LGI Course Details
This mobile Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor Course (LGI Course) is designed for organizations such as municipalities, educational facilities, and summer camp settings, to name just a few. The training program is ideal for agencies and businesses needing to train or recertify lifeguards on a yearly basis or provide lifeguards for community facilities. In addition, the newly created lifeguard instructor can also provide bloodborne pathogen and CPR/AED/First Aid training to staff and the community. Lifeguard Instructors will also have the capability to conduct your facility audits and in-service training.
LGI Course Class Size
Class size ranges between 5 and 6 students. In the event there are more than 6 students, a second trainer or academy must be scheduled to meet the established standards. There is a 6 participant minimum to conduct the training. Additionally, if you do not have 5 candidates to take the course, we will open for other people to sign up outside of your organization.
What is Needed?
To host the class, a classroom with ample space and WIFI is needed. The pool should have shallow and deep water. The minimum acceptable depth of the deep end of the pool is 7 feet. Lastly, you must have an in tact spine board, removal board, and rescue tubes.
What is in this Lifeguard Instructor Course and what can I teach after passing it?
The mobile lifeguard instructor course is designed to prepare instructor candidates to use course presentation materials, conduct training sessions, and evaluate the progress of candidates in a professional-level course.
Upon successfully becoming a Lifeguarding Instructor, one is eligible to teach many courses (as long as they hold the basic level certifications) including:
- Shallow Water Lifeguarding
- Aquatic Attraction Lifeguarding
- Waterfront Skills
- Waterpark Skills
- First Aid
- CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers
- Administering Emergency Oxygen
- Bloodborne Pathogens
Link for the Lifeguard Instructor Course Fact Sheet PDF
Mobile Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor Course Student Prerequisites
- LGI Course students must be at least 17 years old
- Have at least one year experience lifeguarding and have current valid certification
- Obtain the Lifeguarding Instructor Manual (print version) and Lifeguarding Manual (digital or print)
- Successfully complete the online introduction to the Lifeguarding Instructor course (about 2 hours online)
- Successfully complete the in-person prerequisite swim session.
- LGI Course Candidates must be able to complete the timed event
- Rescuing passive submerged victim, extrication, and CPR
- Candidates will be provided with an opportunity to review all basic level lifeguard skills in which they are expected to show competency.
Practice these ahead of class. No refunds for students not meeting these standards once the in-person class begins.
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