A complete guide to your course certificate and awarding organisation

We deliver courses with different awarding organisations depending on the programme to ensure we are collaborating with the leading experts in each field.

Our Awarding Bodies and endorsing partners include Swim England Qualifications (SEQ), RLSS UK Qualifications, the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG), Swim England and CIMSPA.

SEQ, ASA, RLSS UK? What do all these acronyms mean?

You might have noticed that at the start of some of our course titles, there’s an acronym. Although they might look random they are very important and let you know who the Awarding Body for the qualification is.

Awarding bodies design and develop qualifications and awards which are then delivered by approved training centres, like the Institute of Swimming. Following the course assessment and quality assurance process, the Awarding Bodies are then the ones who certify your qualification or course.

Teaching Swimming Qualifications

All our teaching swimming qualifications are certificated by Swim England Qualifications (SEQ) and endorsed by CIMSPA.

Once you have completed your course, we submit your result to SEQ which undertakes its quality assurance activities. Following final approval, we will then send your e-certificate via email. This process may take up to 6-8 weeks.

Pool Plant Operator Certificates

RLSS UK Qualifications is the UK’s leading provider of education and training in lifesaving, lifeguarding, water safety and life support skills.

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.

Pool Plant Operator certificates are shared via the RLSS UK TahDah portal. This can take 4-6 weeks from submitting your final assessment and passing the course.

Your Pool Plant Operators Certificate is valid for three years. To find a renewal course, click here.

Swim England Coaching Courses

Our coaching courses are certificated and developed with Swim England, the national governing body for swimming in England, and endorsed by World Aquatics (formerly FINA)

Once you have completed your course, results take up to 6-8 weeks to process and an electronic copy of your certificate will be emailed to you.

Certificate FAQs

I have completed my SEQ Teaching Swimming qualification, when do I receive a certificate?

Once you have completed your course, we submit your result to SEQ, which undertakes quality assurance activities. Following final approval, we will then send your e-certificate via email. This process may take up to 6-8 weeks from the end of your course.

I have completed my Pool Plant Operator course, when do I receive a certificate?

Pool Plant Operator certificates are shared via the RLSS UK TahDah portal. This can take 4-6 weeks from submitting your final assessment and passing the course.

I have completed my Swim England Coaching course, when do I receive a certificate?

Once you have completed your course, results take up to 6-8 weeks to process and an electronic copy of your certificate will be emailed to you.

I have completed my safeguarding course, when do I receive a certificate?

Following the completion of your course, it will take up to 3 weeks for your certificate to be issued and a record of the qualification to be added to your Swim England membership record.

How to get another copy of my certificate?

If you need a replacement certificate you will need to contact the relevant awarding body on:

What is the difference between SEQ and ASA?

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: