REGULATORS:
Ofqual
Qualification Number: 601/5519/X
Title: STA Level 2 Award in Safety Award for Teachers (QCF)
Credit Value: 1 Credit

PRE REQUISITES:

• Be 14 years of age or older
• Be able to swim 25 metres (candidates who cannot swim 25 metres must be capable of wading, and effecting a rescue, in a pool with a depth no greater than chest height)
• Be able to surface dive and recover an object from the deepest part of the pool

VALIDITY OF AWARD:
This qualification is valid for 2 years.

LENGTH OF COURSE:
6 recommended guided learning hours

COURSE CONTENT:
This qualification covers:

• Understanding the Pool Safety Operating Procedures
• Knowing how and being able to administer basic life support in a swimming pool environment
• Knowing how and being able to administer first aid in a swimming pool environment
• Being able to perform basic rescue skills in a swimming pool environment
• Knowing how to respond to a swimming pool emergency situation
• Understanding the importance of recording, reporting and analysing swimming pool emergency situations

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

• Complete a portfolio and worksheet questions to the satisfaction of the course tutor
• Demonstrate the ability to carry out rescue activities in a safe, effective and prompt manner including a depth test 
• Demonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation, its preparatory actions and aftercare
• MCQ theory assessment pass mark 7/10
• All learning outcomes and assessment criteria in the units must be achieved in order for the learner to be deemed competent in order to pass the qualification.