Qualifications

The essential information about our qualifications is listed below.

The entry level swimming assistant qualification provides you with a practical introduction to teaching swimming and leads onto a choice of level 2 qualifications to become a qualified swimming teacher. We also offer a number of level 3 specialised courses for experienced teachers.

Click or tap ‘Find Out More’ to read more information about each qualification and find your nearest course.

SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching)

Begin your swim teaching career with our practical entry level course.
Achieve a solid foundation in what it takes to be able to assist a qualified swimming teacher in swimming lessons.
This qualification provides 10 CIMSPA points fully endorsed against CIMSPA’s Assistant Swimming Teacher Professional Standard.
No experience necessary.

SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming

This qualification builds on your assistant swimming teacher experience and provides the skills needed to become a qualified swimming teacher.
Suitable for individuals wishing to teach swimming to children and adults.
This qualification provides 10 CIMSPA points fully endorsed against CIMSPA’s Swimming Teacher Professional Standard.

SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming to Babies and Toddlers

This qualification builds on your assistant swimming teacher experience and provides the skills needed to become a qualified babies and toddlers swimming teacher.
Suitable for individuals wishing to teach swimming to children from birth to the age of five.

SEQ Level 2 Outdoor Swimming Leader

This qualification provides you with the knowledge and skills to confidently risk assess, plan, prepare and lead safe and effective outdoor swimming sessions from within the water, for groups of up to eight swimmers in sheltered water.
Suitable for experienced outdoor swimmers who are able to swim at least 800 metres continuously on their front in open water.

SEQ Level 2 Coaching Open Water Swimming

This qualification provides the skills needed to coach open water effectively and independently plan, prepare, deliver, monitor and evaluate a series of open water training sessions.
This CIMSPA endorsed qualification provides 10 CIMSPA CPD points.

SEQ Level 3 Aquatic Activity for Health

This qualification builds on the Level 3 fitness instructor qualification.
It provides the knowledge and skill to be able to plan and conduct aquatic exercises for people referred to you with health issues or injuries.
This CIMSPA endorsed qualification provides 10 CIMSPA CPD points.
This qualification provides 8 UCAS points.

SEQ Level 3 Swim Coordinator

This qualification is for learners who want to undertake the role of swim coordinator.
It provide the knowledge, skills and abilities to be an effective swim coordinator. Developing a wider view of the role for the efficient running of a swim programme, managing the swimming workforce and communicating with both internal and external colleagues.
This CIMSPA endorsed qualification provides 10 CIMSPA CPD points.
This qualification provides 8 UCAS points.

SEQ Level 3 Education and Training Qualification

This qualification is for learners who want to undertake the role of educator.
It provides the knowledge, skills and understanding, enabling them to deliver education and training to individuals and groups within their technical competency.
This CIMSPA endorsed qualification provides 10 CIMSPA CPD points.
This qualification provides 8 UCAS points.