lifeguards news

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has confirmed it is extending its partnership with Leisure Opportunities, the jobs and training magazine and website ... More

Swim England and the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) have entered into a new partnership to make it easier for swimming teachers and lifeguards ... More

A new lifeguard qualification will "break the industry mould" by offering employers more flexibility in delivering training to its workforce. Speaking to Leisure Opportunities during ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has introduced a new lifeguard qualification, which it says is the first to align lifeguard and first aid at work ... More

Water safety charity The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has launched a new campaign which looks to create a more diverse workforce in ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) and Leisure Media have announced a partnership, as they aim to bridge employment gaps in the lifesaving ... More

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help train swimming teachers and volunteer lifeguards at Britain’s oldest operational swimming baths. The Moseley Road Baths are ... More

Independent swimming tuition provider Swimming Nature has continued its drive for growth by securing contracts for the use of 15 additional pools. The deals – ... More

Active IQ and Right Directions have launched a Level 2 qualification for court monitors in trampoline parks to help boost safety and confidence. Developed by ... More

Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) has launched a campaign to recruit older people to help tackle the national shortage of lifeguards. With up to 20 per ... More

An increase in demand for children’s swimming lessons in China has opened the door for the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) to help the government with ... More

A Waterparks Masterclass was held in Barcelona this week, with a selection of industry speakers giving advice and lessons in an array of topics, including ... More

The number of training qualifications awarded across the leisure, travel and tourism sector has fallen for the second year running, according to official government statistics. ... More

Customer service is becoming more and more sophisticated in today’s world, says Mike Wallace, brand manager for Danubius Hotels Group. In an exclusive Thought Leader ... More

The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) has announced Martin Symcox as the new director of its training subsidiary, IQL UK. Symcox has overseen IQL ... More

Chancellor George Osborne has today (8 July) unveiled plans for a new compulsory living wage in the first Conservative government Budget for almost 20 years. ... More

The largest indoor waterpark in the UK has put its lifeguard team through its paces, holding an incident training session to better prepare the team ... More

Infant swim school Water Babies, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and specialist baby swim product manufacturer Splash About, have joined forces to establish a new ... More

Aquatics training body STA has secured a 12-month partnership with The Sports and Recreation Trusts Association (Sporta) – representing leisure and cultural trusts – which ... More

The Chartered Institute for Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has announced a new partnership with aquatics bodies the Institute of Qualified Lifeguards (IQL) ... More

Virgin Active has employed eight lifeguards at its new site in Falmer, Brighton, following free training and qualifications provided by SWIM UK. The eight new ... More

Icon Training has become the UK's first sport training provider to be given the go-ahead by the Education Funding Agency to provide its Ofsted Grade ... More

According to the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) there were no drowning deaths in public swimming pools anywhere in the UK during 2012. RLSS said ... More