RLSS UK - your first-choice Awarding Organisation (AO) for all Aquatic Rescue, Pool Management and First Aid qualifications and training!

Choose from over 60 regulated qualifications and non-regulated vocational programmes for careers in:

• Pool Management
• Lifeguarding
• First Aid
• Aquatic Therapy
• Teaching & Training

Plus, our qualifications and awards offer:

• A brilliant starting point for careers in the emergency services
• Opportunities to upskill
• International recognition for travelling and working abroad
• Opportunities to make a difference. Anyone who qualifies with RLSS UK helps us achieve our charitable work and vision: Nations without drowning, where everyone can safely enjoy being in, on, or near water.
• Endorsement by CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) for regulated qualifications.
• Approval by PWTAG (Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group) for the National Pool Plant Operators Certificate 
• UCAS points! All RLSS UK Level 3 qualifications (including the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ), National Pool Supervisor Qualification (NPSQ), First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work) are registered with UCAS and carry eight UCAS Tariff points each.

Find out more!

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Find a course

To find a course near you, visit;

RLSS UK Course Finder

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#IStartedAsALifeguard

Every year, we certify more than 60,000 regulated qualifications and non-regulated vocational training awards. Additionally, more lifeguards qualify with RLSS UK than with any other awarding body. The National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is just the beginning, and we maintain that being a lifeguard is a stepping stone to great things. Click the link below for a list of remarkable people who started their careers as lifeguards.

IStartedAsALifeguard

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Career Fair Resources

Posters, pull-up banners, and flyers to use at Career Fairs to promote a career in the Leisure industry, using RLSS UK qualifications.

Download the Career Fair Resources