online and blended learning
The Society has updated the Instructor Manual with an appendix that provides guidance for instructors teaching courses in online and blended learning formats. Please download, read and insert this PDF into your manual. The appendix is available in English and French.
The Lifesaving Society has also prepared a guide to support the Society’s Affiliate Members and leadership personnel who plan to augment traditional in-person training with online or blended learning delivery of the Society’s courses.
Delivery of online and blended learning: Guide for Lifesaving Society affiliates and leadership personnel.
First Aid Award guide Updates 2022
This document outlines the changes made in 2022 to the Society’s First Aid Award Guide. No need to purchase a new award guide. Just download the update and insert it into your existing book.
Explore the New Bronze Medal Awards
Teaching Bronze (USB Flash Drive)
Provides a suite of resources for instructors teaching the (revised 2020) Lifesaving Society Bronze medal awards. Includes sample core and lesson plans, learning activities, and PowerPoint presentations for each Bronze level.
Also includes outlines and activities for blended learning formats. Features new instructional videos on Drowning Resuscitation and the Canadian Drowning Report. Includes the revised 2020 fillable test sheets and the Instructor Answer Guides for the Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross Workbooks.
Purchase the Teaching Bronze USB Flash Drive at LifeguardDepot.com.
Bronze Awards Video (USB flash drive)
Designed specifically for instructors teaching Bronze Star, Medallion and Cross. Features real kids – like the ones you teach – in seven important segments: The Rescue Process, Ladder Approach, Rescuer’s Checklist, Submerged Victim Recovery, Defenses and Releases, Spinal Rollovers, Surface Dives.
Watch Bronze level candidates bring the Canadian Lifesaving Manual to life in demonstrations of tows, carries, removal techniques and victim simulations including distressed and drowning victim characteristics. See rescue skills performed in both pool and waterfront environments.
The Bronze Awards Video is an excellent instructional resource for introducing candidates to essential water rescue concepts. Slow motion, freeze frames, colourful animation and underwater angles means you can clearly see skills and techniques like you’ve never seen them before. Combined running time: 43 minutes.
Purchase the Bronze Awards Video USB Flash Drive at LifeguardDepot.com.
Bronze Workbooks 2020 - INSTRUCTOR answer GUIDEs
The Bronze Medallion and Cross Workbook Instructor Answer Guides are designed for Instructors teaching Bronze Medallion or Bronze Cross to quickly locate sample answers for the questions and activities featured in the workbook. Some workbook questions may have several possible answers, which may not be listed in this answer guide. Instructors should review alternative answers candidates find in the Canadian Lifesaving Manual.
Swim for life strokes and skills video
Strokes & Skills is designed to help Swim Instructors teach and evaluate kids in the Swim for Life program. The 24 minute video features real kids in eight segments covering:
- Front Crawl
- Back Crawl
- Breaststroke
- Entries
- Dives
- Movement Skills
- Kicks
- Fitness
Strokes & Skills brings the Swim for Life Award Guide to life. Real kids demonstrate stroke and skill mechanics that meet the Must Sees across different levels. Underwater views, slow motion, freeze frame, colourful animation and instant replay mean you can see Must Sees like you've never seen them before. Purchase the video on Lifeguarddepot.com.
Watch the trailer on YouTube.
Board Extraction Demonstration Video
This video demonstrates a two-rescuer removal of a victim using a spineboard. This is one of the techniques that rescuers can add to their repertoire for Item #6 in the Lifesaving Society Bronze Cross program.
Watch the demo on YouTube.
Safeguard Program CD
Current Lifesaving and Emergency First Aid Instructors who also hold National Lifeguard certification can teach and certify Safeguard candidates.
The Safeguard Program CD provides the resources instructors need: Safeguard Award Guide (Test items, Must Sees, Notes), Safeguard PowerPoint presentation, Safeguard Course Handouts and fillable Safeguard Test Sheet. Order now.
First Aid Instructor Resources
Roll the Dice - first aid practice scenario