How It Works | Lifeguarding Courses & WSI Training Classes

After clicking SUBMIT, make sure you see a "Thank You" notice confirming that your registration was successful. If you don't see a "Thank You" notice, review and correct the errors on your submission form. Then, click SUBMIT when all your errors are corrected.

Immediately after receiving your successful registration, Lifeguard-Pro automatically will email course payment instructions to the email address you provided on the Registration Form.

To purchase your certification course, simply follow those payment instructions.

If you do not see the payment instructions in your email Inbox, check your Spam/Bulk Mail Folder.

Alternatively, just give us a call. We’ll register you over the phone.

It’s that easy!

To pay for your course, just follow the payment instructions that were provided to you via email or phone.

The cost of your Home-Study course is 50% of your total course tuition. (You’ll pay the other 50% when you arrive at your Instructor-Led Training Session.)

Purchase Your Home-Study Course Now!

Your Online Home-Study Course Purchase Includes:

The course required textbooks, videos, exams, Certification Request Form, official record-keeping, customer service, and course certification card. All course required materials are delivered to you by logging into the Lifeguard-Pro.org website.

During your online Home-Study Course, you can progress at your own pace, and stop and start as often as you like.

Lifeguard-Pro makes earning your certification Super-Easy & Ultra-Convenient!

Your Online Homes-Study Course Purchase Does NOT Include:

Your required Instructor-Led Training Session.

You must purchase and attend your required Instructor-Led Training Session after you have completed your online Home-Study Course.

The cost of your Instructor-Led Training Session is 50% of your total course tuition.

This START YOUR COURSE email will contain:

• Your authorized Username & Password, so you can login to Lifeguard-Pro.org, and immediately begin your online Home-Study Course;
• A Receipt for your payment; and,
• Contact information for your local, Instructor, so you can immediately schedule your Instructor-Led Training Session.

HOW TO START YOUR HOME-STUDY COURSE. Starting your online Home-Study Course is easy. Just login to Lifeguard-Pro.org with the Username & Password that we assign to you. Then, follow the course instructions on the resulting webpage.  The course instructions are detailed, and provide you with all of the direction that you will need to successfully complete your certification course.

ALL COURSE MATERIALS AVAILABLE WHEN YOU LOGIN. Once you login to Lifeguard-Pro.org with your Lifeguard-Pro assigned Username & Password, you will be able to immediately access all your course required materials (e.g., manuals, videos, exams, and forms). The is no waiting. You can immediately start your online Home-Study Course. 

Use your instructor's contact information from your START YOUR COURSE email, which was sent to you immediately after you purchased your online Home-Study Course.

Schedule your convenient Instructor-Led Training Session with your local Instructor.

If you experience any difficulties scheduling your Instructor-Led Training Session with your local independent instructor, don't worry. Just contact the Lifeguard-Pro National Office. We're here to ensure your satisfaction.

To ensure that you receive a convenient, local Instructor-Led Training Session, Lifeguard-Pro does not require you to pay for your Instructor-Led Training Session in advance. In fact, you won't pay your Instructor-Led Training Fee until you actually arrive at your class. You'll just pay your Instructor at the start of your Instructor-Led Training Session! 

• Study all your online videos because you will be required to competently perform these skills at Instructor-Led Training;
• Print your Certification Request Form (CRF) from your Lifeguard-Pro course instructions webpage because you will be required to present this CRF form to your instructor at Instructor-Led Training; and,
• Make arrangements to pay your Instructor-Led Training Fee to your authorized Lifeguard-Pro Instructor at the start of your Instructor-Led Training Session.

You should bring the following items to class:

• Payment for your Instructor;
• Certification Request Form (CRF) printed (on paper) from your Lifeguard-Pro course instructions webpage;
• Bathing suit, towel, and weather appropriate clothing; and,
• Lunch, snacks, and plenty to drink for the entire training.

Your Instructor-Led Training Session is entirely a performance-based exercise. You must complete all Instructor-Led Training Session requirements to earn certification. The duration of your Instructor-Led Training Session may vary depending on your familiarity with the subject, personal capabilities, dedication to completing the course requirements, class size, and a variety of other factors.

If you fail a skill, your instructor will work with you personally at the end of class to help you meet the skill requirement.

If after receiving additional instruction, you are still not able to meet the skill requirement, you can:

• Accept any lesser certification for which you satisfied the course requirements. For instance, if you failed the requirements for Lifeguard-Waterfront, you might have satisfied the requirements for Lifeguard-Swimming Pool (max depth 12 ft.) or Lifeguard-Shallow Pool (max depth 5 ft.). Therefore, you would be entitled to the Lifeguard-Swimming Pool (max depth 12 ft.) or Lifeguard-Shallow Pool (max depth 5 ft.) certification.

• Attend any future Lifeguard-Pro Instructor-Led Training Session (within 6 months) that your Instructor has scheduled with other paying students. For this second Instructor-Led Training Session, there will be no charge to you, and you may re-try the course required skill(s) which you failed to successfully perform during your initial Instructor-Led Training Session. If during your second Instructor-Led Training Session, you successfully perform the course required skill(s) 3 times under the direct supervision of your instructor, you will be granted certification. To be clear, you have purchased only one Instructor-Led Training Session. If you fail your initial Instructor-Led Training Session, you are not entitled to a second Instructor-Led Training Session for free, unless: (A) Your second Instructor-Led Training Session is an Instructor-Led Training Session that your Instructor scheduled with other paying candidates; and, (B) The Instructor-Led Training Session includes candidates that are participating in their initial Instructor-Led Training Session. Otherwise, you must pay the Instructor a second Instructor-Led Training fee to conduct a second Instructor-Led Training Session for you.

REQUIREMENT:
You must print to paper and bring to your Instructor-Led Training Session a blank Certification Request Form. You can download and print this form from your course instructions page, while you are logged into Lifeguard-Pro.org. You and your Instructor will fill out and sign your Certification Request Form (CRF) at the end of your Instructor-Led Training Session. (If you are under the age of 18, your parent or legal guardian must sign the form for you before you upload it to Lifeguard-Pro.org.

RESCHEDULE OR CANCEL:
To reschedule or cancel your Instructor-Led Training Session FREE of charge, simply notify your local instructor via email at least 72-hours prior to your scheduled start time. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to confirm that the local instructor received the emailed cancellation notice. Failure to both attend a previously scheduled Instructor-Led Training Session and failure to provide the required 72-hour cancellation notice to the local Instructor will result in penalty equal to the inital Instructor-Led Training fee that was due to the Instructor. The candidate must pay this entire penalty fee to the local Instructor before the candidate can schedule or attend a make-up Instructor-Led Training Session. This penalty fee is designed to encourage the candidates to demonstrate courtesy, and reimburse the local Instructor for the inconvenience and associated costs (i.e., time, travel, gas, pool rental, equipment rental, opportunity cost, etc.) that the candidate imposed on the Instructor by the candidate's untimely cancellation.

To request your certification card, you must:

• Provide all the requested information in your Lifeguard-Pro PROFILE (including your full postal mailing address);
• Verify that the spelling of your name and course selection is accurate in your Lifeguard-Pro.org PROFILE;
• Upload images of your completed and signed Certification Request Form to your Lifeguard-Pro.org PROFILE; and,
• From within your Lifeguard-Pro.org PROFILE, check the box ISSUE MY CERTIFICATION; and, then click SAVE.

No certification card can be issued without the student satisfying all the above requirements.

IMMEIDATE PROOF OF CERTIFICATION:
Once you have completed all the requirements in step 9 above, if you need immediate proof of your certification, visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for instructions on "How Do I Obtain Immediate Proof of Certification?" We can often provide you with your certification card number over the phone. You can go to Lifeguard-Pro.org, select the tab VERIFY CERTIFICATION, enter your name and certification number to immediately print proof of your certification!

MAILING ADDRESSES OUTSIDE OF USA
For students with postal mailing addresses outside of the USA, you have three options on how to receive your certification card:

(A)  Request postal mailing and pay a $25 U.S.D. international mailing fee prior to us postal mailing your certification card;

(B)  Provide us with a USA postal mailing address, and we’ll postal mail your certification card to that USA postal mailing address for FREE; or,

(C)  Receive a hi-resolution, color, digital image of your certification card delivered to you via email.

Select the option that is best for you!