Category :
Aquatic Industry
Price (from) :
$330
Career Outcomes
- Swim School Teacher
Duration
- Course Length: 8 Hours
- Re-Accreditation: 3yrs (CPR: 1yr)
Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Courses
Date: 15 September
Date: 15 September
Date: 17 September
Date: 17 September
Date: 3 September
Ampd Academy has partnered with the Australian Swim Schools Association (ASSA) to provide participants with a comprehensive course that provides essential knowledge and skills.
This course is designed to enable individuals to become certified Swimming and Water Safety Teachers, equipping them to professionally deliver Swimming and Water Safety programs and services to a diverse range of people who use aquatic environments.
Course Length: 8 hours
Re-Accreditation: 3 years (CPR: 12 months)
Units of Competency:
- SISCAQU020 – Perform water rescues
- SISCAQU023 – Plan swimming lessons
- SISCAQU024 – Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility skills
- SISCAQU025 – Teach water safety and survival skills
- SISCAQU026 – Teach swimming strokes
Optional:
- HLTAID009 – Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Industry Placement Requirements
As part of the course, you’ll complete industry placement in a swim teaching environment and keep a record of your progress.
- A minimum of 4.5 hours of industry placement is required; however, you must continue your placement until all required skills have been demonstrated by you and observed by your workplace supervisor.
- You must have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) (or state equivalent) before you can start your placement. We recommend applying early and having your clearance ready to go!
To ensure a successful and effective learning experience, please review the following pre-requisites before submitting an application for enrolment in the Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety (TSWS) course. These requirements apply to all students, regardless of funding:
- Age: While there is no minimum age to enrol in and complete this course, aquatic industry guidelines recommend staff be at least 16 years of age.
- Eligibility: Candidates must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or hold an appropriate visa allowing them to undertake education. Please note: Ampd Academy is not a CRICOS provider and cannot enroll students on an international student visa.
- Placement: This course includes a placement component, you must obtain a current Working with Children Check (Bluecard/WCCC). While this is not required at the time of enrolment, it must be obtained before commencing any industry placement.
- Technology & Preparation: You’ll need a smart device or computer with internet access to complete online and pre-course activities — including a quick quiz to help us confirm your enrolment and check if any support is needed before training begins.
- Physical Fitness: Participants must have a reasonable level of physical fitness and swimming proficiency. This is essential for safely and effectively performing the necessary aquatic skills
General Training Pathway Eligibility
- be aged 15 years or older;
- not be a school student;
- permanently reside in Queensland;
- be an Australian citizen, or Australian permanent resident (includes humanitarian entrant), or a temporary resident with the right visa and work permits on the pathway to permanent residency, or a New Zealand citizen;
- not already have a certificate IV or higher qualification (including tertiary qualification) completed within the last 10 years (qualifications completed as a school student and foundation skills qualifications do not count). Note: This eligibility requirement does not apply to individuals seeking to enrol in a skill set.
- not be enrolled in another qualification, even if it is on hold or deferred, whether funded by DTET or not (foundation skills qualifications do not count).
Our funded courses require a student co-contribution fee. The amount depends on the course, delivery mode, and whether you’re eligible for a concessional rate. In some cases, employers or third parties may cover this contribution, but training providers cannot waive it.
To view current fees, please see the General Training Pathway Price List
Concessional student status applies when the student falls into one of the following categories:
- Holds a Health Care, Veteran or Pensioner Concession Card issued under Commonwealth law, or is the partner or a dependant of a person who holds such a card and is named on the card;
- Holds an official form issued under Commonwealth law confirming that they, their partner, or the person of whom they are a dependant is entitled to concessions under a Health Care, Veteran or Pensioner Concession Card;
- Identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander;
- Has a disability;
- Is an adult prisoner.
How this course is delivered
Training can be delivered face-to-face, online self-paced, or as a blend of both, depending on your location and needs.
Scheduled courses are listed on our course calendar. If you’re planning to use government funding, check the calendar for a course running within one of the approved regions listed below.
We’re also able to deliver outside the approved regions. Government funding isn’t available in those areas, so the full course fee applies — get in touch and we’ll talk through the options.
Approved delivery locations
Ampd Academy is approved by the Queensland Department of Trade, Employment and Training to deliver SISSS00132 Swimming and Water Safety Teacher Skill Set under the Career Boost Program in the following locations:
- Brisbane
- Cairns
- Central Queensland
- Darling Downs – Maranoa
- Gold Coast
- Ipswich
- Logan – Beaudesert
- Mackay – Isaac – Whitsunday
- Moreton Bay – North
- Moreton Bay – South
- Queensland – Outback
- Sunshine Coast
Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Courses
Date: 15 September
Date: 15 September
Date: 17 September
Date: 17 September