E-Learning

Study online at your own pace with our high-quality online CPDs

Your time, your pace, your environment

E-learning is all about flexibility and freedom, you can learn at a pace that suits you and at times that fit in with your life.
Not sure it’s for you? You can try it out first hand by going through the below samples:

E-learning courses

Returning to the Pool Guidance

This interactive resource is for teachers and coaches and illustrates the key measures that need to be in place to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission within the swimming pool environment.

Introduction to Teaching Front Crawl

This online learning will support you in delivering practical sessions that focus on the development of front crawl technique.

Introduction to Teaching Backstroke

This online learning will support you in delivering practical sessions that focus on the development of backstroke technique.

Introduction to Teaching Breaststroke

This online learning will support you in delivering practical sessions that focus on the development of breaststroke technique.

Introduction to Teaching Butterfly

This online learning will support you in delivering practical sessions that focus on the development of butterfly technique.

School Swimming and Water Safety Overview

This free interactive resource gives an introduction to School Swimming and Water Safety, including guidance on training, standards and a summary of the core aquatic and safe self-rescue skills.

Teaching School Swimming and Water Safety

Equips Level 2 swimming teachers with the in-depth knowledge needed to deliver school swimming lessons that meet national curriculum requirements.

Adult Swimming

Developed with Swim England to help you prepare and deliver swimming lessons for adults

Basics of Front Crawl and Backstroke

This online learning introduces the basics of front crawl and backstroke and is perfect for those who are new to swimming.

Basics of Breaststroke and Butterfly

This online learning introduces the basics of breaststroke and butterfly and is perfect for those who are new to swimming.

Mobile Devices in Swimming Lessons

This free interactive online resource provides swimming teachers with guidance on how to use mobile devices safely and effectively.

Visually Impaired Friendly Swimming

This free online learning will help you understand visual impairments and how to support and include those with a visual impairment in swimming activities.

Deaf Friendly Swimming

This free online learning will help ensure that deaf and hard of hearing young people are fully supported in accessing swimming lessons and training sessions.

Contemporary Issues

This online learning is aimed at technical officials from across swimming, water polo, synchronised swimming, diving and open water.

A Beginner's Guide to Refereeing Swimming

This free online learning provides support and guidance for officials refereeing small or locally-run competitions.

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First newly qualified swimming teachers receive their certificates post lockdown

Since the government announced the date for pools reopening, the Institute of Swimming has been busy arranging practical sessions for the 1,000 trainees who started their SEQ Level 1 or 2 swimming teacher courses online during the lockdown. While pools were closed, the Institute of Swimming adapted their courses and split the theory and practical elements so everyone had the opportunity to start their qualification online. This new format is

Fantastic coaching programme is set for one of its biggest years

A ‘fantastic coaching’ programme that aims to equip coaches with the necessary skills and knowledge to take their career to the next level is set for one of its biggest years. The Swim England Senior Coach Programme is welcoming 46 learners onto the prestigious annual course. Applications for this year’s programme were opened in June by the Institute of Swimming and the Swim England Talent Team went through the applications before

Institute of Swimming courses available through CIMSPA ReTrain - a £1.5m training initiative funded by Sport England

The Institute of Swimming is part of a fantastic new initiative launched by CIMSPA. ReTrain provides employers with fully-funded training, backed by The National Lottery through Sport England, enabling them to plug any skills gaps they have post lockdown. With a recent CIMSPA survey indicating that up to 6% of the activity workforce (30,000 people) are planning to leave the sector, ReTrain will be a vital resource to support employers by

Everybody Sport and Recreation to help fund training in a bid to recruit new swimming teachers

Everybody Sport & Recreation is looking to train and recruit people to join its aquatics team as fully qualified swimming teachers through the Institute fo Swimming's Swimming Teacher Recruitment Academy. Successful applicants will be taken through their SEQ Level one and two courses, with over 90% of their training costs being funded by Everybody Sport & Recreation, in partnership with the Institute of Swimming. The academy gives

Practical sessions for teaching swimming courses released

While pools were closed, the Institute of Swimming adapted their courses and split the theory and practical elements so everyone had the opportunity to start their swimming teaching qualification online. Since pools got the green light to open on the 25th of July, they have been working with their partners to set up practical sessions and assessments for their learners waiting to complete their Level 1 or 2 teaching swimming

E-learning exploring the Swim England Return to Pools Guidance now open to everyone

To support the release of Swim England’s Return to Pools guidance, the Institute of Swimming created a series of free training webinars and e-learning for swimming teachers and assistants. The webinars saw unprecedented demand with 5000 places taken in just a couple of weeks. These webinars covered an Introduction to the Returning to Pools Guidance, Teaching from Poolside, Effective Communication and Teaching in Deep Water. To make sure