Why take a lifeguard training class?
Some people take a lifeguarding class for fun, exercise, or just for skills they can use the rest of their lives living and playing around water. The odds are if you want a lifeguard job, you’ll get one if you are successful in this class. Many De Anza lifeguard training graduates are now pool managers, aquatics coordinators or head guards and they come back to the class to help teach and to recruit employees they know will be better trained than from other programs. (One graduate owns his own swim school.) Lifeguards trained at De Anza College get jobs You can earn six to ten certifications (see below), more than any other program in the area. PE 28 A completely fulfills the requirement for area E for your A.A. degree and transfers to U.C. and CSU. Many students go on to become CPR instructors, especially those planning careers which will require regular certification in CPR. Some become lifeguard instructors. Some take an interest in learning more lifesaving skills and become EMTs, o
Some people take a lifeguarding class for fun, exercise, or just for skills they can use the rest of their lives living and playing around water. You can earn six to ten certifications (see below), more than any other program in the area. PE 28 A completely fulfills the requirement for area E for your A.A. degree and transfers to U.C. and CSU. Many students go on to become CPR instructors, especially those planning careers which will require regular certification in CPR. Some become lifeguard instructors. Some take an interest in learning more lifesaving skills and become EMTs, or work towards joining fire or police forces. They tell me the extra time we take on first aid and CPR skills made their advanced classes easier. This class is a great way to beef up a resume for a physical therapy assistant or personal fitness trainer, because lots of fitness centers have pool activities and need employees with varied skills. If you are the lifeguard or shallow water attendant, the facility do
