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Irish Water Safety vs NPLQ lifeguard certs

Dots321 · 2014-04-12 22:12:07

Hey guys, just wondering if there is a difference between the Irish Water Safety and the National Pool Lifeguard Qualifications as there is a substantial price difference (about 70euro) between them. Also the NPLQ takes an extra day to complete. Planning to work as a lifeguard over the Summer and was wondering which was…

12-04-2014 10:12pm

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Dots321

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Hey guys, just wondering if there is a difference between the Irish Water Safety and the National Pool Lifeguard Qualifications as there is a substantial price difference (about 70euro) between them. Also the NPLQ takes an extra day to complete. Planning to work as a lifeguard over the Summer and was wondering which was better. Also does either qualify you to teach swimming?

Thanks.

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#2 21-04-2014 10:35pm

physiopad

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Don't think there is much of a difference maybe check with local pools to see if they accept both.

Swim coaching is a separate course

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