ASA/UKCC Level 2 Certificate for Teaching aquatics

THE LAST STEP TO BECOME A SWIMMING TEACHER

This is the industry standard for those who wish to teach unsupervised and is essential for seeking employment as a swimming teacher.

This course leads to a vocational qualification designed for you to learn how to effectively apply your skills, knowledge and understanding of teaching aquatics.

This qualification aims to provide and equip you, with the skills, knowledge, tools and techniques to effectively plan, prepare, deliver, monitor and evaluate aquatic teaching sessions.

This qualification is endorsed by UKCC and sits on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)

PRE-REQUISITES

You must be at least 17 years of age at the start of the course.

You must have all of the following:

ASA UKCC Level 1 Award in Teaching Aquatics (QCF)

If you have similar qualifications please check the qualification equivalency details page.

UNITS

201: Understanding the FUNdamentals of coaching/teaching sport

202: Understanding how to develop participants through coaching/teaching sport

203.1: Understanding the FUNdamentals of child development in coaching/teaching sport

204: Understanding the principles of evaluating coaching/teaching practice

205: Plan a series of aquatic teaching sessions

206: Prepare the aquatic teaching environment

207: Deliver a series of aquatic teaching sessions

208: Monitor and evaluate aquatic teaching sessions

WHAT WILL I LEARN

On successful completion of this qualification you should be able to:

Establish an effective, fair and equitable aquatic teaching environment
Establish a safe aquatic teaching environment
Review participants needs and establish goals for aquatic teaching sessions
Produce plans for sessions that support participants development
Plan for evaluation of aquatic sessions
Prepare participants for aquatic teaching sessions
Establish and maintain working relationships with participants and others
Deliver aquatic teaching sessions
Develop participants performance
Conclude aquatic teaching sessions
Evaluate participants performance and effectiveness of sessions
Monitor personal aquatic teaching practices

The qualification is assessed through a variety of methods and activities in the form of observation, written evidence and/or verbal discussion. Your tutor will help you to understand the different sorts of evidence that are acceptable and appropriate, and what the methods of assessment to be used will be.

Practical assessments will be conducted through observation in your natural working environment.

NEXT ASA/UKCC Level 2 Certificate COURSEs IN LONDON

London Leisure College are now working alongside London Swimming (ASA) to provide these courses. You can find full information and book upcoming courses by clicking on this paragraph.

HOW TO APPLY, FEES & PAYMENTS

To apply click the linked paragraph above.

Any queries? Please do not hesitate to contact Marie Gouldby at the Institute of Swimming on 01509 640 469.