Awarding Body

Royal Life Saving Society UK

Scheme

National Pool Lifeguard Qualification Generation 10

Course

Assessment

Type

Assessment

Award Description

Scheme Details 

Awarding Body:  RLSS UK Qualifications 

Scheme: National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) Gen 10 (Ofqual Register title: RLSS UK Qualifications Level 3 Award in Pool Lifeguarding) 

Course: Assessment  

Type: Assessment 

Award Description 

National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) Gen 10 

RLSS UK’s* NPLQ is the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the UK and Ireland. More than 40,000 lifeguards qualify with the RLSS UK every year, and there are currently more than 75,000 NPLQ-qualified lifeguards across the UK and Ireland. The NPLQ is also internationally recognised. 

NPLQ Generation 10 is the latest edition of the NPLQ. It has endorsement against the CIMSPA Lifeguard Standard and meets the requirements within the Health and Safety Executive’s Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools (HSG179). The NPLQ Gen 10 can be delivered with optional additional qualifications - AED, EFAW, FAW, and Anaphylaxis Management. The NPLQ is a great addition to any CV or higher education application, and from May 2024, NPLQ Gen 10 carries 8 UCAS Tariff points. 

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 or above 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 a ladder/steps and where the pool design permits. 

*The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is the industry leader in lifeguarding and lifesaving. RLSS UK Qualifications is at the forefront of lifeguard qualification innovation and development, keeping leisure employees at the cutting edge of lifesaving, lifeguarding, water safety and life support skills, and the RLSS UK badge gives peace of mind to the millions of customers who access leisure facilities every year. As an Awarding Body, RLSS UK Qualifications’ regulators are Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA in Northern Ireland. RLSS UK is a registered charity in England, Wales (1046060), and Scotland (SC037912). 

NPLQ Course Information

Thank you for checking out our course on the RLSS course finder. Please see below the details to book.  

Price:  £235 per candidate  

With the NPLQ there is also the option of achieving the First Aid at Work (FAW) certificate, valid for 3 years. If you would like to receive this there is an additional cost of £30 (total £265).

To book please click here   

Following your enrolment:  

• Confirmation email - upon receipt of your enrolment form, you will receive an automatic reply confirming that we have received your enrolment;  
• Payment email - once payment has been made you will receive a confirmation email within 7 days. If paying via invoice you will receive your invoice within 7 days of enrolling, 
• Pre-course information - one week before the in-person date you will receive an email which outlines the running of the day, where to go and what to bring.   

Should you have any questions in the meantime please do contact us.  

Start

17/08/2024

End

21/08/2024

Maximum Bookings

40

Bookings

1

Venue

Ashby School Pool

Town

Ashby-de-la-Zouch

County

Leicestershire

Postcode

LE65 1DT

Country

United Kingdom

Latitude

52.74846

Longitude

-1.46334

Name

Future Training

Phone

07958516060

Website

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