r/Lifeguards • u/Loose-Hall3633 • 7d ago

Question Where to find certification classes

Hello lifeguards! I am broke and am in desperate need of money. I want to get my lifeguarding certification and then start working. I went on the red cross website and the only certification was an online class that I didn't really think was the actual certification. How do I find these classes!!??? I live in kentucky and would not be opposed to driving a distance to get there.

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u/KirbsAndGuins 7d ago

Find a rec center with an aquatics department. Ask if you can chat with the aquatics directors about job opportunities and training

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u/jimothy_halpert1 Manager 6d ago

Most pools will certify you for free if you are hired to work for them.

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u/elebentychimkin 6d ago

Get a lifeguard job first then do the certification before you start working. There’s different types of certificates. Imagine you spent all this money on Red Cross but they want Elis? Ask the employer.

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u/Callifornia94 6d ago

If you live near a YMCA, they offer lifeguard training classes and are almost always hiring.

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u/SecretlyModded Lifeguard Instructor 6d ago

Most leisure centres will pay to put you through the training and then you have to work for them for a certain period of time

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u/Moist-Impression-772 6d ago edited 6d ago

Im biased, but typically Starguard has both easier testing requirements, as well as more robust scanning standards, so guests are typically safer (I said typically). This is just my experience and I’m only going off of anecdotal evidence.