At our Aquatics Training Centre, our experienced team of Safety Training Awards (STA) tutors offer a range of exciting and engaging qualifications leading to employment and a career path to suit you.
An STA qualification in the leisure industry will enable you to work within leisure centres and for operators and swim schools all around the world.
Swimming Teacher Qualifications
Are you passionate about teaching, swimming, and people? If the answer is yes, then training to be a swimming teacher could be right for you!
Becoming a swimming teacher is a fantastic career path for those who are looking for a rewarding, active and challenging role. With flexible teaching hours to fit around your lifestyle, you’ll enjoy the satisfaction of a work-life balance whilst teaching a vital and important life skill.
Swimming Teachers are very much in demand and opportunities for employment are available with private swim schools and public leisure centres - including with us!
Swimming is not only a skill for life; it can provide a fulfilling and enjoyable job as you work with people of all ages to help them develop those skills. This is your chance to train potential athletes, ensure children remain safe and aware of the risks around water whilst building confidence in all service users.
Who knows, it may be you getting a thank you from the Olympic swimmers of the future!
Ultimately, you’ll ensure your learners continue to progress, providing them with confidence in the water - and you with an enormous sense of achievement and pride.
STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming
The STA Award in Teaching Swimming is the perfect step to begin your exciting career as a swimming teacher and with no previous experience required, you can get started right away.
The STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming will qualify you to teach non-swimmers through to, and including, improvers both adult and children. This OFQUAL regulated qualification, which is endorsed by CIMSPA to meet the professional standard in swimming teaching, will teach you the theory, as well as practical, to become a qualified swimming teacher.
The pre-requisites for this course are:
- Be at least 16-years old
- Hold current membership of STA (we can show you how to apply for this)
Please note, there is no Level 1 course for STA, so don’t worry if you are wondering if you need to complete this! The Level refers to where the course sits on the education framework, not the order in which the courses are taken.
May:
- Cocks Moors Woods, Birmingham, B14 6ER
13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 27th & 28th 9am-5pm - Horwich Leisure Centre, Horwich, BL6 5PY
29th May to 2nd June 9am-7pm - Oswestry Leisure Centre, Shropshire, SY11 4QB
30th May to 3rd June 9am-7pm - Erdington Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B24 9HU
30th May to 2nd June 10am-7pm and 3rd and 4th June 9am-5pm
June:
- Ladywood Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B16 8TR
3rd Theory only, 4th, 10th, 11th, 24th and 25th 9am-5pm - Cocks Moors Woods, Birmingham, B14 6ER
26th June - 1st July, 10am-7pm, 1st July 9am-5pm
July:
- Swallows Leisure Centre, Sittingbourne, ME10 4NT
1st Theory, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th 9am-5pm - Northfield Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B31 2PD
1st Theory, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th 9am-5pm - Bangor Aurora, Bangor, BT20 4TH
Theory Online 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd 9am-4pm. Practical 29th - 30th 9am-5pm - Rebecca Adlington, Mansfield, NG19 7BZ
15tth Theory, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th 9am-5pm practical - Horwich Leisure Centre, Horwich, BL6 5PY
31st July-5th August 10am-7pm
August:
- Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Buckinghamshire, HP21 9PP
7th-12th August 10am-7pm - Oswestry Leisure Centre, Shropshire, SY11 4QB
7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th 10am-7pm - Basingstoke Aquadrome, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG
14th-19th August 10am-7pm - Fox Hollies Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B27 7NS
29th August - 2nd September 10am-7pm and 2nd September 9am-5pm
September:
- Erdington Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B24 9HU
8th (10am-7pm), 9th, 10th, 15th (10am-7pm), 16th and 17th 9am-5pm - AquaSplash, Jersey, JE2 4HE
Online 9am-4pm 25th-28th, practical 6th 3.30pm-7pm and 7th 9am-4pm.
October:
- Oswestry Leisure Centre, Shropshire, SY11 4QB
Theory Online 2nd-4th. Practical 9th - 11th 10am-7pm - Bangor Aurora, Northern Ireland, BT20 4TH
Theory online 9am-3pm 2nd-4th. Practical 9am-5pm, 14th and 15th. - Maidstone Leisure Centre, Kent, ME15 7RN
9th-12th, 10am-7pm - Ladywood Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B16 8TR
10am-7pm, 30th, 31st October and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th November - Northfield Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B31 2PD
10am-7pm, 30th, 31st October and, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th November - Horwich Leisure Centre, Horwich, BL6 5PY
10am-7pm, 30th, 31st October and 1st-4th November
November:
- Bangor Aurora, Northern Ireland, BT20 4TH
Theory online 9am-4pm, 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th. Practical, 9am-1pm, 25th and 26th - Maidstone Leisure Centre, Kent, ME15 7RN
Theory 11th. Practical 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th, 9am-5pm - Erdington Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B24 9HU
9am-5pm, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th - Swallows Leisure Centre, Kent, ME10 4NT
Theory 11th. Practical 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th 9am-5pm - Jersey Aquasplash, Jersey, JE2 4HE
Theory, 9am-4pm, 13th-16th. Practical 24th, 3.30pm-7pm, and 25th 9am-4pm
More courses to follow, check back for updates or click below to email us to book onto a course.
STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming
Progress on your teaching pathway with the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming—the next step which meets CIMSPA’s employer-led swimming teacher professional standard.
The STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming will qualify learners to teach advanced swimmers.
The qualification will expand expertise from the STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming, so you can teach competitive strokes, survival and rescue skills, diving and competitive starts and turns; allowing the Swimming Teacher to teach non-swimmers through to advanced participants.
The pre-requisites for this course are:
- Be at least 16 years old
- Hold an STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming
- Hold current membership of STA (we can show you how to apply for this)
May:
- Stechford Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B33 8QN
11th, 13th, 18th and 20th May 10am-7pm and 9am-5pm
June:
- AquaSplash, Jersey, JE2 4HE
Online Theory, 4th, 10th, 11th, 9am-4pm. Practical, 16th 3pm-7pm and 17th 9am-4pm - Horwich Leisure Centre, Horwich, BL6 5PY
5th-8th, 10am-7pm - Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Buckinghamshire, HP21 9PP
Theory online 17th, 18tg, 25th 9am-4pm, practical 1st and 2nd July 8am-3pm
July:
- Park Pool, Lancashire, L39 3BY
11th-14th July 9am-7pm - Oswestry Leisure Centre, Shropshire, SY11 4QB
24th - 27th July 10am-7pm
September:
- Erdington Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B24 9HU
Theory online 11th - 14th 9am-3pm, practical 16th -17th 9am-5pm - Bangor Aurora, Northern Ireland, BT20 4TH
Theory online 9am-3pm 25th-27th, practical 9am-5pm 7th and 8th October - Maidstone Leisure Centre, Kent, ME15 7RN
26th - 27th, 10am-7pm.
October:
- Basingstoke Aquadrome, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10am-7pm - Maidstone Leisure Centre, Kent, ME15 7RN
9th-12th, 10am-7pm - Northfield Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B31 2PD
9th-12th, 10am-7pm - Rebecca Adlington Leisure Centre, Mansfield, NG19 7BZ
9th-12th, 10am-7pm - Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Buckinghamshire, HP21 9PP
10am-7pm, 24th-7pm
December:
- Horwich Leisure Centre, Horwich, BL6 5PY
10am-7pm, 4th-7th
More courses to follow, check back for updates or click below to email us to book onto a course.
STA Level 2 Award in Aquatic Teaching – Baby and Pre-School
If you would like to be a part of a baby’s first steps into water and help make their experience the best they can possibly have, then teaching babies and young children may be for you!
The STA Level 2 Baby and Pre-School will qualify you to teach baby, toddlers and pre-schoolers in an adult and child setting. This course is a stand-alone qualification and you do not need a swimming teacher’s qualification to attend. This regulated qualification will teach you the theory, as well as practical, to become a qualified BPS swimming teacher.
The pre-requisites for this course are:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Hold current membership of STA (we can show you how to apply for this)
- Hold a valid STA Safeguarding Certificate (not DBS) OR your STA Level 2 Award in Swimming Teaching, as safeguarding is a CPD within in this.
May:
- Erdington Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B24 9HU
Theory online 8th, 9th 10th, face to face 20th and 27th 9am-1pm - Northfield Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B31 2PD
Theory online 8th, 9th, 10th, face to face 8th and 9th 9am-1pm - Maidstone Leisure Centre, Kent, ME15 7RN
Theory Online 15th - 17th 9.15am-2.45pm, face to face 19th and 22nd 9am-2pm - Park Pool, West Lancashire, L39 3BY
Theory 18th May 9am-3pm, 19th, 20th theory and practical 9am-5pm, 22nd 9am-2pm face to face
June:
- Oswestry Leisure Centre, Shropshire, SY11 4QB
12th, 13th, 14th 9.15am-2.45pm, practical 19th and 22nd 9am-1pm - Basingstoke Aquadrome, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG
Online Theory, 12th, 13th,15th 9.15am-2.45pm, practical 20th June and 1st July 9am-2pm - Bangor Aurora, Co-Down, BT20 4TH
Theory Online, 19th-21st 9.15am-2.45pm, practical 30th and 1st July 9am-5pm
July:
- AquaSplash, Jersey, JE2 4HE
Theory Online 3rd, 4th, 5th 9am-2.45pm, Practical 29th and 30th 9am-5pm - Northfield Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B31 2PD
Theory online 17th, 18th, 19th 9.15am-2.45pm, practical 27th and 28th 9am-5pm - Erdington Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B24 9HU
Theory online 17th, 18th, 19th 9.15am-2.45pm, practical 22nd and 29th 9am-5pm
September:
- Swallows Leisure Centre, Kent, ME10 4NT
1st, 4th, 6th and 7th 9am-3pm - Oswestry Leisure Centre, Shropshire, SY11 4QB
Theory online 4th, 5th, 6th 9.15am-2.45pm, practical 11th and 14th 9am-1pm - Northfield Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B31 2PD
Theory online 9.15am-2.45pm. Practical 9am-2pm, 28th and 29th.
October:
- Basingstoke Aquadrome, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG
Theory online, 9.15am-2.45pm, 21st, 22nd, 28th. Practical, 9am-2pm, 3rd & 4th November - Jersey Aquasplash, Jersey, JE2 4HE
Theory online, 9.15am-2.45pm, 30th, 31st. Practical 4th November, 8am-2pm - Erdington Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B24 9HU
Theory online, 9.15am-2.45pm, 30th, 31st. Practical 9th and 10th November - Northfield Leisure Centre, Birmingham, B31 2PD
Theory online, 9.15am-2.45pm, 30th and 31st. Practical 6th and 11th November.
November:
- Oswestry Leisure Centre, Shropshire, SY11 4QB
Theory online 9.15am-2.45pm, 6th, 7th, 8th. Practical, 9am-1pm, 13th and 16th - Bangor Aurora, Northern Ireland, BT20 4TH
Theory online 9.15-2.45, 6th-8th. Practical 9am-5pm, 17th and 18th - Rebecca Adlington, Mansfield, NG19 7BZ
Theory online, 9.15am-2.45pm, 11th, 12th, 13th. Practical, 9am-2pm, 25th and 26th - Maidstone Leisure Centre, Kent, ME15 7RN
Theory online, 9.15am-2.45pm, 20th-23rd. Practical, 9am-2pm, 1st and 2nd December
More courses to follow, check back for updates or click below to email us to book onto a course.
STA Level 2 Safety Award for Teachers
Essential lifesaving training for those aged 14 years plus involved in swimming teaching.
This one-day lifesaving training covers first aid, CPR and rescue skills in a fantastic OfQual regulated qualification written by the experts at STA and delivered by our trusted team.
From this course you will gain confidence and competency in:
- Rescues, including spinal injuries.
- CPR
- First aid
- Legislation and industry guidance.
This course is perfect for Club helpers, Aquatic helpers, Swimming Teachers, Coaches, Aqua Aerobics instructors and School Teachers responsible for supervising swimming. This course is often a pre-requisite for jobs in the aquatics industry.
The pre-requisites for this course are:
- Be at least 14 years old
- Be able to swim 25 metres (Learners who cannot swim 25 metres must be capable of wading, and effecting a rescue, in a pool with a depth no greater than chest height)
- Be able to surface dive and recover an object from the deepest part of the pool
Upcoming courses:
Course dates TBC
STA Level 2 Award in Aquatic Teaching – People with Disabilities
Swimming has amazing benefits for everyone, and even more so for those with disabilities. If you want to help people with disabilities experience swimming in a safe, supportive, inclusive, and fun environment, then is the course for you.
Swimming teaching is a rewarding vocation for people of all ages, teaching valuable life skills for in and around water, some participants in lessons may have physical or hidden disabilities which can make mainstream lessons less effective. The People with Disabilities qualification covers a range of disabilities equipping a leaner with the knowledge and skills to deliver these lessons.
The pre-requisites for this course are:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Hold current membership of STA (we can show you how to apply for this)
- Hold the STA Safeguarding certificate (available online at www.sta.co.uk) or acceptable equivalent
Courses will be starting soon.
Our Aquatic Training Academy is proud to run our first ever STA People with Disabilities qualification at the birthplace of the Paralympics – Stoke Mandeville Stadium. Come and experience this fantastic course at the place where in 1948 the Paralympic movement started. Take part in the learning on course with your tutor Helen Bull, who has first-hand experience in a wheelchair, but also whilst on course visit the National Paralympic Heritage Centre at the venue, take in all the memorabilia from Paralympics whilst on site and come away with the qualification to inspire the next generation.
More courses to follow, check back for updates or click below to email us to book onto a course.
STA Level 3 Award in Education and Training
This course is the first step for those wishing to take their experience and passion for swimming teaching to the next level, and is a pre-requisite for training to be an STA tutor or to deliver training for other awarding organisations.
Over the 4 days of this course you will learn face to face and online, for an experienced STA tutor how to plan, deliver and evaluate tutoring along with theories behind teaching and all the knowledge needed to complete the course.
This course will consist of some self-paced assignments and a 15min microteach video to be assessed. The face to face sessions and tutor support will help you achieve this Level 3 qualification and set you up to move onto the STA Aquatic Tutors Course.
The pre-requisites for this course are:
- Be at least 19 years old
- Have a good understanding of ICT
- Have the ability to read and communicate clearly and accurately in written and spoken English.
May:
23rd, 25th May and 18th, 19th June 09:00-5:30, online
STA Aquatic Tutor
Train to be an STA Aquatic Tutor with MORE Swimming Aquatic Training Centre on this 4 day course.
On successful completion you will become an STA Probationary Tutor in your speciality:
- Swimming Tutor - STA Tutors can deliver the STA Award in Teaching Swimming and STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming
- Baby and Pre School Tutor
- Disability Tutors
- Open Water Tutor
The 4 day course will further the skills you learnt on your Level 3 Award in Education and training and specifically train you in delivering STA qualifications.
The pre-requisites for this course are:
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training
- Hold the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming, STA Baby and Pre-School, STA Open Water or STA People with Disabilities (for a minimum of 2 years)
- Knowledge of STA Teaching Swimming and Aquatic Teaching qualifications
- Up to date knowledge of your specialty subject teaching methods and technical knowledge
- Hold a safeguarding children, vulnerable adults and young people certificate
- Experience teaching in your specialty subject. 200 hours practical teaching hours within the last 5 years
On successful completion MORE Swimming Aquatic Training Centre can support you through your probationary conditions an offer work as an STA tutor with the opportunity to join our team of tutors.
June:
- Online
26th - 29th - 9am-5:30pm
October:
- Online
16th - 19th October, 9am-5:30pm
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