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NPLQ

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Learn skills for life

 

There is also the option to obtain additional qualifications during an NPLQ course including:

Benefits

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  • 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 CP

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 This qualification is regulated by Ofqual.

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Lifeguard Course Pre-Requisites

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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

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COURSE  CONTENT

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The NPLQ covers all elements of Pool Rescue Techniques, Lifeguarding Theory, First Aid and CPR. The course is physically demanding and will include swimming to set times, lifting casualties and diving to the deepest part of the swimming pool. Training and assessment for the NPLQ is in three sections and all must be successfully passed to attain the qualification.

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Section 1 – The Lifeguard and the Law, Swimming Pool Supervision


Element 1 – The Lifeguard and the Law
Element 2 – Swimming Pool, Hazards and Control Measures
Element 3 – Swimming Pool Supervision

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Section 2 – Intervention and Rescue and Emergency Action Plans


Element 1 – Intervention and Rescue
Element 2 – Rescue of a Casualty with a Suspected Spinal Injury
Element 3 – Emergency Action Plan

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Section 3 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, AED and First Aid
 

Element 1 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Element 2 – First Aid
Element 3 – Automated External Defibrillation (AED)

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Course Duration

5 days typically 08.30 – 18.00 hrs each day.

Qualification

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  • An RLSS approved level 2 certificate in Pool Lifeguarding and Swimming Pool Supervision valid for two years, is issued via The Royal Life Saving Society on successful completion of the course assessment.

  • For a small additional fee, a HSE Approved Emergency First Aid at Work certificate valid for 3 years can also be awarded to those successfully completing the assessment.

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