Swimming Teaching and Aquatics

Considering a Career in Swimming Teaching?

Becoming a swimming teacher is a fantastic career path for those who are looking for a rewarding, active and challenging role.

With flexible teaching hours to fit around your lifestyle, you’ll enjoy the satisfaction of a work-life balance whilst teaching an incredible and important life skill.

Countless opportunities for employment are available with private swim schools and public leisure centres who are on the search for qualified, motivated and inspiring swimming teachers.

Get Your Career Started

Who Are STA and How Can We Help You?

Safety Training Awards is an awarding organisation which offers and certificates vocational qualifications across a range of disciplines. These qualifications are designed to meet both legal requirements and national occupational standards for various industries, providing you with the confidence and reassurance to develop your career professionally.

Our swimming teaching qualifications are a fantastic stepping stone to get you started on your journey of being the best swimming teacher possible. With our qualifications being internationally recognised too, you can take advantage of travelling with your role and earning as you explore.

Once You’re Qualified

To support you on your career path once qualified, you will be provided with STA’s International Learn to Swim resources, a popular and engaging programme developed to reward and motivate your learners at each stage.

Build on your development, qualifications, and knowledge regularly with STA’s extensive CPDs on topics ranging from teaching adult learners, starts & turns, baby and pre-schooler submersions and more.

I started my swimming teaching career as an assistant in my spare time as I love swimming. This then turned into a part time swimming teaching job after having children. I enjoy teaching and find it very rewarding. The best part is seeing a child swim independently for the very first time. 10 years on, I now specialise in teaching baby and toddler lessons, aqua-natal yoga and now also run my own swim school.

Swimming teaching is a fantastic, rewarding career and I would recommend it to anyone.

Heather Seward

Available Qualifications

STA Award in Teaching Swimming

The first step in your swimming teaching career, teaching essential swimming skills, water safety and all four key strokes to participants.

STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming

Progress on your teaching pathway by expanding your expertise to teach advanced swimming skills; allowing you to teach non-swimmers through to advanced participants.

STA Award in Aquacise

For those who love aquatics and fitness and want to share their passion by instructing participants in aquacise, STA’s Award in Aquacise prepares learners to plan, instruct and evaluate fun, motivating and inclusive aquacise classes to participants.

Baby and Pre-School Swimming

If you would like to be a part of a baby’s first steps into water, and help make their experience the best they can possibly have, then teaching babies and young children is for you! You may have some nervous children (and adults) who are experiencing a swimming pool for the first time, but with…

STA Award in Mermaid and Mono Fin Swimming

STA’s Award in Aquatic Teaching – Mermaid and Mono Fin Swimming, created in partnership with Mermaids UK, is the industry’s first regulated qualification driving best practice and standards, so you have the skills needed to deliver these sessions in a safe, controlled environment.

Open Water Swimming Coaching

Prepares learners for all aspects of open water swimming coaching, from planning, coaching and evaluating open water swimming sessions.

Baby and Pre-School Diploma

Expands and develops a baby and pre-school swimming teacher’s current knowledge and provides them with the latest research and theories which they will then apply into their swimming lessons.

STA Award in Aquatic Teaching – Disability Swimming

Trains learners to teach aquatic activities to disabled individuals and groups.