Swimming Teacher Training

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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.

• You will be able to gain employment as a swimming teacher, teaching non-swimmers to improver participants
• You’ll be qualified to deliver up to the Goldfish stage of STA’s progressive International Learn to Swim Programme 
• Access free STA online support and resources which are helpful for new and experienced teachers
• Your course resource manual will act as a guide throughout your swimming teaching journey—always there to refer back to should you ever need it
• Receive advice and guidance from the STA team who will support you throughout your swimming teaching journey.

Holders of the endorsed STA Award in Teaching Swimming qualification can:

• Teach the essential swimming skills, water safety and all four key strokes to participants
• Deliver the STAnley series of awards up to the Goldfish series of STA’s International Learn to Swim Programme (ILSP)
• Teach the four key strokes and skills to participants up to stage 7 of Swim England’s Learn to Swim Programme, excluding poolside diving*
• Teach the four key strokes and skills to participants up to Swim Skills 3 of Scottish Swimming Learn to Swim Framework
• Teach the four key strokes and skills to participants up to Wave 3 of Swim Wales Learn to Swim Wales

*Diving is an advanced swimming skill and covered within the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming qualification and therefore, STA Award in Teaching Swimming holders can teach the strokes up to this stage as well as the other skills including treading water, sculling etc but their qualification will not permit them to teach diving.

To remain as an STA-approved swimming teacher, and to receive the benefit of STA public liability insurance, you’ll be required to:

• Remain in membership of STA
• Keep your knowledge and skills up-to-date with regular CPDs
• Regularly update your DBS check

• Created by STA’s aquatic experts, providing you with quality training
• Regulated by Ofqual
• Recognised internationally, allowing you to take your swimming teaching career around the world
• Develops the vocational skills and technical knowledge of a qualified swimming teacher, allowing you to independently teach your very own class of 12 participants from non-swimmers up to improvers (children and adults).

Once qualified, progress on your teaching pathway by achieving the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming—the next step which meets CIMSPA’s employer-led swimming teacher professional standard.

Additionally you may wish to expand your swimming teaching portfolio by teaching those with disabilities or baby and pre-school participants with our People with Disabilities and Baby and Pre-School Award qualifications.

* 16 years of age prior to the exam date (last day of the course)

* Must join STA as a member prior to the course. More info can be found at: https://www.sta.co.uk/membership/ 

Our next course will be held at Crownbridge School, Cwmbran on weekends between 1st  February  - 16th  February  2025  8.30am-6.30pm for just £400.00 per person. Book online on the following link:   

Up & Coming Courses (cbtraining.org)

For more information please email chris@cbtraining.org or download the qualification specification and teaching brochure below

One  of  our  future  courses  will be held at Crownbridge School, Cwmbran on weekends between 14th  June  - 29th  June  2025 8.30am-6.30pm for just £400.00 per person. Book online on the following link:   

Up & Coming Courses (cbtraining.org)

For more information please email chris@cbtraining.org or download the qualification specification and teaching brochure below

One  of  our  future  courses  will be held at Crownbridge School, Cwmbran on weekends between 4th  October  - 19th  October  2025 8.30am-6.30pm for just £400.00 per person. Book online on the following link:   

Up & Coming Courses (cbtraining.org)

For more information please email chris@cbtraining.org or download the qualification specification and teaching brochure below

Progress on your teaching pathway with the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming—the next step which meets CIMSPA’s employer-led swimming teacher professional standard.

The qualification will expand your expertise to teach competitive strokes, survival and rescue skills, diving, competitive starts and turns; allowing you to teach non-swimmers through to advanced participants.

Interested? Before You Get Started…

You’ll need to make sure you’ve met the following requirements before you attend your course:

• Be at least 16 years of age
• Hold current membership of STA 
• Hold the STA Award in Teaching Swimming qualification or acceptable equivalent (please note the Swim England Level 1 Award in Aquatic Teaching is not an acceptable pre-requisite)

• Teach the full range of the International Learn to Swim Programme  independently, from non-swimmers to advanced participants
• Access free online support and resources which are helpful for new and experienced teachers
• Your course resource manual will act as a guide throughout your swimming teaching journey—always there to refer back to should you ever need it
• Receive advice and guidance from the STA team who will support you throughout your swimming teaching journey.

To remain as an STA-approved swimming teacher, and to receive the benefit of STA public liability insurance, you’ll be required to:

• Remain in membership of STA
• Keep your knowledge and skills up-to-date with regular CPDs
• Regularly update your DBS check

• Created by STA’s aquatic experts, providing you with quality training
• Regulated by Ofqual
• Meets CIMSPA’s employer-led swimming teacher professional standard
• Teach more lessons with a variety of skills
• Retain existing participants by offering progressive lessons, extended skills and advanced awards
• Benefit from 12 months free CIMSPA affiliate membership  (usually costing £30) with access to a wide range of benefits from the professional development body when you qualify.

Once qualified, expand your swimming teaching portfolio by teaching those with disabilities or baby and pre-school participants with our People with Disabilities and Baby and Pre-School Award qualifications.

You can also enhance your knowledge further and maintain your occupational competency by exploring STA’s broad range of online learning CPDs.

One  of  our  future  courses  will be held at Monmouth Girls School on weekends between 8th March   - 16th March 2025 9am-5pm for just £400.00 per person. Book online on the following link:   

Up & Coming Courses (cbtraining.org)

For more information please email chris@cbtraining.org or download the qualification specification and teaching brochure below

One  of  our  future  courses  will be held  on  zoom (weekdays) and  at Monmouth Girls School (on weekends)  between 28th  August -  31st  August 2025 9am-5pm for just £400.00 per person. Book online on the following link:   

Up & Coming Courses (cbtraining.org)

For more information please email chris@cbtraining.org or download the qualification specification and teaching brochure below