Certificate III In Sport, Aquatics And Recreation

Start an exciting career in the aquatics and community recreation industry

Course code

SIS30122

Delivery location

Workplace

International

Not available for International students

Length

Part Time, 9 months.

Start dates

Ongoing

• Read more about this course

  Become multi-skilled and increase your employability in the aquatics sector.
  
  In addition to gaining Pool Lifeguard and Swim Teacher accreditations, learn about quality service delivery, workplace health and safety and education for user groups.
  
  This program is offered as a Traineeship. Applicants will be employed by
  the host organisation or local council and will be aware of the requirements as set out
  below
  Physical requirements:
  The program consists of aquatic skillsets, which require applicants to be competent
  swimmers and comfortable in deep water. Candidates will need to actively participate in
  a number of simulated rescues demonstrating appropriate fitness, strength efficiency
  and speed throughout the rescues. Specifically, candidates will need to demonstrate:
  - Teamwork to safely and efficiently extract both conscious and unconscious
  casualties from deep and shallow water
  - Contact and non-contract tows of casualties in a range of distances
  - Swim 25 metres and retrieve a submerged object replicating a person from the greatest depth of the facility but no greater than 2 metres in depth and extract the unconscious casualty at least 25 metres to safety
  - perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor

• Study units

  Unit code	Unit Description
  HLTWHS001	Participate in workplace health and safety
  SISXCCS004	Provide quality service
  HLTAID011	Provide First Aid
  SISXEMR003	Respond to emergency situations
  BSBWHS308	Participate in WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control processes
  SISXIND009	Respond to interpersonal conflict
  SISCAQU021	Perform complex water rescues
  SISCAQU020	Perform water rescues
  SISCAQU023	Plan swimming lessons
  HLTAID009	Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  SISCAQU022	Provide oxygen resuscitation and therapy in an aquatic environment
  SISCAQU019	Supervise patron safety in aquatic locations
  SISCAQU024	Teach water familiarisation, buoyancy and mobility skills
  SISCAQU025	Teach water safety and survival skills
  SISCAQU026	Teach swimming strokes

• Skills recognition

  Your current skills, knowledge and experience can help you get a qualification.

  Find out about skills recognition and RPL for certificate to advanced diploma courses.

  Find out about advanced standing for graduate certificate, graduate diploma and bachelor degree courses.

• Admission requirements

  Applicants must be at least 16 years of age at the time of commencement, applicants must be employed by the host organisation or local council and fulfill the employment conditions as set out by that organisation.

• Fees

  Tuition fees* (GST exempt)

  Fees

  Fee Type	Fee Amount	Select
  Concession	$164	ConcessionAmount
  Government subsidised	$820	GovernmentSubsidisedAmount
  Full fee paying	$2,083	FullfeeAmount
  Mandatory other fees** (GST inclusive)
  Materials	$30	MaterialFeeAmount
  And one of: Student services – concession (annual) OR	$135	studentservicefeewithConcession
  Student services - no concession (annual)	$270	studentservicefeewithnoConcession

  Total fees  

  *Student tuition fees are correct at time of publishing and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Please note: Fees will be subject to change if the course runs over two or more calendar years. Check to see if you are eligible for government-subsidised training. Training to eligible students is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth funding. Students with a disability are encouraged to apply for this course using Skills First funding.
  **You are required to pay additional fees for materials and support services, not covered by your tuition fees. This may include things like learning resources, personal protective equipment/clothing, and vary depending on the course you study. Material fees are also subject to change given individual circumstances. Please note: You will also be required to pay the Student Services fee for each year of enrolment.

• Help with fees

  Payment plans

  At Chisholm, you can spread your tuition costs over the year by making part payments via direct debit on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. Payment plans are available for local students enrolling in certificate level courses only. Read more about payment plans.

  Scholarships

  Annual scholarships may be available to eligible students suffering financial hardship through the Caroline Chisholm Education Foundation. Find out more about the scholarships, which to date have supported more than 150 students with grants ranging from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, depending on circumstance and the area of study.

  Government-subsidised training

  Check here to see if you are eligible for government-subsidised training. Training to eligible students is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth funding. Students with a disability are encouraged to apply for this course using Skills First funding.