Lifesaving Courses

Upcoming courses at Alex

We are accepting enrolments for the following courses. Please note you require a level of fitness and swimming ability prior to enrolling. Course entry swim times are noted below, and these will be tested on the first day of the course.

Members who cannot make the pre-requisite swim time will be referred to swimming training and invited to attend a future course when their swimming has improved. If you would like to be involved without getting wet please contact the office for other volunteer roles within our club.

Surf Rescue Certificate - Saturdays 9th - 30th November (7am - 3pm) - must be able to swim 200m under 5 minutes unaided, non-stop, freestyle.

Bronze Medallion - Saturdays 9th November - 7th December (7am - 3pm) plus one evening 27th November (6pm - 9pm) - must be able to swim 400m under 9 minutes unaided, non-stop, freestyle.

Transition from SRC to Bronze (must have SRC) 27th November (evening session 6pm - 9pm), 30th November & 7th December (7am - 3pm) - - must be able to swim 400m under 9 minutes unaided, non-stop, freestyle - to be submitted to office prior to starting course

Please enrol via the SLSQ Hub

Registrations will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.

Upcoming courses at Branch

Branch regularly run courses for members. Courses include Observers, CPR/First Aid and Advanced Resuscitation (ART).

To view upcoming courses, login to the SLSQ Hub (see guide above) and go to Course List. Deselect My Club Only and search for Sunshine Coast Branch. This will display branch courses currently accepting enrolments.

This nationally recognised training is provided by Surf Life Saving Queensland (RTO 2804)

How to enrol into a course via the SLSQ Hub

The minimum membership entry requirements for any course are:

Financial member and if over 18 hold a Blue Card and complete the online child safety courses (CYRMS and CSA). This quick information sheet provides you an overview on how to set up your membership accounts once you have joined the club.

Unique Student Identifier (USI)

To enrol into any course, you will also need your Unique Student Identifier (USI) number. A USI is an individual education number that's assigned to you for life by the Australian Government. It's free and will take about 5 minutes to complete the process - you will need at least one form of valid identification. For current high-school students you will also need your Learner Unique Identifier (LUI) if relevant for QCE points.