Cabot Parks and Recreation
Register Now

Water Safety Instructor (WSI Certification)

Water Safety Instructor (WSI)

 
This course will help you become a certified swim lesson instructor.
The purpose of the Water Safety Instructor course is to train instructor candidates to teach Parent and Child Aquatics, Preschool Aquatics, Learn-to-Swim, Adult Swim and water safety courses and presentations.
 
Water Safety Instructor candidates must be at least 16 years old on or before the last scheduled day of the Water Safety Instructor course.
 
There are two delivery methods available for the Water Safety Instructor course-blended online with in-person learning and instructor-led.
The course lengths for each delivery method are as follows:
  • Blended Learning Delivery Method: online content-about 7 hours; in-person length-23 hours, 30 minutes (30 hours, 30 minutes total)
  • Instructor-Led Delivery Method: 31 hours, 15 Minutes