Pool Lifeguards are expected to attend at least one hour of dry side and one hour of wet side training per month (two sessions of each are available each month, with swim coaching available on the alternate weeks). Beach Lifeguards can participate in both dry and wet training if they wish and beach lifeguard training records can be signed.

Staff training signed off by Pool TAs at your workplace can count towards your required hours, but must encompass all of the skills laid out in the programme and must be brought in and recorded on the NSVL Training Record.  Personal training records can also be signed so that employers can add NSVL training to their records.

Pool Lifeguards who do not maintain their training will not be permitted to act as lifeguards for NSVL.

Dates for Pool Lifeguard Training:

Please note - dry side training takes place at 2.30pm at the NSVL Headquarters, and wet side at the Leisure Pool from 6-7pm on these dates. 

• 18 Feb
• 4 March
• 18 March
• 1 April

Dates for swim coaching:

Swim coaching sessions will take place from 6-7pm at the Leisure Pool on these dates:

• 25 Feb
• 11 March
• 25 March

Any changes to this programme will be posted on the NSVL Calendar, so keep up to date by clicking on the 'Beach Base Open Access' and 'Junior/Senior Pool Sessions' events in the 'Upcoming' panel at the top of each page of the web site.

Further dates will be posted when details for the Whitley Bay Leisure Pool closure are confirmed.