Published: 1 February 2020

To support you during the pandemic, some changes were made surrounding the assessment of our qualifications and renewals.

Some of these adaptations ceased on 31/12/2021 and returned to the details within each guidance and syllabus.

The table below gives an outline of the adaptions previously put in place and their current status: 

Assessment Adaption	Status
Reduction in CPD hours for renewal	This adaptation ceased on 31.12.2021. Please see the relevant Guidance and Syllabus for information on the requirements for this.
Removal of the 4 consecutive assessments rule	This adaptation ceased on 31.12.2021. Please see the relevant Guidance and Syllabus for information on the requirements for this.
Candidate theory answer papers invigilated and marked by the course trainer and countermarked by the assessor.	This is now a permanent option that has been added to the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) Guidance and Syllabus.

Please note: the Guidance and Syllabus for qualifications can be found in the 'Resources' tab within your RLSS UK Account. For a guide on how to access resources for training and assessment click here.

For all other aspects of training and assessment, the 'Guidance for Delivering Training and Assessments during COVID-19' document is still current. To view this guidance, click here.  

Where renewal requires completion of CPD hours, RLSS UK Members can use our online modules to contribute towards these hours. These are available for members via your RLSS UK Account under the ‘Online Training tab.’ For more information on RLSS UK Membership, visit our website. For renewal information and CPD hours requirements, visit www.rlss.org.uk/rlss-uk-renewal-information.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].