Training Courses
National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ)
NPLQ is widely accepted by swimming pools in the UK and Ireland as a minimum qualification as a role of a lifeguard within the swimming pool. We deliver the RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification, which is a five day intensive course followed by an external assessment, required to supervise a pool used for open public swimming.
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The NPLQ course includes 3 sections:
- Section 1 - The lifeguard and the Law, Swimming Pool and Supervision
- Section 2 - Intervention and Rescue and Emergency Action PlansÂ
- Section 3 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid.Â
- Section 4 - AED
The course includes swimming pool rescue skills, basic life support, basic First Aid, managing a casualty suffering from a spinal injury, managing a swimming pool environment, identifying hazards that could cause harm to users and much more.Â
Every candidate attending an NPLQ course must be 16-years-old at the time of taking the NPLQ final assessment and be able to:Â
- Jump/dive into deep water
- Swim 50 metres in less than 60 secondsÂ
- Swim 100 metres continuously on front and back in deep waterÂ
- Tread water for 30 secondsÂ
- Surface dive to the floor of the pool
- Climb out unaided without ladder/steps and where the pool design allowsÂ
Successful candidates will receive:Â
- RLSS NPLQ certificate for each candidateÂ
- RLSS NPLQ Lifeguard manual for each candidateÂ
- Handouts and revision sheets for each candidate
DetailsÂ
- 5-day courseÂ
- In partnership with the Royal Lifesaving Society.
- £250
Course dates: 2022
- February 21st - 25thÂ
- April 18th - 22ndÂ
- May 30th - 3rd JuneÂ
- August 22nd - 26thÂ
- October 24th - 28thÂ