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Lifesaving Skills Course for Rookie Instructors

Join the Rookie Lifeguard training course to gain basic knowledge and skills in lifesaving and life support techniques, including CPR and water safety. This course covers RLSS UK Rookie Lifeguard program, National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ), Emergency Response, and more. Enhance your ability to train and assess lifeguard programs through comprehensive learning modules. Get acquainted with key lifesaving strokes, rescue techniques, and emergency response procedures. Prepare yourself to handle various water-related incidents with confidence and efficiency. Advance your skills as a rookie instructor and contribute to promoting water safety in your community.

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Lifesaving Skills Course for Rookie Instructors

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  1. Lifesaving Skills Course for Rookie Instructors

  2. Purpose of the Rookie Instructor Course • Aim: • To provide aquatics trainers the knowledge, skills and ability to train and assess the RLSS UK Rookie Lifeguard programme

  3. Course Outcomes: • By the end of this course candidates will have gained: • Basic knowledge of the Society, it’s structure, Rookie Lifeguard and other award programmes • An understanding of basic Lifesaving and Life Support skills to deliver the Rookie Lifeguard programme

  4. RLSS Education programme progression • National Pool and Beach Lifeguard Qualifications (NPLQ & NBLQ) • National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches (NRASTC) • National Rescue Test for Supervisors of Swimmers with Disabilities (RTSSD) • Emergency Response Awards (ER) Swimming Pool Open Water Life Support Distinction Life Support 3 Silver Cross Award of Merit Bronze Cross Bronze Medallion Life Support Community LS Rookie Lifeguard

  5. RLSS UK Rookie Lifeguard overview • Aim of the Rookie programme: To prepare Rookies to take better care of themselves, their family and friends and to give them the information they need to promote water safety in their day to day activities • Target age 8-12 years • Three stages (Bronze, Silver, Gold) which are each split into three levels (e.g. Bronze level 1, Bronze Level 2 and Bronze Level 3)

  6. Rookie Lifeguard and the National Plan for Teaching Swimming

  7. Rookie Lifeguard Award Sequence Full Swim Teacher Occupational First Aid Extended Life support Child Protection Course Asst Swim Teacher CPD Courses RLSS NPLQ Manual Handling NRASTC Bronze Medallion Rookie Master Lifeguard Gold 3 Gold 2 Life Support Award Water Safety Award Gold 1 Speciality Bolt-on Awards Snorkelling Fin Swimming Beach Safety Many more Silver 3 Silver 2 Achievement Award 1 Achievement Award 2 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Bronze 3 Bronze 2 Bronze 1 5 Gold

  8. Rookie Resources • Resources available include: • Instructors pack • Candidate pack • A dedicated website for Rookies and Instructors • Badges • Certificates • Extras

  9. Strokes • There are two Lifesaving strokes used in the Rookie programme • Lifesaving backstroke • Lifesaving sidestroke

  10. Skills • Entries and exits • Sculling • Treading Water • Surface Diving • HELP position • Non, weak, injured, unconscious casualty recognition and simulation • Swimming in clothing and removal

  11. Skills • Shout and signal • Reach rescue • Throw a buoyant aid • Throw a non buoyant aid (rope throw) • Wade rescue (buoyant and rigid aids) • Support position • Stirrup lift and climb out • Turning an unconscious casualty in shallow water • Incident training

  12. Rescue Sequence • Shout and signal • Reach • Throw • Wade • Swim with an aid • Swim and tow

  13. Life Support Skills

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