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Swimming Teacher
Training Courses

Over 1,500 swimming teachers trained so far!

Fancy a rewarding part time Job? Love swimming? Enjoy working with Children? Like flexible working hours? Become a Swimming Teacher!

As part of our ongoing training for our staff we run regular teacher training courses and CPD course.

All of our courses are accredited by the various governing bodies, which are run by our fully qualified, insured and CRB checked tutors. Wessex Swim School has been training swimming teachers since 2005 and over 1,500 teachers have successfully completed their qualifications through us.

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young swimming Student

Our upcoming courses

If you’re a swimming teacher, aqua aerobic instructor or school teacher and looking for a qualification that will allow you to provide safety cover for swimming sessions, this is the qualification for you! On the course, you’ll learn basic rescue, first aid and resuscitation skills.

Holding a rescue/safety award such as this is also recommended for our swimming teaching qualifications, so this may be included with your swimming teaching course

This course is strongly recommend to become a swimming teacher.
World of Swimming Excel-chart STA Level 2 Award in Safety Award for Teachers
Course Date
October 28, 2023
£
150
Course Location:
Wildern Leisure Centre
Course Duration:
1 Day
Minimum Age:
14
Spaces available
15
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Course Date
April 7, 2024
£
150
Course Location:
Kings School, Winchester
Course Duration:
1 Day
Minimum Age:
14
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16
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Course Date
June 1, 2024
£
150
Course Location:
Godolphin School, Salisbury
Course Duration:
1 Day
Minimum Age:
14
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16
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Course Date
July 28, 2024
£
150
Course Location:
Godolphin School, Salisbury
Course Duration:
1 Day
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14
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16
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Course Date
August 18, 2024
£
150
Course Location:
Kings School Winchester
Course Duration:
1 Day
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14
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This is the first course you will need to complete, if you would like to become an STA Swimming Teacher. It is an introduction to swimming teaching, with basic essentials of teaching, assessed by the STA – Swimming Teachers Association.

The STA Award in Teaching Swimming is the perfect step to begin your exciting career as a swimming teacher and with no previous experience required, you can get started right away.

Successfully completing this course would qualify you to teach non-swimmers to improver stages.Min 16 years 5 day course. We Recommend also holding the STA Safety Award.
Course Date
October 23, 2023
£
549
Course Location:
Wildern School
Course Duration:
5 Days
Minimum Age:
16
Spaces available
5
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Course Date
April 2, 2024
£
549
Course Location:
Kings School, Winchester
Course Duration:
5 Days
Minimum Age:
16
Spaces available
12
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Course Date
August 5, 2024
£
549
Course Location:
Regents Park, Southampton
Course Duration:
5 Days
Minimum Age:
16
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12
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Course Date
August 12, 2024
£
549
Course Location:
Kings School Winchester
Course Duration:
5 Days
Minimum Age:
16
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12
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This is the next stage to your qualification. The course aims to prepare holders to teach, without supervision, pupils of all levels. It enables you to teach all ages and abilities, with in depth assessments of teaching and teaching practices, assessed by the STA – Swimming Teachers Association.

In order to attend this course, you must have successfully completed the STA Level 2 Award Course before hand Successfully completing this course would make you a fully qualified swimming teacher.
Course Date
August 19, 2024
£
499
Course Location:
Godolphin School, Salisbury
Course Duration:
4 Days
Minimum Age:
16
Spaces available
12
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For any additional information please contact our Course Co-ordinator info@worldofswimming.co.uk

If you would like to organise a course at your own venue for your own staff this can also be arranged for you.

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