Apply for your Swim Teacher License now !

Becoming a licensed swim teacher is an exciting opportunity to inspire confidence, promote water safety, and teach essential swimming skills to individuals of all ages.

This Swim Teacher License application is designed to assess your qualifications, experience, and commitment to delivering high-quality swim instruction. A swim teacher license ensures that you meet the necessary minimum standards in safety, technique, and effective teaching methods, allowing you to create a positive and educational experience for your students.

Please complete the following sections carefully and provide any required documentation to support your application. We look forward to welcoming you to the community of licensed swim teachers !

Note: The Royal Life Saving Swim Teacher License meets the requirements of AV2.2 of the Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations (GSPO) ^{(reference, requires GSPO access)}

To Apply

Select Register below and complete your details. Enter payment details (some employer groups have a discount code). Then go to the learner portal and complete the ‘Learning Plan’.

The Swim Teacher Licence Standards

When you become a licensed swim teacher, you agree to the following standards:  

1. Industry Standards (the GSPO)
2. A Code of Conduct
3. Safeguarding children policy
4. Health and fitness
5. Maintaining ongoing CPR skills
6. Ongoing professional development
7. A complaints handling process
8. A Swim Teacher License Declaration and Agreement

License Handbook

Click here to download the Swim Teacher Licensee Handbook.

Recognised Extension

On your license we will recognise the following extensions courses:
– People with a disability
– Toddlers and infants

Criteria

The applicant is satisfactorily provide / complete the following to be  

1. Agree to the eight (8) Swim Teacher License Standards
2. Provide evidence of current valid CPR certificate (HLTAID009)
3. Provide evidence  of SISSS00132 – Swimming and Water Safety Teacher skill set (or statement of attainment)
4. Provide evidence of current valid Blue/ Exemption card
5. Provide evidence of Industry Onboarding / Experience / Professional Development

We may accept a Statement of Attainment with the most recent most recent superseded version of those units.

Royal Life saving reserves its right to refuse to issue a license for any reasons it considers reasonable.

Minimum Age: 16 years at time of application

Applicants will need to provide a valid USI and personal details at time registration (application).