Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 13th January 2020
Mermaid and mono fin swimming continues to gain momentum in the aquatic world, but with the absence of any regulated qualifications, this growth has fuelled safety concerns about teaching standards. To address this and also help more swim schools capitalise on this popular activity, STA sought guidance and with Mermaids UK is pleased to announce…
Posted on 4th December 2019
Safety Training Awards is pleased to confirm the following qualifications have been accredited by SQA Accreditation: • STA Award in Aquatic Teaching – Baby and Pre-School Swimming at SCQF level 6 • STA Award in Pool Lifeguarding at SCQF Level 6 • STA Award in Paediatric First Aid at SCQF Level 6 • STA Award…
Posted on 30th November 2019
Following feedback, industry consultation and over a year of development with educational assessment experts, Safety Training Awards is set to re-launch the STA Level 3 Award in Pool Plant Operations next month. The updated qualification comes with an all-new, learner-friendly examination assessment, which uniquely can also be taken online with remote invigilation, and a colourful…
Posted on 13th November 2019
In accordance with Safety Training Awards’ commitment to ensuring qualifications continue to meet the needs of the industry, employers and learners, the team are pleased to announce changes to the STA Level 3 Award in Pool Plant Operations assessment and resources. These changes will be mandatory from 1st January 2020. New Assessment to STA Level…
Posted on 5th November 2019
Following on from the success of the leisure industry’s first online artistic swimming CPD, ‘Experience’, STA with Aquabatix are launching the next CPD in the series titled ‘Explore and Expression’, which is further supported with six downloadable lesson plans. Written by Aquabatix, the world’s leading professional artistic swimming company, ‘Explore and Expression’ focuses on the…
Posted on 4th November 2019
Technical Notice Launch Date: 1st January 2020 Safety Training Awards (STA) would like to inform all Approved Training Centres (ATC’s) of the revised requirements for registering courses with sufficient notice in order for STA to despatch assessment materials. Ideally STA requires ATC’s, where possible to register courses with at least 5 working days notice. This…
Posted on 14th October 2019
New Baby and Pre-School qualification launches today with learner-friendly updates, high quality resources and a colourful new book-bound teaching manual! In accordance with Safety Training Awards commitment to ensuring qualifications continue to meet the needs of the industry, employers and learners, today the team are launching the new STA Level 2 Award in Aquatic Teaching…
Posted on 28th August 2019
Following a consultation with members, Approved Training Centres (ATC) and external stakeholders we have carried out a full review of the Approved Training Centre (ATC) and Quality Assurance model to streamline the process and ensure it is not over burdensome. Safety Training Awards would like to announce that new Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) requirements will…
Posted on 31st July 2019
Active IQ has named Safety Training Awards as its preferred supplier for two of the mandated qualifications included in the Leisure Team Member apprenticeship.
Posted on 14th June 2019
We are pleased to announce that Safety Training Awards has expanded its quality assurance team with the appointment of Russell Sparks as a new full-time external quality assurer.