AUSTSWIM Teacher Licenece™ Renewal

Professional Development

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AUSTSWIM Teacher Licence™ Renewal

General Information

An AUSTSWIM Teacher Licence™ is valid for 3 years and needs to be renewed prior to the expiry date to remain current. Your expiry date can be found on your AUSTWIM Teacher Licence™.

To renew your AUSTWIM Teacher Licence™ complete the following steps.

Step 1. Fill out the renewal form with your current personal details.

Step 2. Attach an endorsed passport size colour photograph of yourself.

              This photograph will be printed on your AUSTWIM Teacher Licence™ for visual identification
              purposes. An updated photograph will be required every 9 years.

Step 3. Estimate number of Professional Development hours.

               A minimum of 10 hours is to be gained over the 3 year period. 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, conferences, seminars, in-

               house training and other relevant training courses. All professional development must be  

               accredited or registered with AUSTSWIM. If in doubt please contact AUSTSWIM.

               It is recommended professional development be undertaken during, not at the conclusion,

               of your licence 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 renewal.

               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 renewal purposes.

               Click here to download an application form.

Step 4. Estimate number of Practical Teaching Experience hours.

              A minimum of 40 hours is to be gained over the 3 year period. You must be able to show
              evidence in each accreditation held (TSW, INF, PWD, TCS, AD)

              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   

              AUSTSWIM to obtain this form.

Step 5. Provide details of your current CPR Certificate.

               A current (within 12 months) CPR Certificate is required to maintain your AUSTSWIM

               Teacher Licence™ and must be completed with an approved provider.

•     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.

               For more information on approved CPR providers and requirements please click here.

Step 6. Agree to and sign the AUSTSWIM Teacher™ Declaration.
              

               To view the full declaration visit our website www.austswim.com.au

Step 7. Pay a fee of AUD $124.00 GST inclusive (valid to 30 July 2011).

              This fee covers 3 years of registration. Refer to point 7 on reverse side for further
              information on fees.

Step 8. Once completed In envelope, insert photo & fee, seal, affifi x stamp and post to:

               AUSTSWIM P.O. Box 139 Mulgrave Australia 3170.

practical swimming teaching experience (40 hours) and professional development (10 hours).

Auditing

Evidence of professional development, practical teaching experience and CPR is not required to be sent in with a AUSTSWIMrenewal 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 AUSTSWIM 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

Please note: This Scheme has currently been put on hold. All previous applications recieved will be sent out at our earliest Convenience.

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.