Health Safety Institute (HSI)

Frist Aid, Adult CPR, Child CPR, Infant CPR, and AED

Blended Training combines the convenience of online learning with a shortened practical skills sessions in order to meet both knowledge and skill objectives.

The online learning platform used for HSI blended training classes is HSI Learning. This specially designed web-based learning system allows for a variety of sensory interactions to provide users with a low-stress, easy-to-use, and convenient way to learn cognitive information.  You will receive an email with the date and time and place and the information on how you will be receiving your link for the on-line training that will need to be done before your class time.

It is important to note that students must successfully complete both the online and the skills portions of blended training. Completion of the online portion alone will not result in certification.
Online portion takes approximately 3.5 hours and the skills can take anywhere between 40 minutes to an hour depending on the class size.

Program Purpose

The American Red Cross Safety Training for Swim Coaches program, which was developed in partnership with USA Swimming, is designed to teach those involved in competitive swimming including coaches, officials, athletic trainers and aquatic exercise trainers, how to help:

• Maintain a comfortable and safe environment for swimmers.
• Prevent accidents and emergencies.
• Respond to swimmers with illnesses or injuries in water or on land.

The Safety Training for Swim Coaches certification requirement can be met through a two-step process:

• Step 1: All individuals interested in taking Safety Training for Swim Coaches should start by registering for Safety Training for Swim Coaches Online Content only on redcross.org
• Step 2: In Water Verification of Skills o Option 1: Coaches who hold a current certification in Lifeguarding have satisfied the requirements for Safety Training for Swim Coaches in-water skills and are not required to complete any additional in-water skills sessions.
  • Option 2: Coaches who do not hold the above certifications can attend an in water skills session delivered by a Water Safety Instructor® or Lifeguarding Instructor.
  • Option 3: Print the generic STSC In-Water Skills Checklist from the USA

Swimming website and review the skills with an instructor certified by one of the organizations on the USA Swimming checklist. Instructors can access this form can on the Red Cross Learning Center.

Program Highlights

• A two-step process combining online learning with an in-water skills session that helps meet safety education certification requirements of USA Swimming and Y-USA.
• The course focuses on guidelines for responsible coaching, safety awareness in competitive swimming, emergency planning and response, and care and prevention of common injuries and illnesses.
• Core content is presented online using interactive and engaging techniques such as video slideshows, video-based scenarios reflecting realistic situations, quizzes, skill videos, web links, fact sheets and skill sheets. Participants complete training at their own pace and convenience.
• Participants must complete all lessons online and achieve a minimum score of 80 percent on the online exam before attending the in-water skills session.
• The in-water skills session focuses on skill practice and demonstration for competency.

                                                                                                          Basic-level Courses

Course Prerequisites

To participate in the Safety Training for Swim Coaches course, participants must be at least 15 years of age on or before the final scheduled session of the course. There are no skill prerequisites to enroll in the Safety Training for Swim Coaches course. However, because there is an in-water skills session, participants must be comfortable in chest-deep water.

The blended learning course consists of four chapters:

• Chapter 1—Responsible Coaching
• Chapter 2—Safety Awareness in Competitive Swimming
• Chapter 3—Emergency Planning and Response
• Chapter 4—Common Injuries a

Certification Requirements

To receive the course completion certificate, the participant must:

• Complete the online portion of the course, including achieving a minimum score of 80 percent on the online written exam.
• Meet the in-water skill verification requirement by either o Completing the in-water skill session
  • Maintaining a lifeguarding certification
  • Having skills reviewed by an instructor certified by one of the organizations on the USA Swimming checklist