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The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor course is to train instructor candidates to teach the basic-level American Red Cross Lifeguarding course. Candidates must: • Be at least 17 years old on or before the final scheduled session of the course. • Possess a current basic-level certification in Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED. • Successfully completed the online Introduction to the Lifeguarding Instructor Course before the precourse skills session via the class roster and online content completion status report. • Obtain all instructor and participant materials before entering the first session of the instructor course. Dates and Times -Aug 15 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM -Aug 16 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM -Aug 17 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM Closing. The Lifeguarding Instructor course trains instructor candidates to teach American Red Cross Lifeguarding courses including Lifeguarding Shallow Water Lifeguarding Aquatic Attraction Lifeguarding Waterpark Skills Waterfront Skills CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Bloodborne Pathogens Training. This class is taught in a blended learning format and the online portion (accessed via mobile desktop or tablet) must be completed prior to attending the first in-person session of the instructor course. Prerequisites: 1. Minimum age: 17 years 2. Possess a current Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding with CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and First Aid 3. Ability to successfully demonstrate all Lifeguarding and CPR skills including a precourse assessment to perform a water rescue (submerged drowning) extrication single rescuer CPR for 3 minutes.
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