Clarification on the STA Award in Teaching Swimming
Posted on 23rd November 2022
STA would like to clarify what a swimming teacher who holds the CIMSPA Endorsed STA Award in Teaching Swimming can teach.
Holders of the endorsed STA Award in Teaching Swimming qualification can:
- Teach the essential swimming skills, water safety and all four key strokes to participants
- Deliver the STAnley series of awards up to the Goldfish series of STA’s International Learn to Swim Programme (ILSP)
- Teach the four key strokes and skills to participants up to stage 7 of Swim England’s Learn to Swim Programme, excluding poolside diving*
- Teach the four key strokes and skills to participants up to Swim Skills 3 of Scottish Swimming Learn to Swim Framework
- Teach the four key strokes and skills to participants up to Wave 3 of Swim Wales Learn to Swim Wales
*Diving is an advanced swimming skill and covered within the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming qualification and therefore, STA Award in Teaching Swimming holders can teach the strokes up to this stage as well as the other skills including treading water, sculling etc but their qualification will not permit them to teach diving.
If you have any questions regarding this update, please do not hesitate to contact us.