Training and Eductation

About Training:

APOLA delivers training within a training and education awards system overseen by the APOLA Board of Education, Training, Examination and Awards and actively supports community water safety education initiatives such as FLOAT TO SURVIVE that prepares people in deep water with a simple survival strategy to reduce their risk of drowning.

APOLA Board of Education, Training, Examination and Awards

The APOLA Board of Education, Training, Examination and Awards oversees a comprehensive training and education awards systemfor lifeguards and others engaged in aquatic activity.  Association workplace trainers and licenced partners in the main deliver training for lifeguards, coaches, teachers, outdoor activity leaders, students and others involved in aquatics and water safety supervision.  The APOLA Awards System comprises three categories of training, namely Lifeguard training, Community training and Emergency response training:

Blue – Lifeguard Training
Green – Community Training
Red – Emergency Response Training