Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 11th April 2024
STA is pleased to announce the launch of the new STA Level 2 Award in Aquacise qualification. 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 this new qualification. The qualification aims to…
Posted on 13th February 2024
To support Approved Training Centres (ATC) Safety Training Awards (STA) have released a What to Expect from your EQA Visit Guidance document. External Quality Assurance (EQA) visits are important to ensure and maintain high standards of quality, consistency, and compliance within the ATC, and across all ATCs. The EQA team look at the performance, procedures,…
Posted on 5th December 2023
Maria Timperley, Safety Training Awards’ EQA, discusses here why Continual Professional Development (CPD) is important in order to avoid ‘Knowledge and Skill fade’. Tutors and assessors are key to the successful training and development of learners. Remaining occupationally competent and current is pivotal to this aim. And no matter how experienced, staying on top of…
Posted on 27th November 2023
To further support ATCs, Tutors / Assessors and IQAs, STA are excited to release the EQA Coffee and Chat, IQA standardisation sessions, Tutor standardisation sessions and technical webinars for 2024. EQA Coffee and Chats The informal drop-in sessions offer an opportunity for a general catch up with our EQAs and other ATCs, sharing ideas and…
Posted on 21st November 2023
HSE strongly recommends that first aiders undertake annual refresher training during any three-year certification period to help qualified first aiders maintain their basic knowledge and skills, as well as keep up to date with any changes to first aid procedures. STA is therefore pleased to launch the STA First Aid Refresher CPD which is designed…
Posted on 15th November 2023
Following the STA 2023 Conference presentation and recent events, STA is notifying Approved Training Centres (ATC) on new sanctions that will be applied from 2nd January 2024, if results are not submitted within the required timeframes. As a reminder, upon completion of a course, ATCs are required, as stated within the STA Approved Training Centre…
Posted on 30th October 2023
Would you like to train the next generation of tutors? STA has opened the applications to become a STA Train the Tutor. Holding Train the Tutor status allows you to deliver the tutor course within your selected discipline, training and mentoring the next generation of STA Tutors. In order to apply you will need to…
Posted on 23rd October 2023
Safety Training Awards (STA) has today been named as a finalist at this year’s FAB Awards in not one, but two award categories: Innovation of the year and AO of the year for delivering real impact on equity, diversity and inclusion. The FAB (Federation of Awarding Bodies) Awards recognise the contributions made by awarding organisations…
Posted on 9th October 2023
To support swim schools with their safeguarding requirements STA has released a policy guidance document and a range of policy templates. The following documents can be found within STA Online > Guidance documents > Safeguarding Safeguarding policy guidance for STA members Policy Template 1 – Safeguarding Policy for Designated Safeguarding Officers v23.1 Policy Template 2…
Posted on 20th September 2023
STA would like to reiterate the procedure to follow if a learner is unsuccessful during an STA qualification assessment. If a learner is unsuccessful in the end-of-course assessment, a Unit Failure Report Form should be completed. This should be retained by the ATC and a copy given to the learner. The learner is only required…