Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 22nd March 2018
Through feedback from our members, it has been highlighted that developing the required policies and procedures to support the mandatory ATC approval process from Safety Training Awards is delaying our members from completing their ATC agreements and submitting their applications to us. As previously stated Safety Training Awards’ aim is to support and guide you…
Posted on 9th March 2018
Following on from last month’s announcement that STA’s Approved Training Centres (ATCs) will be implemented in 2018, Safety Training Awards would like to inform our course organisers that the ATC model will be mandatory and anyone who wishes to deliver our qualifications must apply to become an ATC. If you have not already received an…
Posted on 1st March 2018
In order to make our current assessment process more robust with regards to the marking of the multiple choice question papers (MCQs) for aquatic qualifications and the Pool Lifeguard qualification, Safety Training Awards now requires the assessor to take the answer paper with them to the assessment. The answer paper will be sent directly to…
Posted on 8th February 2018
Due to regulatory requirements STA’s Approved Training Centres (ATCs) will be coming soon. Our aim as an awarding organisation is to promote consistency, high standards and learner/public confidence in the qualifications that are made available; this will be achieved by implementing a robust quality assurance model. Safety Training Awards’ ATC model has been designed to…
Posted on 5th February 2018
To ensure high standards STA must uphold a robust quality assurance model. In order for us to maintain this system we require all course organisers, tutors and assessors to retain STA course documentation and learner assessment evidence for the lifetime of the qualification that has been completed. This will allow quality assurance monitoring activities to…
Posted on 31st January 2018
The STA Level 3 Award in Pool Plant Operations is the latest qualification to be endorsed by CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity). With CIMSPA’s aim being to develop a UK wide, vibrant and professional workforce through the provision of quality qualifications, endorsement gives added credibility to STA’s newest qualification.…
Posted on 19th January 2018
Update: 1st February 2018 Following on from the communication sent 19th January 2018 regarding changes to STA’s quality assurance model and moderation procedures (available below), STA would like to issue an addendum to the incoming changes. STA has made the decision to extend the original deadline date of 12th Feburary 2018 for which course organisers…
Posted on 20th December 2017
Due to Ofqual regulatory requirements, STA has conducted a review of qualification contact hours. Ofqual regulated qualifications are now measured using total qualification time (TQT). Included within TQT are guided learning hours – face-to-face learning with a tutor, and directed assessment and learning hours – work a learner undertakes at home or without a tutor…
Posted on 7th December 2017
Following the recent implementation of revised first aid qualifications, and to better enable us to monitor learner completions, the option to register the following optional units as part of the Pool Lifeguard qualification have been removed: First Aid at Work Emergency First Aid at Work CPR and AED CPR and Anaphylaxis The Backboard Application Within…
Posted on 29th November 2017
This month STA has launched a new Pool Plant Operations qualification, which will provide the industry with a more user-friendly, robust and technically advanced syllabus. Covering all aspects of running a modern pool, spa or interactive water feature plant, the content also follows PWTAG guidelines and the new National Occupational Standard SKA PPO1. STA has…