Wroe Elite Swim Training are proud to offer the STA International Swim Teacher Course
The Safety Training Awards (STA) is a recognised awarding organisation, who provide its members with a wide range of regulated and unregulated qualifications for disciplines in swimming teaching, lifesaving, first aid, pool plant and health and safety.
STA is a member of the International Federation of the Swimming Teachers Association (IFSTA) and after many discussions with their 26 affiliated countries, STA is pleased to offer both regulated qualifications and unregulated courses, allowing learners across the globe to gain the necessary training within the leisure industry.
At WEST we are delighted to offer unregulated international training for swimming teaching, so you can do your job with confidence, no matter where you are!
STA is a member of the International Federation of the Swimming Teachers Association (IFSTA) and after many discussions with their 26 affiliated countries, STA is pleased to offer both regulated qualifications and unregulated courses, allowing learners across the globe to gain the necessary training within the leisure industry.
At WEST we are delighted to offer unregulated international training for swimming teaching, so you can do your job with confidence, no matter where you are!
STA International Swimming Teacher
We are proud to be able to deliver the STA International Swimming Teacher course in Kenya. This course is aimed at people who would like to become a swimming teacher, there is no previous swimming teaching experience required. The course covers teaching adult swimmers as well as children.
Learners are required to teach a range of swimmers from non-swimmers to advanced swimmers throughout the course. On successful completion of the course, learners will be issued with the STA International Swimming Teacher Certificate (which is equivalent to a level 1 and level 2 swim teaching certificate).
On successful completion of the course, learners will:
Learners are required to teach a range of swimmers from non-swimmers to advanced swimmers throughout the course. On successful completion of the course, learners will be issued with the STA International Swimming Teacher Certificate (which is equivalent to a level 1 and level 2 swim teaching certificate).
On successful completion of the course, learners will:
- Understand the role of a swimming teacher
- Understand and be able to plan swimming lessons
- Be able to produce a scheme of work and lesson plan
- Be able to teach swimming lessons to non-swimmers, beginners, improvers and advanced swimmers
- Be able to teach essential swimming skills
- Be able to teach the four key strokes
- Be able to teach advanced swimmers rescue and survival skills including water safety skills
- Understand and be able to evaluate a swimming lesson
- Understand the different types of swimmer
- Understand swimming teaching strategies and methodology
- Understand different methods of communication
- Know the hygiene and safety requirements for swimming lessons
- Understand the scientific principles relevant to swimming.
Further Information
Pre requisites of the STA International Swimming Teacher certification:
In order to attend the course, learners must:
Assessment:
Pre requisites of the STA International Swimming Teacher certification:
In order to attend the course, learners must:
- Be 16 years old at the time of the assessment
- Hold STA membership (Included in the course fees).
- Hold the STA Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable adults ONLINE CPD (Included in the course fee and a compulsory pre-requisite of the course).
- Be able to comfortably swim 100m, assessed on the course. (This is as compulsory pre-requisite of the course.)
Assessment:
- Learners will be assessed on their theoretical knowledge and practical teaching
- Learners must correctly answer 7 out of 10 verbal questions, complete 1 lesson plan and 1 scheme of work to the satisfaction of the tutor
- Throughout the course, learners will undertake practical teaching on a range of swimmer, from non-swimmers to advanced swimmer
- For the practical assessment, learners are required to teach a 30-minute swimming lesson to a small group of swimmers.
- The lesson must be taught independently by the learner without prompting or guidance from the tutor.
We aim to run several courses throughout the year, so if you are interested to enrol on the next course please sign up below and we shall add you to our mailing list informing you of future courses.
