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Re-registration

General Information

AUSTSWIM registration is valid for a period of 3 years.

AUSTSWIM teachers™ are required to re-register the AUSTSWIM certificate by the expiry date shown on the AUSTSWIM id card (extra fees apply for late registrations). To re-register your AUSTSWIM registration:

• Complete an AUSTSWIM re-registration form, available here.
• Complete practical swimming teaching experience (40 hours) and professional development (10 hours).
• Complete recognised CPR certificate (within last 12 months).
• Attach a colour passport size photograph of yourself (only required every 9 years, see re-registration form for measurments)
• Pay a Re-registration fee (to cover 3 years of registration).

Practical Teaching Experience

A minimum of 40 hours is to be gained over the 3 year period.

Teaching experience must be gained in all qualified areas in which an applicant wishes to re-register (TSW, INF, PWD, TCS, Adults).

• If the minimum of 40 hours of teaching experience over the three-year period has not been met, you have the option to complete a Teaching Competence Assessment. Contact the AUSTSWIM office to obtain this form.

Professional Development

A minimum of 10 hours from professional development is required for re-registration.

AUSTSWIM recognises that there are vast amounts of professional development opportunities available that would positively contribute to your experience as a teacher, some will be aquatic based and others will not (eg childhood education subjects, communication strategies and legal studies).

Hours can be gained by attending aquatic education courses, relevant non-aquatic education courses, conferences, seminars, in-house training and workshops. The following awards are examples of professional development programs traditionally available to AUSTSWIM teachers:

• AUSTSWIM Electives
• AUSTSWIM workshop (click here)
• ASI: Level 1 to 3 Coaching
• RLSSA: Bronze Medallion
• RLSSA Pool Lifeguard
• SLSA: Bronze Medallion
• Other workshops and conferences

It is recommended professional development be undertaken during, not at the conclusion, of your registration period.

Click here for a list of courses that are currently available. Each individual course/qualification/workshop can only be claimed once in every 3 year period.

CPR does not contribute towards professional development as it is a separate requirement of AUSTSWIM re-registration

Please note: You are not required to send in proof of attendance for professional development unless requested to do so through an audit.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RECOGNITION

Organisations and employers delivering in-house professional development programs relevant to AUSTSWIM teachers™ are eligible to apply for recognition. By having your programs recognised by AUSTSWIM, it enables AUSTSWIM teachers™ to use these professional development hours for

re-registration purposes.

Click here to download an application form

CPR Certificate

A current CPR certificate (within the last 12 months) is required to maintain your AUSTSWIM re-registration.

• A CPR Course provider must be a registered training organisation and comply with the guidelines of the Australian Resuscitation Council
• Initial courses = nominal 4 hours, Update courses = nominal 2 hours. Training must cover adults, children and infants with practice in one and two operator CPR.
• First Aid certificates - CPR component is only valid for 12 months.

Auditing

Evidence of professional development, practical teaching experience and CPR is not required to be sent in with a re-registration application; however AUSTSWIM teachers™ may be requested to show evidence of these components through an audit.

• Teachers must be able to reasonable prove that the professional development they undertook will positively contribute to their experience as a teacher.

Download a copy of the Audit Template here>> audit template.pdf

Professional Development

If you are looking for professional development in your state, click here >>

Online Professional Development Opportunities for AUSTSWIM Teachers™ - Now Available!

AUSTSWIM and Laurie Lawrence are working together in providing AUSTSWIM teachers™ the opportunity to undertake professional development online.

To gain access click here http://www.worldwideswimschool.com/catalog/austswim.php

The site offers you to access a range of important water familiarization and water safety information on babies, infants and preschoolers.This is a great opportunity for you to access online professional development.

Laurie Lawrence is Australia’s Gold Medal Olympic swimming coach, baby swimming expert and water safety advocate. He has been involved in the swimming industry since 1966. Laurie’s depth of swimming knowledge is unique in international swimming and now swimming teachers around the world can gain access to his proven teaching methods.

Users will be educated on Laurie’s teaching methods via an interactive learning program that combines video streaming, text downloads and short quizzes. All lessons are viewed online. Therefore to view the content you must be connected to the internet and sign in to the log in page.

AUSTSWIM teachers™ that undertake these training programs also have the added benefit of using this online study towards AUSTSWIM re-registration. Each complete learning program for a specific stage contributes 2 hours towards AUSTSWIM Professional Development hours.

Start a course today, it’s simple! Become a member, browse the content to the left, and purchase the information using pay pal, then log in to view the content at your convenience.

Teacher Recognition Scheme

AUSTSWIM is offering a recognition scheme for aquatic industry professionals who have supported the notion of a qualification scheme by maintaining their AUSTSWIM accreditations over a period of time. Currently 10, 20 and 30 year badges are available.

If you or someone you know have held an AUSTSWIM accreditation for 10 or more years and have not yet received recognition please complete this application form and attach your AUSTSWIM certificate to verify our records.

Click here for an application form

Overseas Employment Opportunities

IEP and Camp America are two organisations that specialise in overseas working holidays to the US, Canada and the UK.  AUSTSWIM teachers™ are highly sort after by US Camp Directors to work on the waterfront as a lifeguard or swimming instructor. Add "International work experience" to your resume. For more information contact IEP on www.iep.org.au or call 1300 300 912, or visit Camp America at www.campamerica.com.au.

Assessment - coming soon

Update Your Details

AUSTSWIM teachers™ can update their address details and view their AUSTSWIM number and registration details online by entering your user name and password here.

To access this function you require a user name and password. All AUSTSWIM teachers™ have been issued this information however if you have misplaced it you can obtain it from AUSTSWIM by emailing your request to database@austswim.com.au and provide the following information:

• Name
• AUSTSWIM Number
• Date of Birth
• Street Address

You will then be emailed back your login details. Or submit your request below.

Please put 'password request' in the other details to request your user name and password.