Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
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…
Posted on 16th February 2021
Safety Training Awards has received official authorisation from the regulators that a further extension can be applied to qualifications due to expire between 1st January 2021 and 31st May 2021. This latest extension, until 31st May 2021, applies to the following STA qualifications: STA Award in Pool Lifeguarding STA Award for Pool Emergency Responder STA…
Posted on 9th September 2020
As an official awarding organisation partner for CIMSPA, Safety Training Awards welcomes the announcement that £1.5m training is being made available to retool the sport and physical workforce. This will include funding for STA’s pool plant operator, swimming teaching, open water swimming and lifeguard qualifications as they are all endorsed by CIMSPA against the sector’s…
Posted on 20th July 2020
As an international organisation working with international members across 26 countries, STA recently launched three new international unregulated courses for swimming teachers, pool lifeguards and baby and pre-school teachers. Today, STA is adding to this course portfolio, by introducing a new unregulated International Lifesaving Course for Swimming Teachers. The new one-day International Lifesaving Course for…
Posted on 13th July 2020
STA’s new COVID-19 Officer Awareness Training programme is now live – and its FREE! By completing this online programme, you will gain the knowledge needed to provide an auditable and effective COVID-19 process, specifically within the aquatics leisure industry. The programme will show you how to keep auditable records to prove compliance with both public…
Posted on 9th July 2020
STA is over the moon with the government’s announcement today that swimming pools can finally reopen in England – it’s the news we have all been waiting for. Indoor pools in England can reopen on 25th July – two weeks doesn’t give us long to get ready, and we understand that many swim schools and…