ASA LICENSING SCHEME REACHES 1,000 MILESTONE
The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has now registered
over 1,000 teachers and coaches under its Teacher/Coaches
Licensing Scheme in just five months.
Launched in January 2007, the scheme meets new Government
guidelines for enhancing the status and quality of teachers
and coaches. Valid for a period of three years, licensees
are required to keep up-to-date with the latest teaching and
coaching practises.
The scheme provides a framework for continuous development
and improves levels of child safety through the Criminal Records
Bureau (CRB).
The 1,000th teacher to join the scheme is Julie Legg. A swimming
teacher at Thamesmere Swimming Pool, Julie has been teaching
for 15 years and believes the Teacher/Coach Licensing Scheme
has helped to improve the standard of swimming teaching in
the UK.
"I am really pleased to have been the 1,000th teacher
to have registered with the new scheme," said Julie.
"For the ASA to have reached this figure quite early
on in the scheme is quite an achievement and shows the career
of a swimming teacher is becoming more professional."
"The scheme has been really useful for myself and my
colleagues, it allows us to keep up to date on the latest
teaching practises. I do think that every teacher should be
registered on the scheme as it has raised the standard of
swimming teaching in the UK."
ASA Examinations Officer Jane Saddington is pleased with
how well the scheme has worked in its first five months but
is looking for further development of the scheme in the future.
"When we launched the scheme in January it was quite
slow to become popular amongst teachers," explained Jane,
"but having reached the 1,000 mark in such a short space
of time shows just how well it has been received and we're
very happy.
"The popularity of the scheme is increasing and I think
swimming teachers are now realising how important it is for
the industry to belicensed."
"I think that now leisure providers are also recognising
how important it is to hire licensed teachers and this can
only improve the standard of swimming teaching across the
country."
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