Equip yourself with the skills to ensure the protection of swimmers and water enthusiasts with this free online course. Lifeguarding is a crucial skill that can save lives. The ability to recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies is essential for anyone who spends time in or around water. In this course, you’ll learn about the role and responsibilities of a lifeguard, the lifeguarding code of ethics and different aquatic environments. Explore various water rescue skills, first aid and emergency response, crowd management strategies and more.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 192184 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Recall the role and responsibilities of a lifeguard • Outline the different aquatic environments and their characteristics • Indicate the hazards and risks that can be present in aquatic settings • Discuss the basics of public pool safety and the measures to mitigate potential risks • Describe the techniques and strategies for effective surveillance and scanning • Distinguish between reaching and throwing assists for water rescues • List the steps involved in ‘in-water rescues’ for conscious and unconscious victims • Explain the basic first aid techniques for water-related incidents • Identify the methods for managing spinal injuries in water • Relate effective communication and leadership skills to lifeguarding • Recognize the importance of handling conflicts and disputes professionally |
| Course Code | 1080 |
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