Aquatic Supervisor Training (AST) Instructor
Trainers teach, evaluate and certify AST Instructor
candidates. AST ITs are experienced and knowledgeable AST
Instructors.
Prerequisites: AST Instructor
certificaiton. AST IT candidates should have significant experience
teaching and certifying AST and/or Aquatic Management Training
(AMT) before applying for AST Instructor Trainer
appointment. Do
you have the prerequisites?
IT clinic: Attend a generic Instructor Trainer
clinic of approximately 10-14 hr. classroom and water
instruction.
Apprentice: Apprentice with an experienced AST
Instructor Trainer on at least 1 AST Instructor course. After
completion of apprenticeship, submit your completed AST IT Training
Record with the appointment fee to the Society's office.
Required reference materials: Notes for
Instructor Trainers, AST Award Guide, Guide to
Ontario Public Pools Regulation, AST IT Training Record.
Costs: In addition to the required
reference materials, an appointment fee is payable to the
Lifesaving Society and submitted with your Training
Record. Organizers will charge a fee to cover the cost of running
the Instructor Trainer clinic.
Recertification: Instructor
Trainers remain current by recertifying with 24 months of the
last certification date. Recertification is through the Lifesaving
Society professional development credit system. Is it time to recertify?
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course.