Water Competence
The Water Competence Cymru Awards are ideal for children who are taking part in the Wave or Nofio Ysgol elements of Learn to Swim Wales.
There are three Water Competence Cymru Awards teaching water danger awareness, self-rescue techniques and vital survival skills in clothes, without swimming goggles.
The Water Competence Cymru Awards have been developed in partnership with Swim England, Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Royal Lifesaving Society UK (RLSS UK) and are endorsed by Sport Wales and Water Safety Wales.
They are a must for any learn to swim provider to consider for their participants.
The Water Competence Cymru Awards are:
During this Award participants will learn basic water safety awareness and survival techniques such as floating, treading water and submerging and resurfacing, without goggles.
This Award includes swimming in clothes, the key water safety messages from RNLI and RLSS, and essential personal survival techniques such as the Heat Escape Lessening Position (HELP).
On completing this third and final Water Safety Award participants will fully understand how to perform safe self-rescue in different open and pool-based water situations, and what to do if they fall into water unexpectedly.
As with other Learn to Swim Wales Awards, each of the Water Competence Cymru Awards has a number of skills (assessment outcomes) that must be completed before participants are awarded their certificate.
What next?
After completing the Water Competence Cymru Awards, participants could move onto the RLSS Rookie Lifeguard Awards where they will develop lifesaving skills needed to become a lifeguard.
For more details about any of the activities or clubs, please contact us or visit your local swimming pool.
This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.