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Teach Water Familiarisation & Water Safety Skills
Course Overview
This course covers the prerequisite units of competency required to enrol in the AUSTSWIM Teacher of Infant and Preschool Aquatics course and the Teacher of Aquatics, Access and Inclusion course.
UNITS OF COMPETENCY:
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SISCAQU024 – Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy, and mobility skills
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SISCAQU025 – Teach water safety and survival skills
COURSE COMPLETION:
Candidates will receive a Statement of Attainment for the above units of competency on completion of the course.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
✅ Eligible:
Swimming and water safety teachers who do NOT have a Statement of Attainment listing the two units of competency above (SISCAQU024, SISCAQU025).
❌ Not Eligible:
Teachers who already have a Statement of Attainment (SoA) listing SISCAQU024 and SISCAQU025, are NOT eligible for this course.
PREREQUISITE:
Teachers MUST supply evidence of their current swimming and water safety accreditation/licence/SoA.
*COURSE PRICE:
$30 AUSTSWIM Members Only - Use discount code: PREREQ2425
$49 Non-members
DELIVERY STRATEGY:
- There is no face-to-face component with this course.
- TWFWSS is an online course with eLearning modules and assessment tasks.
- Teachers must download the course Candidate Handbook to be completed in the industry.
- Teachers have 12 months from enrolment to complete all course requirements.
COURSE CONTENT:
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AUSTSWIM Licence learning – online theory content
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SISCAQU024 Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility skills – online theory content and Candidate Handbook
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SISCAQU025 Teach water safety and survival skills – online theory content and Candidate Handbook
Note: (AUSTSWIM is not a CRICOS provider and cannot enrol students on an international student visa subclass 500 for courses run in Australia)
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Course details
Benefits:
Upon successful completion, participants will receive a Statement of Attainment for SISCAQU024 and SISCAQU025.
This course serves as a prerequisite for enrolling in the following advanced extension programs:
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AUSTSWIM Teacher of Infants and Preschool Aquatics
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AUSTSWIM Teacher of Aquatics, Access, and Inclusion
Teachers MUST supply evidence of their current swimming and water safety accreditation / licence / SOA.
- There is no face-to-face component with this course.
- TWFWSS is an online course with eLearning modules and assessment tasks.
- Teachers must download a TWFWSS Candidate Handbook to be completed in the industry.
- Teachers have 12 months from enrolment to complete all course requirements.
- AUSTSWIM Licence learning – online theory content
- SISCAQU024 Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility skills – online theory content and Candidate Handbook
- SISCAQU025 Teach water safety and survival skills – online theory content and Candidate Handbook
The AUSTSWIM Accreditation is the industry benchmark. It is underpinned by the learnings of over 40 years of training and in excess of 390,000 teachers.
AUSTSWIM Learning Pillars
The AUSTSWIM Learning Pillars form a framework that clearly and succinctly defines and describes swimming and water safety. They form the foundation for AUSTSWIM's core business and community focus. The AUSTSWIM Learning Pillars involve an impact throughout our organisational spectrum, industry, government and community to ensure quality for accreditation and education. The standard is high; we are committed to implementing an effective structure and process to reduce drowning, and the impact of aquatic accidents and strive for safer swimming and water safety.
AUSTSWIM Learning Pillars
The AUSTSWIM Learning Pillars form a framework that clearly and succinctly defines and describes swimming and water safety. They form the foundation for AUSTSWIM's core business and community focus. The AUSTSWIM Learning Pillars involve an impact throughout our organisational spectrum, industry, government and community to ensure quality for accreditation and education. The standard is high; we are committed to implementing an effective structure and process to reduce drowning, and the impact of aquatic accidents and strive for safer swimming and water safety.