Lifeguard Training

Length: 24 hours (minimum)

Pre-requisites: National Lifeguard Waterfront certification

The National Lifeguard Pool crossover course is designed to provide candidates already certified as National Lifeguard Waterfront lifeguards the skills necessary to also work in a swimming pool environment.

Length: 44 hours (minimum)

Pre-requisites: 15 years of age, Intermediate (Standard) First Aid certification, Bronze Cross certification

The National Lifeguard Waterfront course teaches candidates the fundamental skills required to be a lifeguard at a beach or other waterfront. They learn how to provide effective safety-supervision and incident prevention at a waterfront, while also learning the fitness, skills and judgement required to respond to an emergency.

Length: 24 hours (minimum)

Pre-requisites: National Lifeguard Pool certification

The National Lifeguard Waterfront crossover course is designed to provide candidates already certified as National Lifeguard Pool lifeguards the skills necessary to also work at a beach/waterfront environment.

Length: 20 hours (minimum)

Pre-requisites: National Lifeguard Pool certification

The National Lifeguard Waterpark course teaches candidates the fundamental skills required to lifeguard a waterpark. Waterparks differ from pools by adding on specialized features like lazy rivers, sprayers, waterslides and wave machines. Candidates build on the skills they learned in National Lifeguard Pool to provide effective safety-supervision and incident prevention in a waterpark, while also learning the fitness, skills and judgement required to respond to waterpark emergencies.

Length: Varies (4 - 6 hours)

Pre-requisites: Previous certification in the award to be recertified.

Need to recertify your National Lifeguard certification, or have a group of staff needing a recert? We can assist you with setting up and running the right recert clinic for your needs.