ASA/UKCC Level 1 Certificate in Teaching Aquatics
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PRE-REQUISITES TO BECOME A SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR
Candidates must be 16 years or older at the start of the course
COURSE CONTENT
The course is made up of 2 units
Unit 1. This core unit is common to all UKCC disciplines and comprises of preparation for teaching/coaching activities, delivery of prepared activities within a session, roles and responsibilities, Health & Safety in the aquatic environment, effective communication, evaluation of teaching/coaching activities and child protection.
Unit 2. This unit explores the practical skills and knowledge of being a support teacher in an aquatic environment by looking at the principles underpinning the Learning to Swim Programme utilising the ASA National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NPTS) or equivalent, Practical Skills, Techniques and Session Preparation & the Human Body.
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COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is delivered in various combinations of days for example 5 days Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm or over 3 weekends Saturday, Sunday, Saturday, Sunday & Saturday 9am to 5pm. It may also be delivered over a number of evenings plus a weekend. The delivery combination will be identified in the grid below.
Unit 1includes up to 14 hours theory and up to 7 hours practical (this is dependent on number and experience of candidates).
Each element of Unit 1 will be assessed by oral/written questioning and /or observation by the Tutor/Assessor. Unit 2 includes up to 7 hours theory and up to 4 hours practical (this is dependent on number and experience
of candidates).
The Principles element will be assessed through a multi-choice written paper, the remaining elements will be assessed by written/oral questioning and/or observation by the Tutor/Assessor.
