LIFEGUARD TRAINING NY
Class For Life
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Sign up with a friend for a lifeguard class, and you both receive a $25 discount.
LIFEGUARD TRAINING NY
Class For Life
See all our class dates and register.
LIFEGUARD TRAINING NY
Class For Life
SEE ALL OUR CLASS DATES AND REGISTER.
Sign up with a friend for a lifeguarding class, and you both receive a $25 discount.
Lifeguard Instructor courses are created and taught by industry-leading professionals. As a Lifeguard Instructor, you will learn the latest highest standard of water safety and water rescue techniques to deliver CPR, First Aid, and AED administration.
Our Lifeguard Instructor classes are taught in Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk County), Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and upstate New York.
Not only will you make the water a safer place for yourself and the people around you, but instructor candidates will develop skills that have the potential to translate to a career!
Becoming a lifeguard instructor is an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling experience, and is an extremely accessible process. This article will explain what instructor candidates need to become a lifeguard instructor, what an instructor course most often entails, and how long it takes to become a lifeguard instructor.
The instructor course will train instructor candidates to teach Lifeguarding, Shallow Water Lifeguarding, Waterfront Skills, CPR/AED, First Aid Training amongst other modules (a more expansive list will be featured later in the article!).
So next we’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about the process!
To take a Lifeguard Instructor Course, you must meet the following requirements:
Be at least 18 years old on or before the last day of the course.
Demonstrate proficiency in all required pool skills and hands-on CPR.
Successfully complete a swimming skills test to show basic swimming ability.
Possess current certifications in Lifeguarding, First Aid, and CPR/AED. Must be approved by the New York State Department of Health (NYS DOH).
In addition, you may need to successfully complete the online pre-course session.
When enrolled in the course, you will receive the latest training from highly experienced instructors, developing invaluable life skills. Lifeguarding Instructor training will include several aspects ranging from lifeguard training, shallow water lifeguarding, First Aid, CPR/AED, and many other variations depending on the class.
There are a variety of instructor courses, including:
Lifeguarding Instructor
CPR/AED Instructor
First Aid Instructor
Shallow Pool Lifeguard Instructor
Waterfront Lifeguarding Instructor
Jr. Lifeguard Instructor
Each lifeguard instructor course has an Instructor Bridge Course for qualified candidates certified with equivalent training organizations who wish to also become an American Aquatics and Safety Training Instructor.
Future lifeguard instructors will also become comfortable navigating Junior Lifeguarding, Safety Training, and Aquatic Supervisor training.
In order to become a certified Lifeguard Instructor, instructor candidates must successfully complete the Prerequisite session, and it is expected that you attend and actively participate in all course sessions. Additionally, candidates must complete class activities (including co-teaching a full lifeguard class with a Lifeguard Instructor Trainer and teach a full lifeguard class under the supervision of a Lifeguard Instructor Trainer), score 80% or higher on the instructor course final written exam. Then you will finally receive your instructor certifications and become a Lifeguard instructor!
The classroom sessions are designed to be taught in less than 50 hours!
Courses are available in person but can be completed online through blended learning simulation experiences that combine online coursework with in-person skill sessions. The American Aquatics and Safety Training provides year-round lifeguarding instructor and water safety courses, offering a wide range of variety depending on the class to suit different candidates. Never before has it been so accessible to become a lifeguard instructor!
Last updated September 24, 2026
To take a Lifeguard Instructor course, you must be at least 18 years old on or before the last day of the course and hold current Lifeguarding, First Aid and CPR/AED certifications. You also need to show proficiency in the required pool skills and hands-on CPR and pass a swimming skills test.
Instructor courses include Lifeguarding Instructor, CPR/AED Instructor, First Aid Instructor, Shallow Pool Lifeguard Instructor, Waterfront Lifeguarding Instructor and Jr. Lifeguard Instructor. Each has an Instructor Bridge Course for qualified candidates certified with equivalent training organizations who want to become American Aquatics and Safety Training instructors.
Candidates must complete the prerequisite session, attend and actively participate in all course sessions, and complete the class activities. These include co-teaching a full lifeguard class with a Lifeguard Instructor Trainer and teaching a full lifeguard class under supervision. An online pre-course session may also be required.
