A question for Swimming Teachers

[TulipDragonfly]

My dd is turning 16 soon, and has asked us if we are willing to pay for her swim teacher training (level 1 and level 2).

Her logic is that its a perfect job for her as it suits after school & weekend hours. Its a job she can continue to do if she goes to uni too. It will be better paid than McDonalds, and will give her cv a boost.

She can swim well, and she coaches younger kids in a different sport every week (basically they get the older kids to help teach the younger grades for an hour at the weekend). So she's confident talking to you to 4-12 year olds and their parents.

My questions are

Is it best to do level 1&2 separately, or a joint course?

Is it easy to find a swim assistant (with level 1) or teacher (level 2) job. I think we have about 4 leisure centres within reasonable distance from home.

We can afford the course fees, but it would mean pretty much no big Christmas & birthday presents for her

My DS18 was a competitive swimmer who left to concentrate on his studies. He went on to volunteer at an amateur local swim club.

He has a Level 1 assistant coach qualification and is looking into whether he can fit the Level 2 coaching qualification around his studies.

I would do the Level 1 swim trainer first tbh. The fact she isn't an experienced swimmer it will mean she will get an idea if it's for her. A friend of my DS completed the Level swim teacher qualification and easily got a job at a local leisure centre. The leisure centre turn paid for the friend to complete Level 2. I know you would happily fund this but being sponsored by an employer means your DD would get practical support to help complete her qualification.

It's fantastic your DD wants to do this! The experience has given my son so many transferable skills and his uni looked very favourably upon his experience.

Thinking about it, get the Level 1, hopefully get a job and sponsored to do Level 2 then you could pay for her to do her lifeguard training? It can count towards UCAS points and makes her very attractive to leisure centres as a teacher and a lifeguard.

Good luck and let us know how she gets on!