Red Cross Master Thread

[avrumy22]

Anyone here a Red Cross Instructor?

I got an email from RC stating the following:

Complete the Water Safety Instructor Update now so you'll be ready to teach the new Swimming and Water Safety program when it's released this spring. It is also a requirement to maintain your certification.

To maintain your certification, you must complete this update prior to teaching new courses, but no later than September 30, 2014, which is also the last day that you may teach the basic-level courses in the current, 2009 version of the Swimming and Water Safety program. Once you complete the update, you will be recertified for two years.

The WSI update should take you only 2 hours, so be sure to get started now.

As a reminder, please report all of the courses you teach at redcross.org/courserecords. The enrollments you report help us to obtain grants for both adults and kids who otherwise couldn't afford swim lessons.


Best regards,
 
Your Red Cross Aquatics Team

Has anyone taken the class yet?

[jj1000]

I've been an water safety instructor and lifeguard instructor for 6 years.

They have these updates for both every 2 years or so.

What about it? I always pass without learning it.

[avrumy22]

I've been an water safety instructor and lifeguard instructor for 6 years.

They have these updates for both every 2 years or so.

What about it? I always pass without learning it.

I remember once doing it. I just run through the slides and yala? all done? (no test)?

[ahecht37]

I used to be LTI I think it expired last year, I didn't have time to renew, with them all paperwork takes forever

[SL2]

I got the same email. Their fees just keep on going up per student, with the flat rates that don't make sense for me. So I stopped giving the ARC the students names. I still have old cards that kids are fine with so I give those out. Wasn't sure what I was going to do this year but now this came along. So awesome can re certify without paying!  Just don't do it until Sept 30th to maximize your certification time. Last update I did right away and lost out a few months. Been doing this for 13 years!

[metsguy]

Careful with this because certificates are now verifiable....

[avrumy22]

I got the same email. Their fees just keep on going up per student, with the flat rates that don't make sense for me. So I stopped giving the ARC the students names. I still have old cards that kids are fine with so I give those out. Wasn't sure what I was going to do this year but now this came along. So awesome can re certify without paying!  Just don't do it until Sept 30th to maximize your certification time. Last update I did right away and lost out a few months. Been doing this for 13 years!

This may work wen giving classes to 12 year olds. However for lifeguards and other rescuers, if a serious accident happens, they may verify if the cards of real. No?

[avrumy22]

Does anyone know what to do if I misspelled a name on a cert? I need it changed. Who can i contact? (their site is terrible with assistance.)

[jj1000]

I remember once doing it. I just run through the slides and yala? all done? (no test)?

There should be a test that you can take till you pass.

I used to be LTI I think it expired last year, I didn't have time to renew, with them all paperwork takes forever

All online now and takes maybe 2 minutes.

I got the same email. Their fees just keep on going up per student, with the flat rates that don't make sense for me. So I stopped giving the ARC the students names. I still have old cards that kids are fine with so I give those out. Wasn't sure what I was going to do this year but now this came along. So awesome can re certify without paying!  Just don't do it until Sept 30th to maximize your certification time. Last update I did right away and lost out a few months. Been doing this for 13 years!

Nice! for sure I don't register all the kids I teach just the bare minimum to keep my cert active.

Careful with this because certificates are now verifiable....

He's talking about swim lessons, no once cares.

This may work wen giving classes to 12 year olds. However for lifeguards and other rescuers, if a serious accident happens, they may verify if the cards of real. No?

Yes. you need to be careful for lifeguard courses. Being an instructor brings HUGE responsibility even more than the massive responsibility that a lifeguard has.

Does anyone know what to do if I misspelled a name on a cert? I need it changed. Who can i contact? (their site is terrible with assistance.)

Who cares if it's misspelled? Anyway there's a number on the site to call for help, leave a message and they call you back I believe. I have my contact I've worked with for years, but I'm not giving her out

[avrumy22]

Didnt realize he was talkin about swimming lessons. Ye, I submit 6 kids a year.

[Jayy]

Does anyone know of any upcoming Lifeguard Instructor courses scheduled? I am looking to get certified by the end of June. Anyone know of people that can teach the course. I know people who are looking to take the course.

Thanks

[sammy n]

Does anyone know of any upcoming Lifeguard Instructor courses scheduled? I am looking to get certified by the end of June. Anyone know of people that can teach the course. I know people who are looking to take the course.

Thanks

What city?

[Jayy]

What city?

NYC/ Long Island/ NJ

[koplonko]

Does anyone know of any upcoming Lifeguard Instructor courses scheduled? I am looking to get certified by the end of June. Anyone know of people that can teach the course. I know people who are looking to take the course.

Thanks

any update?

[18seagate]

Any LTI's around ?