life guardtolifeguard instructor
A life guard already meets 30% of what the lifeguard instructor role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
30%
69/ 100
1 Share of the lifeguard instructor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the life guard profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A lifeguard instructor role treats 4 of its required skills as things a life guard already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on safety measures
- first aid
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- swim
What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A lifeguard instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a life guard background worth leading with.
- already held assist pool users assisting and caring
- already held rescue bathers assisting and caring
- already held swimming pool chemicals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held advise on safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held control crowd assisting and caring
- already held restrain individuals assisting and caring
All 16 carried skills, including the 4 the lifeguard instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 24 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
- required, not held apply teaching strategies required
- required, not held demonstrate when teaching required
- required, not held educate on emergency management required
- required, not held give constructive feedback required
- required, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation required
- required, not held provide lesson materials required
- required, not held teach law enforcement principles required
- required, not held ensure public safety and security required
- required, not held guarantee students' safety required
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
- required, not held assessment processes required
- required, not held curriculum objectives required
- optional, not held adult education optional
- required, not held assess students required
- required, not held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- required, not held test safety strategies required
- optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
- required, not held law enforcement required
- optional, not held protective measures related to swimming pool chemicals optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a lifeguard instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ensure public safety and security skill · sector specific
- 02 adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill · cross sector
- 03 apply teaching strategies skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held advise on safety measures skill
- already held first aid knowledge
- already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
- already held swim skill
- already held assist pool users skill
- already held control crowd skill
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
- already held manage emergency evacuation plans skill
- already held manage theft prevention skill
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held practice vigilance skill
- already held rescue bathers skill
- already held restrain individuals skill
- already held security threats knowledge
- already held swimming pool chemicals knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
- optional, not held provide first aid to animals optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held provide first aid to animals optional
- optional, not held adult education optional
- optional, not held identify security threats optional
- optional, not held keep records of attendance optional
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
- optional, not held protective measures related to swimming pool chemicals optional
- optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
18 held skills the lifeguard instructor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the safeguarding of children skill
- not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role give swimming lessons skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with security authorities skill
- not needed by the target role maintain pool cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role maintain quality of pool water skill
- not needed by the target role manage lost and found articles skill
- not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
- not needed by the target role monitor swimming-pool infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
- not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
- not needed by the target role promote equality in sport activities skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role react calmly in stressful situations skill
- not needed by the target role supervise pool activities skill
- not needed by the target role swimming pool safety guidelines knowledge
- not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held assessment processes required
- required, not held curriculum objectives required
- required, not held law enforcement required
- optional, not held adult education optional
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
- optional, not held protective measures related to swimming pool chemicals optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.