swimming lessons.

The NRASTC course is open to anyone who is 16-years-of-age or older at the beginning of the course and able to:

Swim a minimum of 20m on your front and back

Be able to climb out without help and without using steps or ladders (where venue design permits).

Course Content:

The course content includes;

The Teacher, swimming pool and class management
• Intervention rescue
• Emergency action
• CPR and First Aid

Assessment:

To achieve the NRASTC certificate, candidates need to pass a formal assessment at the end of the course, where trainees must demonstrate the skills and knowledge learned during the course in the form of a theory and practical test.

For more information please contact reception on 01992 706299 or alternatively email SportsComplexManagement@haileybury.com