About
The STA Disability Swim Teacher Qualification is a specialist qualification designed to help you expand your swim teaching career while making a meaningful difference through inclusive aquatic education.
This award builds on your existing teaching knowledge and develops the vocational skills, confidence, and technical understanding needed to plan and deliver safe, structured, and inclusive swimming lessons for learners with disabilities and additional needs.
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Courses are delivered in flexible formats that include online zoom theory session and in person practical. Private training can also be arranged at your facility. Once qualified, you will be able to teach inclusive swimming lessons tailored to a wide range of abilities, helping you broaden your class offerings, support diverse communities, and provide meaningful aquatic opportunities for all swimmers.
Disability Swim Teacher Course
Dublin & Nationwide Ireland
How Will This Qualification Benefit You?
- Created by STA’s aquatic experts, providing you with quality training.
- Regulated by Ofqual, Qualification Wales and CCEA.
- Endorsed by CIMSPA, industry leaders in sport and physical activity.
- Will give you the specialist knowledge to teach a specific group of learners.
- If you already work with people with disabilities, it will expand your skills further.
- It looks brilliant on your CV if you are looking for a job in the leisure or care industry.
When You Get This Qualification?
- You will be able to gain employment as a disability swimming teacher who can teach specialist disability swimming lessons as well as expand your inclusive learn to swim swimming lesson provision
- You will be qualified to teach the Rockhopper and Emperor series of STA’s progressive International Learn to Swim Programme – specific disability awards that focus on skills and distance
- Your course resource manual will act as a guide throughout your disability swimming teaching journey – always there for you to refer to should you need it
- Keep your knowledge and skills up-to-date with regular CPDs.
How To Take Your Teaching Career Further
If you enjoy teaching participants with disabilities to swim, then you may consider a career that involves working with them in other environments. There are many specialist schools or care facilities that may have opportunities for assistants or voluntary groups that want enthusiastic and caring people to help them improve the quality of life for so many people.
Disability swimming teachers may also wish to take on a mentoring role within the workplace, become responsible for coordinating or managing inclusion within the learn to swim programme or share their knowledge and experience with the next generation of swimming teachers by becoming an aquatic tutor.
Interested? Before you get started!
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You’ll need to make sure you’ve met the following requirements before you attend your course:
- Be at least 16 years of age.
- Hold the STA Swimming Teacher Qualification or acceptable equivalent (please note the Swim Ireland Level 1 Swim Teacher is not an acceptable pre-requisite, you would need level 2).
Learners must have all pre-requisites in place before the start of the course. Qualification certificates cannot be issued if all pre-requisites are not met before the start of the course, post course submissions will not be accepted.
Course Cost / Bookings
To enquire about the course cost and how to book, please email us at info@swim21training.com or click here to book directly. Delivery of our courses can be a combination of online / in person. We can bring a trainer to you and deliver our courses at your facility.
Who can enrol on the STA Disability Swim Teacher Qualification?
You must be at least 16 years old and already hold the STA Swimming Teacher Qualification or an acceptable equivalent. Please note that the Swim Ireland Level 1 Swim Teacher qualification is not accepted as a prerequisite. All entry requirements must be met before the course begins.
How is the course delivered?
The course is delivered using a blended learning approach, combining online Zoom theory sessions with practical, in-person pool training. Private courses can also be arranged for leisure centres, swim schools, and organisations throughout Ireland.
What will I be able to teach after qualifying?
Once qualified, you will be able to plan and deliver safe, inclusive swimming lessons for swimmers with disabilities and additional needs. You will also be qualified to teach the STA Rockhopper and Emperor awards within the STA International Learn to Swim Programme.
Do I need previous experience teaching swimmers with disabilities?
No. Previous experience teaching swimmers with disabilities is not required. The course is designed to provide qualified swim teachers with the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills needed to deliver safe, effective, and inclusive swimming lessons for a wide range of abilities.
More Information on this Qualification
Check out the STA website by clicking on learn more.