Lompoc Parks and Recreation will conduct swim-instructor training in April at the Lompoc Aquatic Center. The training is designed to equip instructor candidates to teach courses in the Lompoc Aquatic Center Swim Lessons Program.

Deadline to register for the next training session is Wednesday, April 3.

Instruction will be presented in a classroom-learning format. Participants will be given an overview of the Lompoc Aquatic Center swim lessons program, skills practice on stroke techniques, and will be given practice-teaching assignments.

The practice-teaching assignments will afford experience in teaching program materials, including making presentations, doing demonstrations, organization, class management, and evaluating participant progression.

Participants will also have the opportunity to shadow an instructor during actual swim classes.

Note: This course provides the training needed to teach swim classes at the Lompoc Aquatic Center. No nationally recognized certification will be given on training completion, and the training is not transferable to other aquatic facilities.

Participants who complete the training will have a chance to apply for a position as a swim instructor at the Lompoc Aquatic Center.

Training Prerequisites:
Candidates must be at least 16 years old and have the ability to demonstrate proficiently the following strokes: front crawl (freestyle), back crawl (backstroke), and breaststroke.

Candidates must also be able to demonstrate floating on the back and treading water for 1 minute.

Training Dates and Times:
Friday, April 5, 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, April 8, 4-6:30 p.m.

Training fee is $20, but the instructor course fee will be refunded for Lompoc Valley residents/participants who apply to become an instructor at the Lompoc Aquatic Center and are hired within 30 days of successfully completing the instructor course.

Registrations are taken by phone, 805-875-8100, or online https://apm.activecommunities.com/LompocRecreation.

A valid email address is required when registering for this course.