Career Enhancement for Lifeguards

Lifeguard Management
This course provides participants with the skills & knowledge needed to effectively manage lifeguards and to create an environment that keeps patrons, lifeguards and the aquatic facility safe.

Fee: $50    Click here for upcoming classes.

Waterfront Lifeguard Training
This course teaches lifeguards the skills and knowledge needed to prevent and respond to emergencies at a waterfront facility. Participants will learn to describe conditions that affect surveillance at a waterfront. Learn skills needed for special rescue situations such as missing person procedures, searching for a scuba diver, and cold water rescue.

Prerequisite: Current certification in Lifeguard Training and CPR for the Professional Rescuer.

Lifeguarding Instructor
This course prepares instructor candidates to teach basic-level courses from the Lifeguarding program including Lifeguarding (with First Aid), Lifeguard Management, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer, Administering Emergency Oxygen, Bloodborne Pathogens Training: Preventing Disease Transmission and Basic Water Rescue courses. Instructor candidates will also become familiar with GuardStart: Lifeguarding Tomorrow and the Water Safety Presentations.

This course includes Fundamentals of Instructor Training.

Prerequisites: Successfully complete written and skills pre-test based on information from basic-level Lifeguarding and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer. Call chapter for details. Must be at least 17 years of age on or before the last scheduled day of the instructor course.

Fee: $200    Click here for upcoming classes.

Water Safety Instructor
This course trains candidates to teach the Infant and Preschool Aquatics Program; the seven levels of the Learn to Swim Program; and the Community Water Safety course. Candidates will learn how to plan and conduct lessons and evaluate progress of students.

Prerequisites: Must be at least 16 years of age by the last day of class, must hold a current Fundamentals of Instructor Training or current instructor certificate from another ARC program and successfully complete written and skills pre-test. Call chapter for details.

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