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.
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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:
9th Generation RLSS NPLQ with AED and PXB
Monday 13th - Friday 17th February 2023
Monday 13th 8:00 - 5:00pm
Tuesday 14th 9:00 - 6:00pm
Wednesday 15th 9:00 - 6:00pm
Thursday 16th 9:00 - 6:00pm
Friday 17th 9:00 - 6:00pm
Exam dates TBC but will be the evenings of one of these dates Sunday 19th or Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Course Cost - £275.00
The Lifeguard, Swimming Pool & Supervision | N/A | 13/02/2023 - 17/02/2023 | Details |
Intervention Rescue & Emergency Action Plan | N/A | 13/02/2023 - 17/02/2023 | Details |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, AED & First Aid | N/A | 13/02/2023 - 17/02/2023 | Details |
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) | N/A | 13/02/2023 - 17/02/2023 | Details |
National Pool Lifeguard Qualification - Theory Assessment Paper | N/A | 13/02/2023 - 17/02/2023 | Details |