Career advancing certifications
99%
Candidate success rate
Say goodbye to large class sizes and endless traveling - welcome to your private lifesaving hub.
Whether its lane swimming, lifesaving sport, or having a goal to swim in several oceans, our team loves the water. We’re always in the pool practicing our skills and hope to instill our passion for swimming into each course. We use Zoom as our online delivery platform and Notion as our all-in-one course workspace. Courses are offered in regular or crash course formats on weekdays and weekends to support busy schedules.
Lifesaving
Safeguard
Ratio: 6:1
Delivery format: online
Course length: 3.5 hours
Required manual: none
Expiry: none
Safety supervision training for guardians (e.g., day camp counsellors, counsellors-in-training and others) who accompany groups of young people to pools or waterfronts. The course stresses the responsibility undertaken by these group leaders for safeguarding the young people in their care even when under lifeguard supervision. Safeguard focuses on water safety awareness, accident prevention and the principles of aquatic safety supervision. Safeguard teaches participants how to identify hazards and at-risk behaviours, how to recognize potential victims, and how to respond safely in an aquatic emergency.
First Aid
Emergency First Aid
Ratio: 6:1
Delivery format: in person
Course length: 8 hours
Required manual: Canadian First Aid Manual
Expiry: 3 years
Emergency First Aid provides a general knowledge of first aid principles and the emergency treatment of injuries including: victim assessment, CPR, choking, and what to do for external bleeding, heart attack, stroke, wounds and burns.
Standard First Aid
Ratio: 6:1
Delivery format: in person
Course length: 16 hours
Required manual: Canadian First Aid Manual
Expiry: 3 years
Standard First Aid provides comprehensive training covering all aspects of first aid. Standard First Aid incorporates Emergency First Aid and is designed for those who require a more in-depth understanding of first aid including: legal implications of first aid treatment, spinal injuries, heat or cold injuries, bone and joint injuries, chest injuries, and medical emergencies.
Standard First Aid Recert
Ratio: 6:1
Delivery format: in person
Course length: 6.5 hours
Required manual: Canadian First Aid Manual
Expiry: 3 years
Standard First Aid certification remains current for 36 months from the date of certification. As per WSIB regulations, current Standard First Aid (SFA) award holders may recertify their Lifesaving Society SFA certification just once on a Lifesaving Society SFA Recertification course not more than three years from the Standard First Aid date of issue. To renew SFA certifications subsequently, award holders must repeat the full SFA course. Thereafter, individuals may renew by alternating recertifications and original courses.
BLS (CPR-HCP)
Ratio: 6:1
Delivery format: in person
Course length: 4 hours
Required manual: Canadian First Aid Manual
Expiry: 2 years
CPR-HCP Covers all aspects of CPR skills and theory for adult, child and infant victims, including rescue breathing and the use of AEDs and bag-valve-masks. This level is designed specifically for those who, as part of their job descriptions as Health Care Providers, have a duty to respond to medical emergencies (e.g., doctors, nurses, paramedics and allied health care professionals).
Aquatic Management Training
Aquatic Supervisor
Ratio: 6:1
Delivery format: online
Course length: 13 hours
Required manuals: Aquatic Supervisor Workbook, Guide to Ontario Public Pools Regulation
Expiry: none
The Lifesaving Society training standard for instructors and lifeguards who wish to assume deck-level supervisor responsibilities for overseeing instructional and recreational programs and day-to-day operations at aquatic facilities. Aquatic Supervisor introduces participants to the knowledge, skills and tools require to effectively guide fellow staff members in the safe delivery of aquatic programs and services, and to prepare for effective emergency response.
Aquatic Manager
Ratio: 4:1
Delivery format: online
Course length: 16 hours
Required manuals: Aquatic Manager Workbook, Guide to Ontario Public Pools Regulation
Expiry: none
The Lifesaving Society’s professional designation for managers who, regardless of their aquatic background, are responsible for oversight of aquatic programs and services. Aquatic Manager equips participants with the knowledge, principles and skills required to confidently direct excellent program delivery, responsive customer service, and attentive compliance with health and safety standards in the aquatic environment.
Teaching
Standard First Aid Instructor
Ratio: 6:1
Delivery format: online and in person
Course length: 20 hours
Required manuals: First Aid Award Guide, Instructor Manual, Canadian First Aid Manual
Expiry: 2 years
The Lifesaving Society’s First Aid Instructor course is designed to provide candidates with the knowledge and resources required to organize, plan, and deliver Lifesaving Society First Aid awards up to and including Standard First Aid and CPR-A, CPR-B, CPR-C. Current First Aid Instructors teach and certify Basic First Aid, Emergency First Aid, CPR-A, CPR-B, CPR-C, and Automated External Defibrillation. Current First Aid Instructors teach Standard First Aid, but only current First Aid Examiners may certify candidates.
Aquatic Management Instructor
Ratio: 4:1
Delivery format: online
Course length: 14 hours
Required manuals: Aquatic Management Instructor Pack, Guide to Ontario Public Pools Regulation, Instructor Manual
Expiry: 2 years
The Lifesaving Society's Aquatic Management Instructor course prepares instructors to teach the Lifesaving Society's Aquatic Supervisor and/or Aquatic Manager certifications. That is, Aquatic Management Instructors are certified to teach the management training courses they hold (i.e., those who hold Aquatic Supervisor may teach it; similarly, those who hold Aquatic Manager may teach it).
Examiner Course
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