Professional Lifeguard Training

An international renowned, hands-on lifeguard course that is highly interactive and physically enduring.

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An international renowned, hands-on lifeguard course that is highly interactive and physically enduring. The course is a comprehensive training program that promotes objective driven and performance based training for individuals wishing to obtain a new ILTP™ certification for shallow water, pool, special facilities, and/or open water, in various water depths ranging from less than 5` feet of water up to any depth and/or open water. Our International Lifeguard Training Programs (ILTP™) are designed and intended to be delivered as part of an integratedcurriculum that includes water rescue techniques, First Aid, Health Care Provider CPR, Emergency Oxygen Support, and Automated ExternalDefibrillation as a first responder. This course requires students to perform each concept taught in the course, through student demonstrations of all skills concepts and skills instructed. Students will participate in lifeguarding roles throughout the class and are expected to perform lifeguard duties as first responders. Students will perform on deck and in water simulations, drills and exercises for rescue techniques as an individual and in team scenarios as part of multiple rescuers drills. The ILTP Lifeguard course materials are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai and simplified Chinese languages. Students thatsuccessfully complete the ILTP Lifeguard course obtain an ILTP certificate that is valid for one (1) year. Annual renewal is required.

Audience:

A course designed for individuals currently working in an aquatic venue that requires an employee to be certified as a lifeguard. This specific certification is valid for individuals working in an ILTP™ Lifeguard Program facility that contains flat water pool venues with attractions that have water depths up to 16 ft. excluding open water and wave environments. This course is also designed for individuals previously licensed as an ILTP™New Pool lifeguard whose certification has expired therefore doesn’t qualify for being a renewal candidate.

Course completion includes:

  • Attending all scheduled classes.
  • Achieving a score of 80% or higher on the course written exam,
  • Successfully completing the Skills Competency Workbook.
  • Conducting oneself professionally during the course.

 

Note: Student records are updated within fifteen (15) days after the last scheduled class for the program. Participants may access an updated training record when receiving an invitation via SMS/email to take a course evaluation survey by logging into their student profile page Ellis Education Services Portal.

Prerequisites:

  • Be at least 15 years or 16 years of age dependant upon certificate.
  • Possess a copy of the ILTP™ Training Standard or access to the Training Standard
  • Pay the registration and tuition fees before entering the course.
  • Review the Training Standard and bring all course materials to the first scheduled class.
  • Be able to swim the requirements for the type of certification they are seeking using either both or either the front crawl (freestyle) and/or breaststroke without resting

ILTP™ Shallow Water CertificationSwim
50 yards without stopping. Be able to swim underwater for a distance of 10 ft. in a maximum depth of 5 ft. of water. Be able to retrieve a 10-lb. brick and bring it to the surface.

ILTP™ Pool Certification
Swim 100 yards without stopping. Be able to perform a feet-first surface dive, retrieve a 10-lb. brick, and bring it to the surface. Be able to tread water without using arms for 1 minute

ILTP™ Special Facilities Certification
Swim 200 yards without stopping. Be able to conduct a feet-first surface dive, retrieve a 10-lb. brick, and bring it to the surface. Be able to tread water without using arms for 2 minutes.

ILTP™ Open Water Certification
Swim 200 yards without stopping. Be able to conduct a feet-first surface

Outcomes:

  • Perform a demonstration of the prerequisite course swimming test standards for their desired certification.
  • Explain in ones own words the 10/20 second Protection Standard and describe how it relates to the drowning process. Open
  • Water course participants will also explain the 10/3 minute protection standard.
  • Analyze and describe the characteristics and physical attributes for a Guest in Distress in the water as they relate to statistical data and historical trends.
  • Identify and perform the appropriate ILTP™ rescue technique and standard of care for a Guest in Distress in an aquatic emergency as a single or multiple rescuer in aquatic environments that have facilities with pool water depths appropriate for the certification they are seeking.
  • Identify and perform the appropriate ILTP™ rescue technique and standard of care for a Guest in Distress with a suspected spinal emergency as a single or multiple rescuer.
  • Identify and apply the appropriate ILTP™ standard of care for a CPR or first aid emergency using all appropriate emergency rescue equipment as a single and multiple rescuer.

OUR COURSES

Community CPR/AED & Standard First Aid

This is a course for the general community desiring national CPR/AED and Standard (Basic) First Aid certification at the community level. The course is a comprehensive educational program promoting objective driven and performance based training that has an integrated curriculum.

Community CPR/AED & Standard First Aid

This is an accredited CEU course available for the general community desiring to possess a national CPR/AED certification at the level of “Community CPR and AED.” This course is a comprehensive educational program promoting objective driven and performance based training for individuals seeking certification for job requirements, as well as those just desiring to learn lifesaving skills.

Community CPR/AED & Standard First Aid

This is a course for the general community desiring national CPR/AED and Standard (Basic) First Aid certification at the community level. The course is a comprehensive educational program promoting objective driven and performance-based training that has an integrated curriculum.

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