Lifeguard and Swim Teacher Training Dublin

Turn Your Love of the Water into a Lifesaving Skill — or a New Career

This October, West Wood Club Westmanstown is opening the pool to future lifesavers and swim teachers.

Whether you’re ready to become a qualified lifeguard or want to teach parents and tots to swim, these are the courses that change lives — starting with yours.

Get Certified. Get Hired. Get the Lifeguard Job Everyone Wants.

The RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ Gen 10) is coming to West Wood Club, Westmanstown from Monday 27th to Friday 30th October 2025, with assessment on Saturday 1st November.

This isn’t just another course.

It’s the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the UK and Ireland — and it’s recognised worldwide. Over 40,000 lifeguards qualify through RLSS every year. Employers know it. Gyms respect it. And if you want to stand out, you’ll need it.

Here’s What You Get

• Full RLSS-accredited training

• An internationally recognised qualification

• Professional credibility that leaps off your CV

• Real employment opportunities — in Ireland and abroad

Join the Course That Employers Recognise — Before It’s Full

• Course Price: €495 (discount available for West Wood Club staff)

• Deposit: €100 non-refundable to secure your place

• Times: 9am–5pm daily |

• Assessment: Sat 1st Nov

• Places: Strictly limited — once it’s full, it’s full

You’ll Need to Prove You Can Swim — Not Just Float

This course isn’t for spectators. It’s for swimmers who mean business.

To qualify, you must:

• Be 16 or older on assessment day

• Swim 50m in under 60 seconds

• Swim 100m continuously on front and back

• Tread water for 30 seconds

• Surface dive to the pool floor

• Climb out unaided (no ladders, no steps)

This course doesn’t teach you to swim — it teaches you to save lives.

And yes, it’s possible to fail. That’s what makes it real.

Not sure you’re ready? Book a 5-minute swim test before paying your deposit. Smart lifeguards prepare.

• Book Now: [email protected]

• Text Rico: 087 719 5112

Bring your togs, a swim hat, T-shirt, and shorts you can swim in. Hungry? The café next door has you covered.

Teach Babies. Empower Parents. Build a Rewarding Career.

We’re also planning a Swim Baby & Tots Teacher Course on 21st–23rd November (based on demand).

If you love the idea of helping parents and babies take their first splash together, this course is for you.

No teaching experience? No problem. You just need to be 18+ with a safeguarding certificate.

You’ll get:

• STA-accredited training (Ofqual & SQA approved)

• Certification to teach STARFISH and STAnley stages

• Confidence to lead adult-and-child swimming classes

• Access to career-advancing CPDs

Want to go further? Progress to the STA Award or STA Certificate in Teaching Swimming — both available right here at West Wood Club.

Register your interest: [email protected]

Make a Splash — While Building a Future

Whether it’s guarding lives or teaching little swimmers, this is your moment.

Courses fill fast — and when they’re gone, they’re gone.

Don’t miss out. Book now.

Reserve your place today and start your journey in the water — with the best.
West Wood Club, Westmanstown – Where Lifeguards and Swim Teachers Begin.