Your rewarding career as a lifeguard starts here! If you fancy yourself as a Baywatch hero, then our lifeguard courses are the perfect next step for you! Our wonderfully wacky Waterpark provides a memorable atmosphere and we have the perfect activities for you earn your NPLQ!
NATIONAL POOL LIFEGUARD COURSE (NPLQ)
The National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is the most widely recognised lifeguard qualification in the UK & Ireland and is a recruitment requirement for a number of jobs from Pool Lifeguard to Centre Manager. On successful completion of the course you will be fully qualified to work as a Pool Lifeguard.
PREREQUISITES TO BECOME A POOL LIFEGUARD
To enrol on NPLQ course you must be able to do the following:
- Swim 50m in less than 1 minute
- Swim 100m continuously on your front, then 100m on your back
- Tread water in deep water for more than 30 seconds
- Surface dive to the deepest part of the pool
- Climb out of the pool unaided
NB. Candidates should also be fluent in conversational English and be at least 16 years old.
Booking information
Our Life Guard courses are only £210 per person and will run during February, Easter and summer in 2012. If you are interested in attending during any of these periods, send the below details to waterpark@alton-towers.com and you will be contacted about the next available course.
- Name
- Age
- Address
- Postcode
- E-mail Address
- In your e-mail please state that you are interested in our Life Guard Courses.