Scheme Details
- Awarding Body
- Royal Life Saving Society UK
- Scheme
- National Pool Lifeguard Qualification Generation 9
- Course
- Assessment
- Type
- Assessment
Award Description
National Pool Lifeguard Qualification Generation 9
The NPLQ is the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the UK and Ireland and is also internationally recognised. More than 40,000 pool lifeguards qualify with the RLSS UK every year, and there are currently more than 80,000 pool lifeguards qualified in the NPLQ – 95% of all UK pool lifeguards.
RLSS UK is regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA in Northern Ireland.
If you’d like to learn more about being a lifeguard click here.
Lifeguard Course Prerequisites
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
About
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.
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
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
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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Be 16+ years of age on the date of assessment |
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Jump / dive into deep water |
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Swim 50 metres in no more than 60 seconds |
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Swim 100 metres continuously on front and 100m continuously on back |
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In deep water, tread water for 30 seconds |
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Surface dive to the floor of the pool |
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Climb out of the pool unaided without using a ladder / steps where the pool design permits |
Sessions
| The Lifeguard, Swimming Pool & Supervision | N/A | 11/04/2022 - 15/04/2022 | Details |
| Intervention Rescue & Emergency Action Plan | N/A | 11/04/2022 - 15/04/2022 | Details |
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, AED & First Aid | N/A | 11/04/2022 - 15/04/2022 | Details |
| Automated External Defibrillator (AED) | N/A |
15/04/2022 |
Details |
| National Pool Lifeguard Qualification - Theory Assessment Paper | N/A |
15/04/2022 |
Details |
What is it like being a lifeguard?
Where And When
- Start
- 11/04/2022 08:30
- End
- 15/04/2022 17:00
- Total Days
- 5
- Maximum Bookings
- 10
- Bookings
- 6
- Venue
- Malvern Active
- Town
- Malvern
- County
- Worcestershire
- Postcode
- WR14 3DY
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Latitude
- 52.10508
- Longitude
- -2.32093
Provider
- Name
- Malvern College
- Phone
- 01684 581681