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Where a lifeguard instructor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a lifeguard instructor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Lifeguard instructors teach future (professional) lifeguards the necessary programmes and methods needed to become a licensed lifeguard. They provide training on safety supervision of all swimmers, assessment of potentially hazardous situations, rescue-specific swimming and diving techniques, first aid treatment for swimming-related injuries, and they inform students on preventative lifeguard responsibilities. They ensure students are aware of the importance of checking safe water quality, heeding risk management and being aware of the necessary protocols and regulations regarding lifeguarding and rescuing. They monitor the students' progress, evaluate them through theoretical and practical tests and award the lifeguard licenses when obtained.

Also known as lifeguard trainer, instructor of lifeguards, pool lifeguard instructor, lifeguard training practitioner, instructor of professional lifeguards, lifeguard training instructor, pool lifeguard trainer.

Technicians and associate professionals 40 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: life guard, 56%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
life guard 56% covered first aid instructor 39% covered tutor 39% covered door supervisor 37% covered university teaching assistant 36% covered lifeguard instructor You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from lifeguard instructor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a lifeguard instructor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A lifeguard instructor needs 20 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • teach law enforcement principles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • educate on emergency management communication, collaboration and creativity
  • provide advice on breaches of regulation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • swim communication, collaboration and creativity
  • test safety strategies information skills
  • law enforcement services
  • encourage students to acknowledge their achievements management skills
  • first aid health and welfare
  • health, safety and hygiene legislation services
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a lifeguard instructor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Lifeguard instructor is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a lifeguard instructor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.