Infant and Toddlers - Extension Course
This course provides the candidate with the competence required to deliver safe and enjoyable aquatic activity programs for children between the age of six months and four years of age.
Upon successful completion, you will receive a Statement of Attainment certificate.
The course utilises the following units of competence:
- SISCAQU027 Promote Development of Infants and Toddlers in an Aquatic Environment
Topics include:
- Child development - cognitive, motor and emotional
- Health and safety for Infants
- Teacher, parent and child interaction
- Water familiarisation
- Programming
Please refer to our Refund Policy
Students will have 3 months in which to complete all aspects of the course - theory and practical.
3 month extensions (maximum of 3) are available for a set fee.
Students must obtain a Unique Student Identifier (USI) prior to enrolling in this course. Please visit https://www.usi.gov.au/ for more information.
3 years.
- SISCAQU024 Teach Water Familiarisation, Buoyancy and Mobility Skills
- SISCAQU025 Teach Water Safety and Survival Skills
Online theory using our Learning Management System (LMS).
All students will need to purchase a copy of the e-book (link below) to assist them with their studies
Practical teaching in an operating Swim School.
Video assessment evidence may be required.
Assessment will comprise of:
Assessment Task 1 – Questions and Answers (All students will need to purchase a copy of the e-book (link below) to assist them with their studies)
Assessment task 2 – Lesson Planning – the student is required to plan and document three lesson plans.
Assessment task 3 – Practical teaching and reflections – the student is required to teach (under supervision) each of the three lesson plans that individually or cumulatively incorporate all the key requirements for the unit of competence.
At the completion of each session, the student must complete the reflections component of this assessment task.
The student must also upload the signed Supervisor checklist for the unit of competence at the completion of their practical teaching.
Assessment task 4 – Video Assessments
If the student’s supervisor has a current Certificate 1V in Training and Assessment or Assessor skillset AND a current Swimming Instructor – Infant and Toddlers qualification, the student is not required to complete a video assessment. The student MUST upload copies of their supervisor’s qualifications to Cloud Assess as evidence.
If the student’s supervisor does not hold a current Certificate 1V in Training and Assessment or Assessor skillset, the student must video and upload footage of themselves teaching one 30-minute class.
This video must include all the key requirements for the unit of competence.
**Your Assessor must meet the criteria above, as is required under the Standards for Registered Training Organisations. No other assessor licences will be accepted, and video evidence will be necessary.