RLSS UK is a leading awarding organisation (AO) for the Leisure industry. Every year, we certify over 220,000 qualifications and awards, and leisure operators across the UK and Ireland choose RLSS UK first aid, lifeguarding, and lifesaving qualifications to train their staff and their communities.  

How to Deliver RLSS UK Qualification at your Leisure Facilities

Or call us to discuss your qualification or training requirements on 0300 323 0096. 

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Thousands of leisure operators and owners across the UK and Ireland trust RLSS UK to help them enhance water safety and provide safe swimming pools.

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Why Choose RLSS UK? 

All Your Qualifications Within One Easy-to-manage Platform 

RLSS UK offers over 35 qualifications and awards to ensure that your leisure facilities achieve high safety standards, meet safety guidance and requirements, and that your staff and customers always feel safe. 

RLSS UK courses include the UK’s most used pool lifeguarding qualification, a full suite of regulated first aid qualifications, lifesaving awards and qualifications for swimming teachers and support staff (e.g., reception, security, etc.) and health and safety and management qualifications. 

Qualification admin can be completed on a single platform, making it easy to train your staff and manage renewal dates – even across multiple sites! Once your staff have become RLSS UK Trainer Assessors (TAs), it’s also simple for them to offer the wide variety of qualifications and awards available - either taking upskill opportunities online or taking face-to-face courses delivered across the UK and Ireland all year round. 

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Ongoing Support from a Dedicated Account Manager  

By choosing RLSS UK, you receive ongoing support from our in-house Customer Service team to ensure you are happy, confident and comfortable training your staff and even offering courses to the broader community if you want to generate another income source at your leisure facilities. 

RLSS UK is trusted and used by over 2,500 leisure facilities in the UK and Ireland because of our high-quality qualifications and ongoing support services. You can ring or email our Customer Services team or use our 24/7 RLSS UK Help Centre to answer questions or address your support needs. 

“'At RLSS UK, we are proud to be more than an awarding organisation... we are experts in water safety! We are proud to support swimming pools and open water operators by providing industry guidance to help them operate their venues safely and, upon request, personalised technical support. Every day, we help by answering questions about water safety or the technical aspects of our qualifications or industry guidance we've written or helped create.”  Jo Talbot, Commercial Director, RLSS UK 

High Quality and Regulated Qualifications 

RLSS UK qualifications are regulated by Ofqual (England), QiW (Wales) and CCEA Regulation (Northern Ireland), meaning you can rest assured that our qualifications offer the highest standards of training excellence.

Not only do the RLSS UK team have a wealth of experience within the leisure and training industries, but we also collaborate with leisure operators and other first aid and water safety leaders to ensure that we create and maintain the highest standard of qualifications that meet the user’s needs. 

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Meet RLSS UK's Advisors

Leaders in Water Safety and Guidance for the Leisure Industry 

“We pride ourselves on exceeding standards and using our expertise to provide the industry with the best water-related safety qualifications and support; this provides reassurance and value for operators whilst ensuring optimum safety for users enjoying leisure facilities.”   Jo Talbot, Commercial Director, RLSS UK 

RLSS UK award 97% of all pool lifeguard qualifications in England  (Oct 24- Sept 25 Ofqual Vocational qualifications dataset),

Recognised worldwide as the lifeguarding and water safety experts, RLSS UK sits on many industry panels to evolve and develop national and international safety standards. We frequently advise Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and safety experts on swimming pools and open-water incidents. RLSS UK increasingly finds itself one of the ‘go-to’ organisations for professional comment and advice on water safety by the British media. 

Drawing on our experience, the expertise of our advisors and partners, and information from other organisations, we create simple guidance to help leisure operators answer questions about swimming pool safety. 

Visit our Industry Guidance page to learn more

Profits Support RLSS UK’s Charity Activities 

RLSS UK is a registered charity in England, Wales (1046060), and Scotland (SC037912). 

Founded in 1891, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has a proud history of water safety. Our mission is clear: to lead the way in lifesaving and lifeguarding, ensuring everyone can safely enjoy being in, on, or near water so that communities are free from drowning. Through our comprehensive training programmes, educational resources, and community initiatives, we equip people of all ages with the skills and knowledge needed to save lives and stay safe around water. 

100% of all profits go toward helping educate more people to enjoy water safely, including free educational resources that reached an estimated 1.48 million children across the UK and Ireland in 2024*. 

*Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) Charity Impact Report 2024. 

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Ready to Deliver RLSS UK Qualifications? 

Becoming an RLSS UK Qualifications Approved Training Centre or Provider (ATC/P) is easy.  Visit our Approved Training Centre / Provider (ATC/P) webpage to start your application and learn more about delivering RLSS UK qualifications. 

Instructions on how to Become an Approved Training Centre or Provider

Call us to discuss your qualification(s) or training requirements on 0300 323 0096.