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

Course will run on the following dates:

Saturday 5th November

Saturday 12th November

Sunday 13th November

Saturday 19th November

Sunday 20th November

Sunday 27th November (Assessment)

100% attendance is required

Start

05/11/2022 08:00

End

27/11/2022 13:00

Total Days

6

Maximum Bookings

12

Bookings

11

Venue

East Ham Leisure Centre

Town

London

County

Greater London

Postcode

E6 2RT

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

51.53344

Longitude

0.05895

Name

GLL - East Ham Leisure Centre

Phone

07741 293507

Email