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3 day FAW            1 day  EFAW             Refresher Courses

 

To ensure everyone present on your site is fully cared for in the event of an accident or medical emergency, we offer an intensive, three day NUCO First Aid at Work training course. We also offer a two day refresher course to maintain your employees’ knowledge and keep them competent and confident in their abilities. During the First Aid at Work course, candidates will participate in theory lessons, practical demonstrations and exercises, all of which are supported and illustrated by the use of power point presentations and safety DVDs covering:

  • Principles of First Aid

  • Resuscitation

  • Bandaging

  • Asphyxia

  • CPR

  • Control of Bleeding

  • Circulatory failure

  • Fractures

  • Spinal Injuries

  • Dealing with the Unconscious Casualty

  • Epilepsy

  • Diabetes

  • Hysteria

  • Eye Irrigation

  • Burns and scalds

  • Poisons

The main aim of the course is to train your selected employees to the required standard as directed by the HSE in the duties of an emergency first aider. They will enable the emergency first aider to render the initial help necessary to give a casualty treatment for sudden injury or illness, until more professional help arrives.

At the end of each course, the successful candidates will receive a NUCO accredited certificate approved by the Health and Safety Executive evidencing their capabilities a first aider.

The RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the United Kingdom and Ireland and is also internationally recognised. The NPLQ is an excellent starting point for anyone looking for a career in the leisure industry.

 

The NPLQ course is a minimum of 36 hours long followed by a practical assessment on pool lifeguard theory, pool rescue, first aid and CPR. There is also the option to obtain additional qualifications during an NPLQ course including:

  • Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate
  • First Aid at Work Certificate (Additional 2 hours training)
  • Automated External Defibrillation Certificate (AED) (Additional 1.5 hours training)

 

 

 

Benefits

  • Excellent starting point for a career in the leisure industry
  • Opportunity for career progression, as most leisure managers start off as Pool Lifeguards
  • Varied working hours
  • Work within a team
  • The NPLQ is recognised around the world, so potential to work and travel
  • Great way for students to fund studies
  • Learn essential life skills, including First Aid and CPR

 

 

This qualification is regulated by Ofqual.

 

Lifeguard Course Pre-Requisites

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 permits
 
Where can I take the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification?                                   Here  --book with   
                               Training @Mariners
 
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Course Content
 
Assessment
 
Renewal
 
Approved Prior Learning (APL)
 
NPLQ accredited details with Ofqual
 
So where can I take the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification?          Here  --book with   
                               Training @Mariners
National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches (NRASTC)
 

The NRASTC is a supervision and rescue qualification for teachers working on the poolside or in the water during programmed activities, such as a swimming lesson. It is suitable for teachers working in a wide range of swimming pools, including pools where the water is deeper than the teacher’s standing depth.

 

For further information of the award  click here.

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