The course provides the candidate with the competence required to deliver safe and enjoyable aquatic activity programs for children between the age of six months to four years of age.
Content - The course consists of approximately 15 contact hours (theory and practical), plus practical observation, supervised teaching hours and assessment. Topics include:
- Philosophy of infant and preschool aquatics
- Health and safety considerations
- Child development
- Principles of teacher, parent and child relationships
- Methods of water familiarisation
- Infant aquatics programming
The course provides candidates with the competencies to deliver safe and enjoyable aquatic programs to people with a disability.
Content - The course consists of approximately 15 contact hours (theory and practical), plus practical observation, supervised teaching hours and assessment. Topics include:
- Awareness and philosophy
- Groupings
- Principles of movement in water
- Entries, supports and exits
The course aims to provide candidates with the competencies to bridge the gap between the teaching and instructing of swimming.
Content - The course consists of approximately 9 contact hours (theory and practical), plus 10 hours of practical observation hours. Topics include:
- Towards competitive swimming
- External influences and conditions
- Instructional styles
- Learning - making it work
- Development of competitive stroke technique
The course provides candidates with the essential competencies to teach the adult swimmer.
Content - The course consists of approximately 14 contact hours (theory and practical), plus practical observation, supervised teaching hours and assessment. Topics include:
- Why teach adults to swim
- Understanding the nature of the adult swimmer
- Health, medical and safety issues
- Warm up, flexibility and stretching for the adult swimmer
- The different types of adult swimmer