Position descriptions for each education team role are available in the SLS Members Area Document Library. Any financial member wanting to become a member of their SLSC’s education team should refer to the SLSNSW website for more information.
Endorsed Delegates
All patrolling SLSC members must complete skills maintenance each year to demonstrate proficiency to continue to patrol after 31 December. Endorsed delegates are content experts who assist qualified trainers and assessors in managing the SLSA and SLSNSW skills maintenance requirements.
Training Administrators
Assist the SLSC CTO with training administration requirements for course promotion, enrolment, delivery and assessment paperwork compliance. They are allocated the Education Resources Access award in SurfGuard to have access to restricted SLS training resources in the SLS Members Area Document Library as Trainers, Assessors and Facilitators for 12 months.
Trainers
Trainers are professionally qualified to teach the skills and knowledge of SLS courses.
Endorsed Assessors
Endorsed Assessors are professionally qualified to act as an industry expert and collect assessment evidence under the SLSNSW supervisory framework.
Assessors
Assessors are professionally qualified to conduct assessments and collect assessment evidence independently.
Facilitators
SLSNSW endorses Facilitators to train and assess the same course participant for specific SLS courses.
SLSC CTOs
SLSC CTOs coordinate the SLSC education team members, and endorsed delegates assigned in SurfGuard on an annual basis. They manage the SLSA and SLSNSW skills maintenance requirements set out in the annual Skills Maintenance circular that all patrolling club members must demonstrate to continue to patrol after 31 December each year.
The CTO also ensures all course paperwork is administered and completed accurately before sending it to their branch as required.
Any financial member wanting to become their SLSC’s CTO should refer to the SLSNSW Keys for Success for Chief Training Officers, their Branch Director of Education and the induction resources available for CTOs.
If a CTO does not hold any SLS training and education pathway awards themselves, they may be allocated the Education Resources Access award in SurfGuard to access restricted SLS training resources in the SLS Members Area Document Library as Trainers, Assessors and Facilitators for 12 months.
SLSC Training and Education Team Members
SLSC education team members should refer to the SLSNSW Member Training and Education SOPs for the policies and guidelines that apply to nationally recognised member training in New South Wales, as well as the SLSNSW Public Safety SOPs and their SLSC’s Patrol Operations Manual needed to train lifesavers in NSW.
They should also frequently refer to the Training updates and FAQs webpage and SLSNSW Circulars to stay up to date with the latest industry changes applicable to the professional vocational education and training industry they are a part of and SLS organisational requirements for member training.
You should send any feedback or queries about member education procedures and resources to your Branch DoE and the SLSNSW Training and Education Team. They will collate feedback for reference during resource updates at the start and end of each patrol season.
Branch Director of Education (DoE)
Branch DoEs support SLSC CTOs and oversee the same RTO requirements at a regional level.
SLSNSW Training and Education Team
The SLSNSW Training and Education Team provides support and guidance to both SLSC CTOs and Branch DoEs.