The NLS Instructor Course provides candidates with an
understanding of the principles and practices on which the NLS
program is based. The course explores teaching approaches and
techniques appropriate for NLS candidates.
After successful completion of the course, NLS Instructors are
certified to teach the National Lifeguard Service course.
Prerequisites:
National Lifeguard (any option) and
Lifesaving
Instructor
and
Advanced Instructor certification s (need not be current). Do you have the
prerequisites to take this course?
Evaluation & certification: NLS Instructor
Trainers teach, evaluate and certify NLS Instructors. The
Lifesaving Society deems its certifications to be "current" for 24
months from the certification date.
Course length: Minimum 12-16 hr. classroom and
water time.
Reference materials required: Alert:
lifeguarding in action and National Lifeguard Instructor
Pac which includes: National Lifeguard Award Guide, NLS
Standards DVD, Guide to Ontario Public Pools Regulation, and
Lifesaving Images Binder.
Costs: In addition to the required reference
materials, a certification fee is payable to the Lifesaving
Society. Course organizers charge a fee to cover the costs of
running the course.
Recertification: Instructors remain current by
recertifying within 24 months of the last certification date.
Recertification is through the Society's professional development
credit system.
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recertify?
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