MARCH 2021 - EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP
UPDATED COVID-19 TOOLS
Since the beginning of January, the Lifesaving Society has been working hard to update its tools on teaching and adapting to the aquatic work in the context of COVID-19. These updates are available in the COVID-19 section of your Dashboard.
We invite you to check the latest updates now!
PROVIDING LIFESAVING TRAINING TO AQUATIC CLUBS
The Lifesaving Society, aquatic sport federations and the Association des responsables aquatiques du Québec (ARAQ) would like to advise clubs to encourage their athletes' participation in Bronze Medallion and Cross, National Lifeguard* and Standard First Aid trainings in order to include "pool training", the only training offered in red zone areas, back into our athletes' schedule.
This is where YOU come in! Dear affiliates, we need you involved in our efforts to resume water sports. In order to allow aquatic sport clubs to offer lifesaving courses leading to the National Lifeguard Certification for their athletes, we are asking you for help. Let the aquatic clubs that normally occupy your center know your availability and give them the opportunity to reclaim their usual training time slots in order to offer lifesaving courses to their club's athletes. What a great opportunity for everyone!
All the tools for teaching in red zone areas are available in the COVID-19 section of our website. Rest assured that the Lifesaving Society has adapted all content of its training courses to the health standards and that they have been validated by Public Health.
Also, to help you manage groups and absences due to COVID-19, we have prepared a simple and user-friendly guide to assist you with Absence Management in time of COVID-19.
For more information, please contact us at alerte@sauvetage.qc.ca.
* As of November 1, 2020, it is possible for a candidate to pass the National Lifeguard exam if they are 15 years of age on the day of the exam.