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 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 exercise referral qualification.
  • It provides the knowledge, skills and confidence to set and deliver water based exercises for people coming through health referral and physical activities pathways.
  • 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.

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