Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 6th February 2020
Following a review by Safety Training Awards, the STA Level 2 Award for Fire Marshall Training and STA Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling qualification resources have been updated. The following resources have been rebranded and updated: • Learner portfolios • Learner answer portfolios • Suggested timetables • PowerPoint presentations • Qualification specifications…
Posted on 3rd February 2020
Safety Training Awards is pleased to confirm the following qualifications have been accredited by SQA Accreditation: • STA Award in Teaching Swimming at SCQF Level 6 • STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming at SCQF Level 6 Qualification resources including qualification specifications are available from STA Online; the learner portfolios and PowerPoint presentations have also been…
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 23rd September 2019
To support learners and ensure standards and quality are maintained, learners who hold the old STA Award in Swimming Teaching qualification must complete the NEW STA Award Question Portfolio before attending the STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming course. The New STA Award in Teaching Swimming Question Portfolio needs to be completed prior to attending the STA Certificate in…