APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Certificate in Aquatics: Specialised Swim and Water Safety Teacher (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
Who is this apprenticeship for?
This apprenticeship is for swim and water safety teachers who are keen to specialise.
Specialist swim teachers are inclusive, understanding, adaptable, and able to communicate with a wide range of people.
This apprenticeship will be delivered on-the-job at the pool, online, and through external workshops. Assessments will be completed online.
Coming out of this apprenticeship, you will have advanced industry knowledge and practical skills relevant to your two chosen strands.
By enrolling in this qualification, you will be automatically enrolled into the New Zealand Certificate in Aquatics (Swim and Water Safety Teacher) (Level 3), which you will complete as a first step.
What's involved?
The apprentice completes theNZ Certificate in Aquatics (Swim and Water Safety Teacher) (Level 3)
The apprentice completestwoSwimming NZ teacher extension courses, from the following four subject areas:
Early Childhood Swimmers
Adult Swimmers
Adaptive Aquatics
Stroke Mechanics
The apprentice completes an online assessment task, in which they review and evaluate their programmes relating to the extension courses they’ve completed.
About the provider
Te Mahi Ako is a Private Training Enterprise (PTE) funded by the government to create world-class, nationally-recognised programmes linked to qualifications that staff can complete on the job. The benefit of on-the-job training is that you are earning an income, gaining a qualification, and getting real-life experience, all in one go. And because Te Mahi Ako’s programmes are government-subsidised, they are very affordable.
Te Mahi Ako works with a wide range of facilities throughout New Zealand, from small to large. Te Mahi Ako or the facility will provide learning resources and assessment tasks for the staff member, and supporting materials will help the workplace to deliver the training. In some cases, an organisation’s own in-house training programme will be aligned to a Te Mahi Ako programme, so staff members who complete the in-house training will simultaneously earn a national qualification. Te Mahi Ako also has a Recognition of Current Competency process, which means that you may be able to get your existing skills and experience recognised through a qualification.
To enrol in a Te Mahi Ako on-the-job qualification, you must be employed in the industry or be a volunteer. Make sure to check with the business that you’re working in, or would like to work in, to see if they are already registered with Te Mahi Ako.
For more information go to: www.temahiako.org.nz