Course Description and How It Can Meet a Variety of Student Needs

This class is designed to train students in the latest Red Cross Lifeguard certification. The new Red Cross Lifeguard Training certification includes the CPR, AED, Oxygen Administration, Airway Management, and first aid guidelines. In addition you will get training in childbirth. The class will include waterfront lifeguarding. Those students who possess current Lifeguard Training certifications can earn instructor certifications in Lifeguard Training, First Aid, CPR and AED.  Additional manuals will be required and additional written assignments will be required of those students wishing instructor certification.

While this college class is specifically designed to meet the training needs of lifeguards, those who desire to educate themselves in the area of water safety to protect themselves and their loved ones, yet never intend to work as a lifegaurd can and should take this class without worry about passing LGT certification tests. The core knowledge will be of great benefit to a wide variety of community members.  All students will be required to participate in all skills to the best of their ability. 

There are several certificates that students who do not want to work as lifeguards in the future can get as part of this class which are not as physically demanding as the Lifeguard Training certification. These alternate certificates include the following.  Each certificate requires it's own written tests and participation in some of the skills done by the lifeguard training students.

• Basic Water Safety
• Standard First Aid with CPR for Adult, Children and Infants
• Personal Water Safety

• Lifeguarding Training (ISBN # 1-58480-075-5)
• Lifeguard Management (ISBN # 1-58480-152-2) - comes with CD-ROM

Required at each class: textbook, paper, pen/pencil, swimsuit, goggles, towel.
Web Site: http://youth.net/ecc/

• Supplemental Web Resources: http://youth.net/ecc/resources.html
• Virtual Classroom for viewing videos: http://el-camino.remote-learner.net

This class moves very quickly and attendance at all sessions is critical.  No watches and no jewelry are allowed during the water portion of the class.

Tentative Teaching Schedule - This is the in-water portion of the class:

Next is the First Aid and CPR portion of the class