Water Safety Advice For Your BusinessWelcome to our online area dedicated to supporting businesses with water safety advice and support services, including bespoke training, consultancy, qualifications, equipment, and collaborative opportunities. As a charity, our primary interest lies in water safety. Our services offer impartial, honest, cost-effective solutions that best suit your water safety needs and help create a safer environment. PLUS, 100% of all profits from our business support services go into helping us educate more people on how to enjoy water safely. Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is proud to be the UK and Ireland's industry leader in water-related safety qualifications and training for aquatic, open water, and beach operators and be recognised worldwide as an expert in lifeguarding and water safety. We work with an impressive list of national leisure operators and partners - from hotels, spas, and competition pools to leisure centres, aqua parks and open water venues. We have also supported many businesses and landowners in meeting their responsibilities to water safety. Our trusted brand gives peace of mind to businesses and the millions of people who access the facilities and sites we support. Qualifications and Awards Water safety training is essential for any business with employees working on, in, or near water. Every year, we certify more than 60,000 regulated qualifications and non-regulated vocational training awards, including First Aid Essentials and more lifeguards qualify with RLSS UK than any other awarding body! Bespoke Training We support many large organisations and businesses with more bespoke training needs - including the cruise and holiday industries. We can adapt 'off the shelf' RLSS UK qualifications and awards to provide a solution or create new, bespoke training products or packages tailored to your business. Consultancy We are experts at delivering clear and practical consultancy support to any business, organisation or individual with liabilities to visitors and staff around water. Our consultancy work is varied, and we cover a wide range of locations across the UK. For example, in 2023, we completed projects including water safety risk assessments for indoor pools and open water venues, local authorities and private landowners who own/manage bodies of water, as well as water safety audits on the coast. RLSS UK Shop We are also at the forefront of supporting companies in manufacturing and distributing innovative and compliant lifesaving equipment, and the RLSS UK Shop offers official uniforms and training, first aid, and safety equipment for the leisure industry and beyond.To find out how we can help your business, contact us at [email protected]. Trusted by 1,000s of customers such as... < Open Water Services Consultancy Training & Qualifications Lifeguard NWSMP DEFRA First Aid at Work Aqua Parks Essential Water Safety Guidance Swimming Pool Services Consultancy Training & Qualifications Lifeguard First Aid Trainer Assessor Pool Management NRASTC Pool Technology Essential Guidance Hotels and Spa Pools Industry Qualifications Why Choose Us Regulated Qualifications For Your Staff For Your Customers Bespoke Training Deliver our Qualifications Partners Become an Approved Training Centre / Provider Become a Commercial Partner Become a Water Safety Partner RLSS UK Advisors RLSS UK wins ukactive Awards 2024 – Education Provider of the Year Award At a glittering ceremony on Thursday, 3 October 2024, at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) was crowned winner at the ukactive Awards 2024 in the Education Provider of the Year category. The Education Provider of the Year Award recognises an organisation or programme that delivers excellent services, demonstrates innovative resources and assessments, and enables learners to obtain high-quality skills valued by employers. Jo Talbot, Interim CEO at RLSS UK, commented, "I am thrilled that the judges could see the innovation and global impact that RLSS UK Qualifications have in training lifeguards and creating safer swimming pool environments for all. “A big thank you to everybody who contributes to the continued development or delivers our National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) and other RLSS UK qualifications and awards at leisure centres and swimming pools across the UK and Ireland. Your support is imperative to ensure we can continue to create industry-leading qualifications and exceptional education resources. “I would also like to congratulate the other winners, many of whom RLSS UK is proud to work with.” RLSS UK’s written submission described how, in July 2023, RLSS UK revolutionised pool lifeguarding and improved swimming pool safety for operators by launching the Level 3 Award in Pool Lifeguarding - more commonly known as the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) Gen 10. Ground-breaking research conducted in collaboration with the University of Chichester informed the latest generation of the NPLQ. The study focused on lifeguard scanning and supervision methods, leading to critical changes in lifeguard protocols for enhanced safety adopted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and operators worldwide. Building on the research findings, RLSS UK consulted with pool operators and lifeguards to ensure development supported their needs. The NPLQ now includes a wide range of added content, including training focused on building customer communication skills, new, industry-first 360-degree scanning videos that enhance the opportunity to practice hazard identification, and mental health and wellbeing advice for lifeguards. All while ensuring that our lifeguard training engages all types of learners. Endorsed by CIMSPA against the Lifeguard professional standards, the NPLQ sits firmly within the apprenticeship framework. It is now a Level 3 qualification, for the first time carrying UCAS Tariff points—rightfully respecting and recognising a lifeguard's technical skills and significant role in helping people enjoy water safely. More information about the ukactive awards Manage Cookie Preferences