Our Qualifications and Awards

On this page, you will find all the Qualifications and Awards provided by the RLSS UK 

Our Qualifications

Lifeguard Qualifications 

• National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ)*
• National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification (NVBLQ)
• Open Water Lifeguard Qualification (OWL)
• International Lifeguard Qualification

First Aid Qualifications

• Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)*
• First Aid at Work (FAW)*
• Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA)*
• Paediatric First Aid (PFA)*
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Programme*
• Anaphylaxis Management*

Trainer Qualifications

• Trainer Assessor (TA)
• Pool Extraction Board (PXB) Trainer
• First Aid Trainer Assessor
• AED Trainer Assessor
• NRASTC / ATSPRA Trainer Assessor
• RLSS UK Mentor
• National Trainer Assessor (NTA)
• National Pool Supervisor Qualification (NPSQ) Tutor
• National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP) Instructor
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training
• Approved Training Centre or Provider (ATC/P)

Pool Management Qualifications

• National Pool Supervisor Qualification (NPSQ)*
• National Pool Management Qualification (NPMQ)
• National Pool Plant Operators Certificate with Institute of Swimming
• Pool Extraction Board (PXB)

Additional Qualifications

• Aquaphobia
• Emergency Response Pool (ERPool)
• National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP)
• National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches (NRASTC)
• National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches LIGHT (NRASTC LIGHT)
• Aquatic Therapy Shallow Pool Rescue Award (ATSPRA)
• Internal Quality Assurance (IQA)

Our Awards

• Rookie Lifeguard
• Survive and Save
• Water Smart Award
• Save a Life Series
• Pool to Pond
• Life Support
• Life Support 3
• Young Leaders
• Rookie Festival
• Duke of Edinburgh
• Welsh Baccalaureate
• William Henry Reward Programme

Become an Award Instructor

• Rookie Instructor
• Lifesaving Instructor
• Lifesaving Instructor Tutor
• Water Smart Award Instructor
• Community Instructor
• Pool to Pond Instructor
• Assistant Lifesaving Instructor
• Young Leaders Tutor

Lifesaving Sport

• Timekeepers Award
• Branch Sports Official
• Branch Simulated Emergency Response Official
• Regional Sports Official
• Regional Simulated Emergency Response Official
• National Sports Official
• National Simulated Emergency Response Official
• International Official

*Regulated Qualifications

Our regulated qualifications are reviewed, recognised and monitored by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA Regulation in Northern Ireland.

IQL UK is the trading subsidiary of The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK), the drowning prevention charity.

Regulated Qualifications awarded through IQL UK are:

• IQL Level 2 Award in Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• IQL Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• IQL Level 3 Award in Basic Life Support for Adults Children and Infants (including drowning)
• IQL Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work
• IQL Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support and Management of Anaphylaxis
• IQL Level 2 Award in Pool Lifeguarding, Intervention, Supervision and Rescue (NPLQ)
• IQL Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
• IQL Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid
• IQL Level 3 Award in National Pool Supervisor Qualification

If you would like more information on OFQUAL please click here.