The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor course is to train instructor candidates to teach the American Red Cross Lifeguarding courses by developing their understanding of how to use the course materials, how to conduct training sessions and how to evaluate participants’ progress. This course is designed for individuals who want to pursue a job as a lifeguarding instructor. Certification is current for 2 years from the completion date.

The course includes an online portion and instructor-led classroom skills sessions. The link to access the online session will be provided up to 1 week prior to the course date. The online course takes approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes to complete.

Participants MUST attend all class dates and successfully pass a Pre-Course water skills session and written test.

Prerequisites:

Be at least 17 years of age on or before the final scheduled lesson of this course.
Possess a current American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED certificate.
Successfully complete the Online Session for the Lifeguarding Instructor course.
Successfully complete the Pre-course Skills Session

Pricing

• Student: $175.00
• RecSports Member: $225.00
• Non-Member: $275.00

UF RecSports Employee Discount

If you are a RecSports employee and the discount price does not populate in your cart, DO NOT PURCHASE.
Contact Member Services at RSMemberServices@ufsa.ufl.edu, include your gatorlink, UF ID, and supervisor’s name.

Refund Policy

Certification Courses may be granted a refund under the following circumstances:

a. In the event of cancellation by RecSports.

b. In the event the registered participant has documented medical circumstances that will not allow them to participate.

c. Lifeguard & Instructor classes: a partial refund may be provided in the event a registered participant does not pass the prerequisite skills evaluation. A $50 administrative charge will be deducted from the refund amount.

Transfer of Course Registration

a. A registered participant may request a transfer to a different offering of the same course for no additional cost.

b. Transfer requests