NPLQ courses at Tooting Leisure Centre
Learn to save lives
National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) Courses
We regularly run NPLQ courses at Tooting Leisure Centre. Learn valuable life saving skills and become qualified for a job in lifeguarding.
And why stop there? If you become a lifeguard at a Places Leisure Centre, you will have the opportunity to progress your career in leisure, with potential Placemaker, Placemaker Manager, and Duty Manager roles available in the centre.
NPLQ stands for National Pool Lifeguard Qualification and 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.
Am I eligible to take part?
Every candidate attending a NPLQ course must be 16-years-old 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 ladder/steps and where the pool design allows
Upcoming course details
To see our upcoming courses, head to the Course Finder on the RLSS UK website: https://www.rlss.org.uk/find-a-course
How to book?
For more information and to book, call us on 020 8333 7555 or contact TootingTraining@pfpleisure.org