Aquatic Facility Personnel Training/Qualifications

Executive Director of Public Health (EDPH) Approved Aquatic Facility Training Programs

The Code of Practice requires that aquatic facility operators ensure that qualified personnel operate, manage and maintain these facilities. The primary aquatic facility responsibilities for which personnel require qualifications include: plant operation and maintenance, supervision and lifeguarding of patrons and emergency response including aquatic rescue and resuscitation.

Persons who obtain a qualification must do so from an approved training program, whereby an approved training program means approved by the EDPH (see Section 6.1 Interpretation of the Code).

An approved training programs/courses (Group 3 Aquatic Rescue an exception) requires the following:

• Delivery through/via a registered training organisation;
• Course content covers the relevant national unit of competencies prescribed by the Code, for the relevant qualification concerned;
• Delivery and assessment by personnel holding a Certificate IV: Workplace Assessment and Training and/or with relevant industry expertise/experience/competence, and;
• Registration with the Training Accreditation Council of WA.

Organisations/companies that would like to have training programs approved by EDPH should contact the Department of Health’s Applied Environmental Health Branch on 08 9388 4911 or 08 9388 4999, or email swimmingpools@health.wa.gov.au

The following training programs listed below have obtained EDPH approval and as such and are recognised as approved training programs in relation to Section 6 of the Code.


Technical Operations

Group 1 Aquatic Facilities Technical Operations

Royal Life Saving Society (WA Branch)
Contact:     +61 8 9383 8200
Freecall:    1800 800 435
Email:         info@rlsswa.com.au
Web:          www.lifesavingwa.com.au (External link) 

This training program is in accordance with the Code of Practice, September 2008 - Section 6.2.1 Group One Facilities and Section 6.2.1.1 Technical Operations. It is conducted at Central TAFE  WA. Pre-requisities include Pool Lifeguard and Senior First Aid Certificates.

Group 2, 3 and 4 Aquatic Facilities Technical Operations

Royal Life Saving Society (WA Branch)
Contact:     +61 8 9383 8200
Freecall:    1800 800 435
Email:        info@rlsswa.com.au
Web:         www.lifesavingwa.com.au (External link)

PoolWerx
Contact:        Diane Doust
Contact:        0417 914 885
Free Call:     1800 009 000
Email:            ddoust@poolwerx.com.au
Web:             www.poolwerx.com.au (External link)

Tubal
Contact:        Peter Macdonald
Contact:        (08) 9246 2340
Mobile:          0419 909 273
Email:            admin@tubal.com.au
Web:             www.tubal.com.au
(External link)
State Swim Systems (State Swim Systems is service provider for World Aquatics)
Pool Plant Operator's Course & Swimming Instructors Course
Contact:        (08) 9339 4518
Email:            admin@stateswim.com.au
Web:              www.stateswim.com.au
(External link)
These training programs are in accordance with the Code of Practice, September 2008 - Section 6.2.7 Technical Operator Requirements for Group Two, Three and Four Facilities.
Note: StateSwim's training sessions will not be available until January 2010.


Patron/Participant Supervision

Group 1 Aquatic Facilities Patron Supervision

Royal Life Saving Society (WA Branch)
Contact:      +61 8 9383 8200
Freecall:     1800 800 435
Email:         info@rlsswa.com.au
Web:          www.lifesavingwa.com.au (External link)

H2O Pro
Contact:    +61 3 9548 4244
Email:        admin@h2opro.com.au
Web:         www.h2opro.com.au (External link) 

These training programs are in accordance with the Code of Practice, September 2008 - Section 6.2.1.2 Patron Supervision and Section 6.2.1.3 Emergency Care.

Group 2 Aquatic Facilities Participant Supervision

Royal Life Saving Society (WA Branch)
Contact:     +61 8 9383 8200
Freecall:    1800 800 435
Email:         info@rlsswa.com.au
Web:          www.lifesavingwa.com.au (External link)

State Swim Systems (State Swim Systems is service provider for World Aquatics)
Pool Plant Operator's Course & Swimming Instructors Course
Contact:     (08) 9339 4518
Email:         admin@stateswim.com.au
Web:          www.stateswim.com.au
(External link)
This training program is in accordance with the Code of Practice, September 2008 - Section 6.2.4.1 Participant Supervision and Section 6.2.4.2 Emergency Care.
Note: StateSwim's training sessions will not be available until January 2010.

Group 3 Aquatic Facilities Patron Rescue

Aquatic Rescue for Group 3 Pools

Royal Life Saving Society (WA Branch)
Contact:    +61 8 9383 8200
Freecall:    1800 800 435
Email:        info@rlsswa.com.au
Web:         www.lifesavingwa.com.au (External link)

Tubal
Contact:        Peter Macdonald
Contact:        (08) 9246 2340
Mobile:          0419 909 273
Email:            admin@tubal.com.au
Web:             www.tubal.com.au
(External link)
State Swim Systems (State Swim Systems is service provider for World Aquatics)
Pool Plant Operator's Course & Swimming Instructors Course
(FYI Rescusitation techniques not included)
Contact:        (08) 9339 4518
Email:            admin@stateswim.com.au
Web:             www.stateswim.com.au
(External link)
This training program complies of either the following;

1. National unit of competency; 'SRC AQU 003B' Respond to an aquatic emergency using basic water rescue techniques or equivalent, or higher level national unit of competency for aquatic rescue, or;
2. Performance criteria of Guideline PR 01.12 Patron Rescue Accreditation for Group 3 Pools - 2008 from the Pool Safety Guidelines, Royal Life Saving Society or equivalent.

Note: StateSwim's training sessions will not be available until January 2010.