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

The Course will run on the following dates:

            Saturday 6th August 2022

            Sunday 7th August 2022

            Monday 8th August 2022

            Tuesday 9th August 2022

            Wednesday 10th August 2022

            Thursday 11th August 2022 (Assessments only)

Venue: The Lenton Centre

Cost: £195

To book your place please contact: robinhoodlifesavers@gmail.com

All candidates must meet the minimum requirements on the RLSS website for the award

Start

06/08/2022

End

11/08/2022

Total Days

6

Maximum Bookings

12

Bookings

8

Venue

The Lenton Centre, Willoughby Street, Lenton

Town

Nottingham

County

Nottingham

Postcode

NG7 1RQ

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

52.94738

Longitude

-1.17161

Name

Robin Hood Lifesaving Club

Phone

07972318299

Email