Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 4th March 2022
Following feedback, industry consultation, and extensive development, Safety Training Awards (STA) is set to launch the NEW STA Level 2 Award in Pool Water Treatment and the updated STA Level 2 Award in Swimming Pool Water Testing qualifications. The new and updated qualifications will be available from Monday 4th April 2022. The new and updated…
Posted on 17th January 2022
Safety Training Awards (STA) would like to remind all Approved Training Centres (ATC) when delivering qualifications via online remote delivery, the practical face to face components must be delivered and assessed per the assessment strategy. Practical teaching, pool rescue skills and basic life support / CPR skills cannot be taught or assessed via online delivery.…
Posted on 10th January 2022
STA is pleased to announce the launch of the updated Safety Award for Teachers qualification. To ensure Safety Training Awards’ (STA) Safety Award for Teachers qualification is robust, fit for purpose, informative, as well as meeting the regulatory requirements, there have been changes and redevelopment of the qualification. The new qualification will replace STA’s current…
Posted on 16th December 2021
Safety Training Awards (STA) is pleased to announce the launch of the updated STA Level 3 Award in Pool Plant Operations (PPO) qualification for all courses starting on and after Monday 10th January 2022. Following the release of the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group’s (PWTAG) updated Code of Practice, STA in collaboration with the Pool…
Posted on 29th October 2021
STA is pleased to announce the launch of a new International Basic Life Support and Automated External Defibrillation Course! Following requests from our international members, learners and employers, we have developed this unregulated course to provide training for people who need to be trained in basic life support skills and be able to use an…
Posted on 6th September 2021
Following the recent technical notices, Safety Training Awards (STA) would like to remind all Approved Training Centres that from today, Monday 6th September 2021, the theory components for the following qualifications are now assessed via Multiple- Choice Question Papers (MCQs). The changes effect the following qualifications: STA Award in Emergency First Aid at Work STA…
Posted on 16th June 2021
Launch Date: 16th June 2021 As an Awarding Organisation (AO), Safety Training Awards (STA) is required to inform all Approved Training Centres (ATCs) of the new regulations that the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) and Qualifications Wales (QW) have introduced. These new enforceable regulations must be adhered to by all Awarding Organisations (AOs)…
Posted on 29th March 2021
Safety Training Awards has secured a new 5-year contract with Eurolink Safety, which will see STA’s full range of regulated first aid qualifications being delivered for the first time across the UAE, including with the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Service (DCAS). Eurolink Safety has been providing bespoke HSE services for a diverse range of organisations…
Posted on 12th March 2021
To minimise the risks from aerosolised transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace, please refer to the HSE’s latest updated advice about ventilation and air conditioning.
Posted on 16th February 2021
With immediate effect, the First Aid Quality Partnership, in agreement with the HSE and Resuscitation Council UK, are supporting the temporarily omission of practical demonstrations of rescue breaths from first aid at work training courses. This is a precautionary measure while COVID-19 transmission rates remain high. Our interpretation of this latest measure is that rescue…