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Smart and Skilled NSW
SISSS00132 - Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety
Diversify your career opportunities or gain employment by joining Australia’s best swimming teachers by becoming an AUSTSWIM Licenced Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety.
AUSTSWIM is inviting expressions of interest (EOI) to complete the AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety course. This training is fully subsidised by the NSW Government as part of the Smart and Skilled program.
The funded opportunity is available to people who:
AUSTSWIM is inviting expressions of interest (EOI) to complete the AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety course. This training is fully subsidised by the NSW Government as part of the Smart and Skilled program.
The funded opportunity is available to people who:
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Want to gain employment, or
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Change their existing careers, or
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To continue training to complete a full qualification.
Eligibility for Candidates
To be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Live and work in NSW; and
- Are unemployed, and are seeking skills to obtain employment or work towards a higher level of education i.e. Certificate III
- Are an
1. Australian or New Zealand citizen or a permanent Australian resident
2. holds a humanitarian visa or is a partner visa holder whose sponsor holds a humanitarian visa (contact AUSTSWIM for more information); and - Are 16* years or over; and
- Is no longer in secondary education (except for registered home school students).
*Age has been amended to reflect the minimum age requirement for an AUSTSWIM Licence.
For more information, please visit http://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au
Course Details
Important information you need to know before submitting your expression of interest
- Submitting an EOI does not automatically guarantee your spot on a course. The final selection in a fully subsidised AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety Course depends on your eligibility, government funding allocations and available space on a course.
- The AUSTSWIM Course must be completed within 3 months of attending the face-to-face workshop.
- At the face-to-face workshop, candidates will be required to swim 10 metres and tow a person in water to safety over 10 metres.
Delivery Strategy
This interactive course is delivered in a blended format, including the following:
- Attend a face-to-face workshop over 2 days.
- Complete workplace training at a swim centre.
- Complete an online assessment.
National Recognition
When candidates have successfully completed the AUSTSWIM Course within 3 months, they will be issued a statement of attainment with the competency units noted below. They will be then able to start paid work at a swim school.
- SISCAQU023 - Plan swimming lessons
- SISCAQU024 - Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility skills
- SISCAQU020 - Perform water rescues
- SISCAQU025 - Teach water safety and survival skills
- SISCAQU026 - Teach swimming strokes
Additional Costs
Candidates will be required to pay for:
- An accredited cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificate (CPR). *The statement of attainment must contain the HLTAID009 competency unit.
- A working with children check (WWCC) if over 18 years of age. A volunteer WWCC is acceptable until a position in a swim school is attained; an employee WWCC must then be held.
The AUSTSWIM Licence
On successful completion of the AUSTSWIM Course, candidates will receive the AUSTSWIM Licence which is valid for 3 years (at no cost to the candidate).
For more information please view our Candidate Information Guide
For more information please view our Candidate Information Guide
Please register your expression of interest by:
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Clicking on the expression of interest button.
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Supply all information and documents required.
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Please note: Only submit one expression of interest per person.
"Please note that AUSTSWIM is not a CRICOS provider and cannot enrol students on an international student visa subclass 500 for courses run in Australia."
Program Partners
AUSTSWIM wishes to acknowledge and thank the NSW Government, for their ongoing support of the 'Smart and Skilled' project.
SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY STARTS WITH US
TEACHER OF SWIMMING AND WATER SAFETY
Diversify your career opportunities and join Australia’s best swimming teachers with the AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety accreditation. AUSTSWIM Licenced Teachers have water safety experience that is second to none, helping to empower people and encourage active lifestyles.