Royal Life Saving Infants and Toddlers is a nationally recognised course for swim teachers looking to gain specialist knowledge in teaching infants and toddlers. Accreditation is valid for three years.

The Infants and Toddlers course will deliver the skills and knowledge required to create activities for the development of infants over six (6) months of age, toddlers, and care givers in an aquatic environment with communication techniques suited for this age range.

Please note: Royal Life Saving Society NSW is not a CRICOS provider; it is unable to provide national training to overseas students holding a student visa.


Course Prerequisites

The following units from the SISSS00132 – Swimming and Water Safety Teacher Skillset must be held, before commencing this course:

• SISCAQU024 - Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility skills
• SISCAQU025 - Teach water safety and survival skills

As these units of competency are newly introduced to the aquatics industry, we are providing a number of expedited pathways to attain these pre-requisites, depending on the qualifications you currently hold.

Throughout your enrolment process, you will be prompted to upload evidence of one of the above scenarios – please ensure that units of competency are specifically listed. Once accepted, you will be enrolled into your relevant coursework.

Course Structure / Delivery Mode
This course is delivered in a blended format; below are the steps of the participant’s journey. 

Step 1 Book a course and complete/provide evidence for Prerequisite requirements.  Infants and Toddlers course material is delivered via a blended mechanism, involving online learning and on the job assessments, alongside third-party observation from an approved RLS Workplace Supervisor. Candidates must have access to a computer and the internet to access these online modules.
 
Step 2 Complete online modules. Upon fulfilling the prerequisite requirements, candidates will be required to complete a self-paced online knowledge component. Only those who have completed the online modules in full will be able to complete the on-the-job assessments.

Step 3 Complete and Submit Step 3 (pages 3-12) of the Infants & Toddlers Workbook. The workbook involves an on-the-job assessment, which ensures the swim teacher can apply the skills learnt in the online course at their place of employment. The on-the-job component needs to be signed off by an approved RLS Workplace Supervisor for final approval. The Workplace Supervisor will then submit the application on the candidates behalf to - submissions@royalnsw.com.au

Candidates are covered under Royal Life Saving Insurance until the final Statement of Attainment has been issued.
 
Step 4 Complete Step 4 (pages 13-14) in the Infants & Toddlers Workbook. To obtain your Swim Teacher – Infants & Toddler licence, you are required to complete this section alongside your Approved Royal Life Saving Workplace Supervisor, who will submit the Licence Application to Royal Life Saving - by email to submissions@royalnsw.com.au -on your behalf.
 
Section 3 and 4 of the Infant & Toddlers Workbook may be submitted at the same time if suitable.


Duration
The amount of training is approximately 20 hours, comprising of:

• Online Learning and Assessment: 8 hours
• On-The-Job teaching and Assessment: 12 hours

Outcomes
The Royal Life Saving Swim Teacher course contains units of competency which are nationally recognised from the Sport, Aquatics and Recreation Training package. Upon successful completion of all assessment requirements, candidates will be issued a Statement of Attainment for the following units:

• SISCAQU027 - Promote development of infants and toddlers in an aquatic environment

Swim Teacher Licence
In addition to the successful completion of the online component of the course, candidates are required to complete on-the-job teaching hours in a range of teaching conditions in order to obtain a Swim Teacher Licence. This on-the-job assessment ensures the Swim Teacher is able to apply the skills learnt in the training course at their place of employment. The on-the-job component needs to be signed off by a Royal Life Saving Approved Workplace Supervisor, who will submit the application to Royal Life Saving on behalf of the candidate. More information on who can be a workplace supervisor is provided in the on the job workplace booklet.