National Pool Lifeguard Qualification,First Aid at Work + AED - Knutsford Leisure Centre

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National Pool Lifeguard Qualification,First Aid at Work + AED - Knutsford Leisure Centre

By Everybody Academy

Date and time

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 08:15 - Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:30 GMT

Location

Knutsford Leisure Centre

Westfield Drive Knutsford WA16 0BL United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.

Description

The course syllabus is split into three sections:

Section 1 - The Lifeguard, Swimming Pool and Supervision

Section 2 - Intervention, Rescue and Emergency Action Plan

Section3 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, First Aid and AED

The course will include continual assessment of understanding of the syllabus and practical skills. Candidates must demonstrate competence in all aspects of the syllabus to be put forward to the end of course assessment, taken by an independent assessor. Any candidates who fail to pass all elements of the assessment will have 28 days to retake failed elements. Further fees will be chargeable for any additional support, training and assessments.

This course is a minimum of 40 hours plus assessment and attendance at all sessions is compulsory.

Following the assessment, the NPLQ qualification will remain valid for 2 years. You can then retake the assessment providing that you have attended regular staff training in the workplace during the 2 year period. The FAW is valid for 3 years.

NPLQ Course Entry Requirements

Prior to enrolling on a course, the RLSS requires that you meet the following criteria:

  • Demonstrate that you are fit and healthy
  • Jump or dive into deep water
  • Swim 50m in under 60 seconds
  • Swim 100m continuously on your front, followed by 100m on your back
  • Tread water for 30 seconds
  • Surface dive to the deepest part of the pool
  • Climb out of the pool unaided
  • You must be 16 years or over on the day of the assessment (Usually the last day of the course).

Please note that you will be required to bring photographic proof of your identity on the first day of the course.

Copies of Everybody Academy policies are available on request. Copies of RLSS policies are available from www.rlss.org.uk

Refund policy: Full refunds will only be issued with more than 28 days written notice. Cancellations with 14 to 28 days notice will receive a 50% refund and no refunds will be due for cancellations with less than 14 days notice (except in exceptional circumstances). All refunds will be subject to an administration fee.

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The Everybody Academy is the training and development arm of Everybody Health and Leisure. The Everybody Academy provides a wide range of leisure, health and safety and business related training opportunities throughout the year. We offer many accredited and bespoke courses either in our high quality training facilities or at customers own premises.

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