Red Cross Aquatic Leadership Courses

For years, the Canadian Red Cross has been the leader in providing swimming and water safety programs to Canadians since 1946. Brandon's Community Sportsplex is proud to be offering the Red Cross Swim Pre-school and Swim Kids programs to children and adults living in and around the Westman region. In addition, the Sportsplex is pleased to offer Red Cross advanced instructing programs to individuals wishing to pursue a career in instructing swimming lessons.

STEP 1: Assisted Water Safety Instructor (AWSI) Certificate
Course description: The AWSI course is the foundation course for building instructional skills and abilities. it is the national pre-requisite to the Water Safety Instructor (WSI) course. AWSI candidates receive training:

- in theoretical knowledge that supports learning and teaching
- focuses on safety supervision, physical principles, progressions, communication, and feedback and prepares candidates to instruct with the direct support and supervision of a certified Water Safety Instructor.

Course Length: 30 hours. Candidates will also receive their 8 hours of teaching experience during the course. Candidates not wishing to complete their 8 teach experience hours at the Sportsplex are asked to indicate this to the clerk at the time of the registration.
Course pre-requisites:

• 15 years of age as of final course date
• Successful completion of the Red Cross Swim Kids program (or equivalent)
• We will need a photocopy of the registrants birth certificate at the time of registration (can also be faxed/mailed in at least 7 days prior to the course start date.

Course materials: AWSI/WSI Red Cross Instructor binder
Course expiry date: The AWSI certification is valid for two years only from the original course dates and can not be re-certified.

Dates:

• Sunday, March 28 - Friday, April 1, 2010 - 9am-3:45pm

Cost:

• $300.00

STEP 2: Water Safety Instructor (WSI) Certificate
Course description: The WSI course prepares candidates to instruct the Red Cross Swim Programs by:
- focusing on how to effectively plan, teach, and evaluate the performance criteria;
- applying information learned about the competencies in the AWSI course to the Red Cross Swim program content;
- emphasizing stroke development, drills, and corrective strategies;
- providing instructor candidates with opportunities to apply their teaching skills and knowledge through teaching experience assignments (may be scheduled concurrently with course or be assigned for completion after the course);
- evaluating instructional emergency response skills

Course Length: 25 hours + a minimum of 12 teaching experience hours to be completed during the course OR up to 6 months following the completion of the course.
Course pre-requisites: 16 years of age as of final course date, Current AWSI certification
Course materials: AWSI/WSI Red Cross Instructor binder
Course expiry date: The WSI certification is valid for two years only from the original course date and candidates are required to attend a 4-hour re-certification clinic in order to remain certified to instruct the Red Cross Swim program.
Upon successful completion of the WSI course along with successful completion of the teaching experience, candidates qualify to instruct the Red Cross Swim program (7 Pre-school levels, 10 Swim Kids levels & AquaAdults)

Spring Session:
Dates:

• Fri. May 21-5pm-9pm
• Sat. May 22 - 9am-6pm
• Sun. May 23 - 9am-6pm
• Mon. May 24 - 12N-6pm

Cost: $185.00


WSI Recert
Dates:

• Friday, May 28 - 6pm-10pm
• Wednesday, June 16 - 5pm-9pm

Cost - $125.00
NOTE: All registrants are required to bring their current or expired WSI certificate to this re-certification. Please be equipped to enter the pool and bring a pen and paper along.

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