Pool Lifeguard & Aquatic Courses
SISSS00132 Swimming and Water Safety Teacher Skill Set
Learning Outcomes
Throughout the course, training focuses on real swim teacher duties, including preparing lesson plans, teaching swimming strokes and water safety skills, communicating with participants, managing groups, adapting activities to different abilities and maintaining a safe learning environment.
As a result, students build confidence in delivering engaging swimming lessons while supporting participants to improve their aquatic skills, water confidence and personal safety.
Skill Set Requirements
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SISCAQU020 – Perform water rescues
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SISCAQU023 – Plan swimming lessons
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SISCAQU024 – Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility skills
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SISCAQU025 – Teach water safety and survival skills
- SISCAQU026 – Teach swimming strokes
Cost
Course Details
- Online Pre-Course 10 Hours
- Face to Face Training & Assessment 8 Hours
- 18 workplace hours
- Nationally Recognised Training
Group Bookings
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Why Train to Become a Swimming and Water Safety Teacher?
Becoming a Swimming and Water Safety Teacher is about more than teaching strokes. Swim teachers play an important role in helping people build confidence in the water, develop essential swimming skills and understand how to stay safer in aquatic environments.
Because of this, Swimming and Water Safety Teacher training helps students understand both the responsibility of the role and the practical skills needed to plan engaging lessons, support participants with different abilities and create a safe, positive learning environment.
Build real skills for a real responsibility
The SISSS00132 Swimming and Water Safety Teacher course helps students develop practical skills in lesson planning, water familiarisation, swimming instruction, water safety, communication and participant support. It is designed for people who want to teach in aquatic centres, swim schools, council pools, resorts, schools and other supervised aquatic environments.
In addition, Swimming and Water Safety Teacher training is a valuable pathway for people interested in aquatics, education, recreation, child development or community safety. Whether you are beginning your first swim teaching role, upskilling for work or supporting an aquatic program, this training helps build the confidence and capability needed to deliver safe, engaging and effective swimming lessons.
FAQ
SISSS00132 Swimming and Water Safety Teacher is a nationally recognised skill set for people who want to teach swimming and water safety. It covers lesson planning, water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility, water safety and survival skills, swimming strokes and basic water rescues.
This course is suitable for people who want to begin working as swimming teachers, including those seeking employment with swim schools, aquatic centres, council pools, schools, resorts and community swimming programs. It may also suit existing aquatic staff who want to expand their qualifications.
Course duration can vary depending on the delivery format, location and assessment arrangements. Reef Training & Aquatics combines required learning with practical, face-to-face training and assessment. Refer to the course details or booking information for the duration of your selected course.
No previous swim teaching experience is generally required. The course is designed to introduce the knowledge and practical skills needed to plan and deliver swimming and water safety lessons. Participants should, however, be comfortable in the water and capable of demonstrating the required aquatic skills.
Yes. The course includes practical activities where students plan and deliver lessons, demonstrate swimming and water safety skills, manage participants and respond to realistic teaching situations in an aquatic environment.
Yes. Reef Training & Aquatics can deliver private Swimming and Water Safety Teacher training for swim schools, aquatic centres, councils, schools, resorts and other organisations. Training can be contextualised to your facility, participants and operational needs.
Reef Training & Aquatics delivers Swim Teacher training across key locations including Cairns, Mackay, Rockhampton, Brisbane and Greater Sydney, with group bookings available Australia wide.
Yes. SISSS00132 includes SISCAQU020 Perform Water Rescues, which develops the skills required to assess a rescue situation and complete appropriate water rescues using suitable techniques and equipment.