STA Certificate Course

STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming is the perfect progression stepping stone for anybody that is 16 and wants to expand their knowledge of teaching swimming to teach non-swimmers through to advanced participants.

This qualification could appeal to swimming teachers who wish to teach advanced participants and advanced swimming skills.

The STA Certificate course is a mixture of practical and theory content.

The following units are covered within this qualification:

• Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
• Planning, Delivering, Assessing and Evaluating Swimming Lessons
• Understand a Swimming Teacher’s Role
• Understanding the Health and Safety Requirements for an Aquatic Environment
• Understanding the Scientific and Learning Theories Relevant to Swimming Teaching
• Planning, Delivering, Assessing and Evaluating Competitive Swimming Strokes
• Planning, Delivering and Assessing Advanced Swimming Skills
• Understand the Safety Requirements for Advanced Swimming Skills
• Understand Swimming within Education

The Assessment

• MCQ Question Paper
• Tutor assessment
• Portfolios

Entry Requirements

• Be 16 years of age
• Hold current membership of STA
• Hold the STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming or acceptable equivalent. (Please note a Level 1 Award in Aquatic Teaching / assistant qualification is not an acceptable entry requirement).

Course Length

• 24 contact hour
• Over 4 days

Locations

Cannock : Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, WS11 4AL
Wolverhampton : Colton Hills Community School, Wolverhampton, WV4 5DG

Cost :

£350 per person. Please get in touch for multiple bookings of over 4 people – email here

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£350.00

Balance payment due minimum of 2 weeks before the course date. See Terms and Conditions for further details.

If all places for your preferred course have sold, please contact academy@swimwell.org.uk to see if we are adding additional places to those courses.

If there are no courses showing as available, please contact academy@swimwell.org.uk and we can assess demand to list new dates.