You might have noticed that at the start of our course titles there are a few acronyms. Although they might look random they are actually quite important. They let you know who the Awarding Body for the qualification is.
Awarding bodies design and develop qualifications and awards which are then delivered by their approved training centres, like the Institute of Swimming. Following the course assessment and quality assurance process, the awarding bodies are then the ones who certifiy you qualification or course.
In 2018 the ASA Awarding Body rebranded to Swim England Qualifications. This change meant that all the qualifications they owned changed from starting with ASA to SEQ. During the change, you may have also seen Swim England written at the start of the qualification title.
As an example, this means the following qualifications are all the same:
RLSS UK Qualifications is the UK’s leading provider of education and training in lifesaving, lifeguarding, water safety and life support skills; they are the trading subsidiary of the UK’s drowning prevention charity, the Royal Life Saving Society UK.
All of our Pool Plant courses are awarded by RLSS UK Qualifications which till 2023 was known as IQL UK.
We are a Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG) Approved Training Provider. This means that our Pool Plant Technical Operator training is of the highest standard, using PWTAG guidelines which are widely viewed as best practice.
PWTAG is a UK-based independent, non-commercial membership organisation, dedicated to raising standards in pool water treatment.
Our coaching courses are certificates, not qualifications as they have been developed with Swim England, the national governing body for swimming in England. This is why they don’t start with the SEQ acronym.