Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 21st February 2017
To maintain and improve the high standards of the Baby and Pre-School Award qualification, STA requires all candidates to have access to babies and pre-school learners during practical pool teaching sessions. Course organisers are required to provide between two and four adult-and-child pairs for each teaching station during the practical sessions of a course. The…
Posted on 15th February 2017
STA would like to invite tutors in Northern Ireland to participate in a free annual face-to-face meeting and update session. We’re keen to ensure that all STA tutors have the opportunity to attend, and in order to accommodate this we will be holding the session twice. There’s a maximum of 20 spaces available per session,…
Posted on 15th February 2017
STA would like to remind all course organisers, tutors and examiners that candidates attending STA aquatics courses have 12 months from the course’s end date to provide evidence of completion of the pre-requisites. It is the responsibility of the course organiser to ensure that all course pre-requisites are completed before a course commences; if any…
Posted on 25th January 2017
A review has been conducted into STA’s Pool Responder qualification in line with Ofqual and SQA policies and regulations. Following this review it has been decided that a new Pool Emergency Responder qualification will supersede the existing Pool Responder qualification. The Pool Emergency Responder will be a 16 hour/two day qualification aimed at training leisure…
Posted on 25th January 2017
Following a qualification review by STA and feedback from tutors, the following changes have been made to our pool plant qualifications. Swimming Pool Water Testing Changes Updated learners’ manual Updated course presentation Updated worksheet (and answers) Added a new practical water testing assessment sheet Updated the suggested course timetable Swimming Pool Water Treatment Changes Updated…
Posted on 25th January 2017
Following a qualification review by STA and feedback from tutors, the following changes have been made to our pool plant qualifications. Swimming Pool Water Testing Changes Updated learners’ manual Updated course presentation Updated worksheet (and answers) Added a new practical water testing assessment sheet Updated the suggested course timetable Swimming Pool Water Treatment Changes Updated…
Posted on 24th January 2017
Following an internal review of the resources provided for first aid and Fire Warden courses, STA can confirm that course resources have been updated for the following STA qualifications: CPR and AED CPR and Anaphylaxis Fire Warden The updated resources are available on STA Online, and course tutors are advised to familiarise themselves with the…
Posted on 17th January 2017
Following a review of qualifications offered by STA, and in order to ensure that our qualifications remain fit for purpose and suitable for the needs of the industry, the decision has been taken to withdraw STA’s range of open water swimming qualifications: STA Level 1 Award for Pool to Open Water Swimming Coaching (QCF) STA…
Posted on 10th January 2017
Following a review of qualifications offered by STA, the decision has been taken to withdraw the SQA-accredited STA Professional Award for Pool Emergency Procedures at SCQF Level 6 due to a lack of demand. This qualification’s accreditation is due to expire on 31st January 2017, at which point courses will no longer be registerable for…
Posted on 5th January 2017
Back in June 2016 we advised tutors on the HSE updates to STA first aid courses, which were to include AED awareness within Emergency First Aid at Work and First Aid at Work courses as standard. We can now confirm that all course resources for these qualifications have been updated to include the safe application…