Lifeguard Training
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1446 Oak Springs Drive, Columbia 38401 USDriving directions
🗓️ Class Dates & Times:
Friday, April 26th 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday, April 27th 7:00am - 1:00pm (lunch) 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Sunday, April 28th: 1:00pm - 7:00pm
📍 Class Location:
Muletown Rec Fitness & Aquatic Center
1446 Oak Springs Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
ℹ️ Instructor Contact Info:
Zac Dickerson, +1 (931) 309-1315
Course Objective:
The focus of this class is to ensure everyone has the ability to rescue and provide care to others. All candidates attending this course will be expected to demonstrate lifeguard skills, including prerequisite requirements, and completion of online course work. We will be making every effort possible to accommodate all learning styles and certify everyone as a Jeff Ellis & Associates Lifeguard.
Water Prerequisite Screening:
200-yard swim (front crawl or breaststroke)
2-minute tread (without the use of hands)
retrieve 12lbs from the 10ft part of the pool
📖 Textbook:
You should see a copy of the International Lifeguard Training Program (ILTP) textbook in your course binder, available through your Ellis Education Portal, https://app.pectora.com/. Please use the new ILTP textbook and Easy Guide.
🔗 E-learning:
Each lifeguard candidate has already received access to the e-learning programs via Pectora. Please complete all the e-learning modules PRIOR to the course. If you have difficulty accessing these resources, please get in touch with me (Zac Dickerson) immediately so that I can help. Note that completing the modules will require several hours—please do not wait! We are not permitted to issue certifications if you do not complete the e-learning prior to the course, so please complete the e-learning as soon as possible.
🎒 What to Bring:
- photo ID
- swimsuit
- goggles (optional for swimming your prerequisite laps)
- 2 towels as we will be in and out of the water
- water bottle and hydrating drinks
- comfortable clothes for dry-land classroom skills and activities
- warm clothes (ex. sweats and hoodie) as we will be getting in and out of the water
- SNACKS *Please eat before arriving on Friday and Sunday. We will take a short break Friday and Sunday, but you won’t have time to leave. Saturday we will have one lunch break for 1 hour where you may leave the facility to get food.
- pen or pencil and notebook (optional if you like to take notes)
💵 Course Payment:
The cost of this course is $200.00. This must be paid before attending the first day. You can pay by coming into Muletown Rec before the first day of the course. It is recommended that you do this as soon as possible. If a lot of candidates wait to pay on the day of the class, it may make some late for the first day of the class. We do not accept checks, but we can make a bank draft from your check routing number.
Muletown Rec Day-Pass Waivers & Sex Offender Checks:
Each person who enters the facility must complete a Day-Pass Waiver AND Sex Offender Check. The Day-Pass Waiver can be found and filled out on the website, https://www.waiverking.com/linkpage/muletownrec. Please complete this waiver before arriving on the first day, as it will take several minutes per person in the class and can cause those who wait to be late for the class. The Sex Offender Check will be completed by the facility and will only require that you bring a photo ID.
An international renowned, hands-on lifeguard course that is highly interactive and physically enduring. The course is a comprehensive training program that promotes objective driven and performance based training for individuals wishing to obtain a new ILTP™ certification for shallow water, pool, special facilities, and/or open water, in various water depths ranging from less than 5` feet of water up to any depth and/or open water. Our International Lifeguard Training Programs (ILTP™) are designed and intended to be delivered as part of an integrated curriculum that includes water rescue techniques, First Aid, Health Care Provider CPR, Emergency Oxygen Support, and Automated External Defibrillation as a first responder. This course requires students to perform each concept taught in the course, through student demonstrations of all skills concepts and skills instructed. Students will participate in lifeguarding roles throughout the class and are expected to perform lifeguard duties as first responders. Students will perform on deck and in water simulations, drills and exercises for rescue techniques as an individual and in team scenarios as part of multiple rescuers drills. The ILTP Lifeguard course materials are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai and simplified Chinese languages. Students that successfully complete the ILTP Lifeguard course obtain an ILTP certificate that is valid for one (1) year. Annual renewal is required. Successful candidates can earn anywhere from 2.2 to 2.6 IACET CEUs depending on the level of certification achieved in the program.
- Read and review the Training Standard before the first scheduled class.
- Complete the Candidate Review questions in the course materials before the first scheduled class.