| Course Name |
Pool Instructor - Education in Aquatics 3 including Assistant Swim Teaching - Kerry Campus |
| Course Provider |
MTU - Kerry Campus |
| Alternative Provider(s) |
MTU - Munster Technological University |
| Course Code |
109250 (Assigned by Qualifax. Not an official code) |
| Course Type |
Lifelong Learning |
| Qualifications |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
| Single Subject Certificate |
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Munster Technological University |
None |
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| Apply To |
Course provider |
| Attendance Options |
Part time |
| Location (Districts) |
Tralee |
| Duration |
A part-time, one-semester (5 hours per week) course, with theory and pool-based content. |
| Course Fee |
For further information on this course price, please contact the:
Head of Department,
Health and Leisure Studies
E: fiona.oflynn@mtu.ie
T: 353 (0)66 7145607 |
| Entry Requirements |
Common Entry Requirements to CPD/Instructor Programmes
Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age on entry to the following programmes. Satisfactory health clearance and Garda vetting are mandatory.
Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants should be confident swimmers who have completed the Pool Safety, First Aid and Pool Lifeguarding course. |
| Comment |
NFQ: Level 6
Credits: 5
Award Type: Single Subject Certification |
| Course Content |
Expand+Pool Instructor, Fitness Training and Continuing Professional Development Programmes:
The Department of Health and Leisure Studies, located in the Kerry Sports Academy, offers part-time courses for initial basic qualifications, follow-on qualific...
Hide-Pool Instructor, Fitness Training and Continuing Professional Development Programmes:
The Department of Health and Leisure Studies, located in the Kerry Sports Academy, offers part-time courses for initial basic qualifications, follow-on qualifications as well as opportunities for continuing professional development.
Courses consist of one or more modules (subjects) from the department’s Bachelor of Science degree programmes, which are mapped to national and international qualifications standards and frameworks. The part-time courses consist of both theory and practical elements. They are taken with the full-time undergraduate students and so are typically delivered during normal business hours on weekdays.
Course duration is described here in terms of semesters. A semester typically consists of a 12-week study period followed by a 3-week final examination and assessment period.
Courses are categorised into:
1. Pool Instructor e.g. theory with pool-based practice courses;
2. Fitness Instructor e.g. fitness Instructor, personal training courses; and
3. Continuing professional development
Education in Aquatics 3 including Assistant Swim Teaching:
A part-time, one-semester (5 hours per week) course, with theory and pool-based content. This course includes significant pool practice and client-focused pool-based swim teaching practice. Achievement of the Assistant Swim Teacher qualification is subject to successfully passing the relevant examinations.
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| Number of Credits |
5 |
| Careers or Further Progression |
Progression Opportunities
Progression to Education in Aquatics 4 (Assistant Swim Teacher). |
| Further Enquiries |
Head of Department,
Health & Leisure Studies
E: fiona.oflynn@mtu.ie
T: 353 (0)66 7145607 |
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