Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Trainers who are Lifesaving
Society Trainers > Swim for Life Instructor Trainer
Canadian Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Trainers who also
hold Lifesaving Society Trainer certification (in a stream other
than Swim for Life) transition to Lifesaving Society Swim for Life
Instructor Trainer certification by completing the Swim Transition
Instructor clinic and then the Swim for Life Trainer Orientation
module.
This transition pathway may also be followed by WSITs who have
completed the Lifesaving Society Trainer course but who have yet to
complete the process for Trainer certification.
Swim Transition Instructor Clinic: The
self-guided, online clinic provides an orientation to the Society's
Swim for Life program. The clinic is available in English and in
French at e-lifesaving.ca / e-sauvetage.ca.
Swim for Life Trainer Orientation: The Trainer
Orientation module focuses on the information needed to
successfully plan and deliver the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life
Instructor course. Contact the Lifesaving Society office for
information on the process.
As of January 1, 2023, relevant fees apply and you must purchase
the relevant Swim for Life Instructor and Trainer resources.
Upon completion of the Swim Transition Instructor clinic and the
Trainer Orientation module, the Lifesaving Society will issue your
Swim for Life Instructor Trainer certification. When the time
comes, follow your Lifesaving Society Branch procedures to
recertify.
This transition path ends June 30, 2023. If you
do not complete the Swim Transition Instructor clinic and the Swim
for Life Trainer Orientation by this time, you would be required to
successfully complete all normal Lifesaving Society procedures to
earn Swim for Life Instructor Trainer status.
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