Teacher of Aquatics - Access and Inclusion (Australia)
Course Overview
*COURSE PRICE $315
Teachers renewing their AUSTSWIM licence will also receive $100 discount off AUSTSWIM Extension courses, to be used within 6 months from renewal date.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS
Each of AUSTSWIM’s Extension courses provide the equivalent of 10 hours of professional development towards your AUSTSWIM licence renewal.
ELIGIBILITY
Any Teacher who holds a Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety licence or accreditation (Statement of Attainment is accepted) from AUSTSWIM or another provider, can enrol in AUSTSWIM Extension courses.
Please NOTE additional pre-requisites apply for AUSTSWIM Teacher of Aquatics – Access and Inclusion.
To enrol in the above course, candidates must hold two pre-requisite units of competency:
1. SISCAQU024 Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility
2. SISCAQU025 Teach water safety and survival skills
AUSTSWIM will enrol you into the prerequisite units of competency (at no extra cost) when you enrol in the extension course to enable you to gain a Statement of Attainment for the two units.
Alternatively, if you already hold these units, you can declare these and submit copies of each Statement of Attainment in the pre-course paperwork.
Course Description
The AUSTSWIM Teacher of Aquatics – Access and Inclusion course is designed to provide AUSTSWIM Teachers with the knowledge required to empower diverse groups of people to feel safer in, on and around water. Upon completion of this course, AUSTSWIM Teachers will be able to deliver programs and services that meet the needs of a diverse range of people who use the aquatic environment.
Originally known as AUSTSWIM Teacher of Aquatics for People with a Disability, this course has been updated and extended to reflect the growing size and diversity of today’s communities.
AUSTSWIM Teacher of Aquatics – Access and Inclusion adopts an educational approach to training and allows AUSTSWIM Teachers of Swimming and Water Safety to provide aquatics access and inclusion to all people regardless of:
This course is aimed at current licence holders of the AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety (TSW) accreditation. It is ideal for those looking to redesign diversity and who desire to teach and improve water safety for the whole community.
Units of competency:
The Teacher of Aquatics – Access and Inclusion Teacher course contains units of competency that are nationally recognised from the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Training package. Upon successful completion of all assessment requirements, candidates will be issued a Statement of Attainment for the following units:
SISCAQU028 - Assist participants with disability during aquatic activities
PLEASE NOTE: AUSTSWIM Extension courses will no longer automatically renew the AUSTSWIM Teacher licence. This is to ensure AUSTSWIM continues to uphold the highest quality standards of swimming and water safety education.
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