New Zealand Certificate in Swim Teaching (NZCST)
The New Zealand Certificate in Swim Teaching (NZCST) is recommended by Swimming New Zealand as the qualification for all professional teachers of swimming in New Zealand. The NZCST course by itself will not improve your swim teaching ability. This you must do for yourself through additional study, reading, practice and experience. The course will have served its purpose if it contributes to your improvement as a swimming teacher. Modules in the New Zealand Certificate in Swim Teaching cover infants & toddlers, young children, school age, adults and teaching swimmers with a disability.
Aims
- To give those involved in teaching swimming and identifiable national qualification
- To provide a formal programme of instruction for teachers of swimming
- To improve the standard of swim teaching and water safety in New Zealand
- To recognise areas of specific knowledge and ability in relation to teaching swimming and water safety
Requirements for Certification in School Age, Adults & Teaching Swimmers with a Disability Modules
- Attend all sessions of the half day introductory seminar (two days course under development, available in 2008)
- Complete all assignments
- Successfully complete all practical assessment
Requirements for Certification in Infants & Toddlers and Young Children Modules
- Attend all sessions of the two-day course
- Complete requirements of the two-day course
- Complete all assignments
- Successfully complete all practical assessments
