CSNDG Lifesaving & First Aid Courses
NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE POOL
SPRING 2024 SESSION
FROM APRIL 22 TO JUNE 16, 2024 (8 WEEKS)
We offer a wide range of training programs for both experienced lifeguards and those looking to enhance their knowledge in the field of lifeguarding and first aid. Additionally, our programs are designed to cater to the diverse needs of participants, whether they are beginners or advanced learners.
- BRONZE MEDAL
- BRONZE CROSS
- COMBINED BRONZE MEDAL AND CROSS
- STANDARD FIRST AID
- RECERTIFICATION • STANDARD FIRST AID
- NATIONAL LIFEGUARD
- RECERTIFICATION • NATIONAL LIFEGUARD
- NATIONAL LIFEGUARD • INTENSIVE
- SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR
- RECERTIFICATION • WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR
- Prerequisites: 13 years old or Bronze Star and exam / Junior 10 or equivalent
- Canadian Lifesaving Manual ($55) and pocket mask ($13) required
- *Training subsidized by the Government of Quebec
- Prerequisites: Bronze Medallion
- Canadian Lifesaving Manual ($55) and pocket mask ($13) required
- *Training subsidized by the Government of Quebec
- Prerequisites:
- Canadian Lifesaving Manual ($55) and pocket mask ($13) required
- *Training subsidized by the Government of Quebec
- This training is a prerequisite for the National Lifeguard course.
- Your presence is mandatory for the entire duration of the training (16 hours).
- Canadian First Aid Manual ($20) is required.
- *Training subsidized by the Government of Quebec
- This training allows you to renew your Standard First Aid certification.
- The pocket mask ($13) is required.
- Prerequisites: 15 years old / Hold Bronze Cross certification.
- Also hold an up-to-date Standard First Aid certificate.
- The Alert manual ($55) is required.
Note: This training allows you to renew your National Lifeguard certification.
- Prerequisites: 15 years old / Hold Bronze Cross certification.
- Also hold an up-to-date Standard First Aid certificate.
- The Alert manual ($55) is required.
- Prerequisites: 15 years old / Hold the Bronze Cross certification.
- The MSA Guide ($150) is required.
- *Training subsidized by the Government of Quebec
Note: This training allows you to renew your Water Safety Instructor certification.
Course description
Do you want to acquire advanced first aid skills to be able to take on the role of a prehospital responder in emergency situations?
With this comprehensive 16-hour training, you will be able to quickly recognize abnormal signs and symptoms and apply necessary emergency measures.
During the course, you will delve into various topics such as assessing the clinical condition of a victim and administering treatments for priority emergencies (respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, cardiac arrest, etc.) and secondary emergencies (seizures, blood sugar problems, environmental issues, etc.).
Additionally, you will learn how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), administer epinephrine via auto-injector, and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on adults, children, and infants.
Minimum duration: 16 hours
Certification validity period: 3 years
The Bronze Star is the first level of bronze certification. It allows you to get started in lifeguarding by learning how to find solutions to various problems and make decisions as an individual and as part of a team.
You will learn how to perform CPR on a victim who has stopped breathing and develop the necessary rescue skills to become your own rescuer.
Duration: Between 10 and 12 hours in the pool
Prerequisites:
– Ability to swim 100 meters (recommended)
– Young Expert Lifeguard (recommended)
Certification validity period: 2 years (valid for life to enroll in the Bronze Medallion certification)
Procedure to maintain certification: Challenge
Next level: Bronze Medallion
The Bronze Medallion introduces the four basic components of lifeguarding: judgment, knowledge, skills, and physical fitness.
You will learn towing, carrying, defense, and release techniques to be prepared to rescue conscious and unconscious victims in increasingly risky situations.
The Bronze Medallion certification allows you to work as an assistant lifeguard around a pool from the age of 15.
Duration: 15 hours (excluding the final exam)
Prerequisites:
– Be at least 13 years old at the time of the final exam or hold the Bronze Star certification
– Demonstrate the skills and knowledge of the Bronze Star certification.
* If you are a strong swimmer and can demonstrate all the swimming strokes and techniques at the Bronze Star level, then you can enroll in the Bronze Medallion. An assessment will be conducted during the first class.
Certification validity period: 2 years as a work permit
Valid for life to enroll in the Bronze Cross certification
Procedure to maintain certification: Pass a requalification exam
Next level: Bronze Cross
If you are looking for more advanced training to acquire basic knowledge in aquatic facility surveillance, the Bronze Cross certification is for you.
You will also learn how to rescue a victim with a spinal injury in deep water and a submerged victim in cardiac arrest.
The Bronze Cross certification allows you to work as an assistant lifeguard around a pool from the age of 15 and on a beach from the age of 16.
Duration: 20 hours (excluding the final exam)
Prerequisites: Hold the Bronze Medallion certification
Certification validity period: 2 years as a work permit
Valid for life to enroll in the National Lifeguard and Lifesaving Instructor courses
Procedure to maintain certification: Pass a requalification exam
Next level: National Lifeguard, Lifesaving Instructor
Do you want to acquire advanced first aid skills to be able to take on the role of a prehospital responder in emergency situations?
With this comprehensive 16-hour training, you will be able to quickly recognize abnormal signs and symptoms and apply necessary emergency measures.
During the course, you will delve into various topics such as assessing the clinical condition of a victim and administering treatments for priority emergencies (respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, cardiac arrest, etc.) and secondary emergencies (seizures, blood sugar problems, environmental issues, etc.).
Additionally, you will learn how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED), administer epinephrine via auto-injector, and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on adults, children, and infants.
Minimum duration: 16 hours
Certification validity period: 3 years
The National Lifeguard certification is the only one recognized throughout Canada. It represents a performance standard that ensures holders of this certification the opportunity to work in any part of the country.
This course is designed to develop a thorough understanding of surveillance principles, good judgment, and a responsible attitude as a lifeguard in an aquatic facility.
The National Lifeguard certification allows you to work as a lifeguard from the age of 17*.
Duration: 40 hours for the pool option (excluding the final exam)
Prerequisites:
– Be at least 15 years old at the time of the final exam
– Hold the Bronze Cross certification
– Hold the Standard First Aid/CPR-AED or Aquatic Emergency Care/CPR-AED certification
Certification validity period: 2 years as a work permit
Next level: Lifesaving Instructor
Share your experience and passion for lifesaving by becoming a Lifesaving Instructor. You will train future lifeguards by teaching them first aid, CPR, rescue techniques, and lifeguarding skills.
A Lifesaving Instructor can teach the following certifications: Junior Lifeguard, Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross, Fitness Lifesaving, Distinction, and CPR.
A Lifesaving Instructor can also teach Aquatic Emergency Care when holding a First Aid Instructor certification from the Lifesaving Society.
Duration:
– 32 hours for a candidate holding a current Bronze Cross certification, or
– 16 hours for a candidate holding a current National Lifeguard or Swim Instructor certification from the Lifesaving Society
Prerequisites:
– Be at least 15 years old
– Hold the Bronze Cross certification
Certification validity period: 2 years
Next level: National Lifeguard Instructor, Instructor Trainer, Emergency Care Instructor/CPR (20 hours)
