Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 15th July 2025
Safety Training Awards (STA) is incredibly pleased to announce that all STA first aid qualifications are endorsed by The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). CIMSPA is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector, committed to supporting, developing, and enabling professionals and organisations to succeed.…
Posted on 9th July 2025
Safety Training Awards require all Approved Training Centres (ATCs) to read and complete the annual Declaration of Compliance to determine the level of compliance and future compliance within the ATC approval criteria and STA qualification requirements. ATC co-ordinators should have received an email from STA Compliance, on 9th July at 10.00am, with the editable PDF…
Posted on 17th June 2025
As part of Safety Training Awards’ (STA) ongoing commitment to creating high quality professional qualifications which meet the needs of the industry, employers, and learners, STA is extremely proud to launch updates to our core first aid qualifications as well as launch two new core first aid qualifications and online learning options. The updated suite…
Posted on 11th June 2025
As part of Safety Training Awards’ (STA) ongoing commitment to creating high quality professional qualifications which meet the needs of the industry, employers, and learners, STA is extremely proud to launch two new qualifications: STA Level 3 Award in Activity Emergency First Aid STA Level 3 Award in Activity First Aid. STA Level 3 Award…
Posted on 2nd June 2025
As part of Safety Training Awards’ (STA) ongoing commitment to creating high quality professional qualifications which meet the needs of the industry, employers, and learners, STA is extremely proud to launch two new qualifications: STA Level 3 Award in Outdoor Emergency First Aid STA Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid. STA Level 3 Award…
Posted on 21st May 2025
STA have produced this guidance document to support open water coaches, swim schools, Approved Training Centres and its members, when creating an activity disclaimer. An activity disclaimer is a document that participants read and sign, prior to undertaking an activity. By signing a disclaimer, participants are confirming understanding of the activity being undertaken, making any…
Posted on 2nd May 2025
STA in partnership with renowned open water swimmer and environmental advocate Angela Jones from Swim Wild, has launched a brand-new online CPD: Open Water Testing. This CPD has been created for those with an interest in open water swimming and aims to equip learners with the knowledge to identify potential environmental hazards, understand the importance…
Posted on 8th April 2025
STA is extremely pleased to launch the new STA Teaching Diving, Competitive Starts and Turns CPD. This CPD is aimed at STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming (or acceptable equivalent) qualification holders. It provides refresher information on how to teach diving and competitive starts and turns, including the use of starting platforms, within a learn to…
Posted on 14th March 2025
STA is reinforcing the importance of its Aquacise qualification in light of new research published in BMJ Open this month, which highlights the significant benefits of water-based exercise, particularly for women and middle aged + older adults. The research, a pooled data analysis of 10 clinical trials conducted across multiple countries, including Malaysia, Brazil, India,…
Posted on 29th January 2025
The First Aid Quality Partnership (FAQP) have released a position statement regarding life-threatening bleeding. The FAQP recommend: First aid training providers should teach the application of an improvised tourniquet and improvised wound packing for life-threatening bleeding on First Aid at Work courses Employers that identify workplace hazards with a specific risk of life-threatening bleeding should…