Professional Development Points for Teacher Re-Accreditation
Swim Australia Teachers who wish to renew their teaching qualifications are required to accumulate and
provide evidence of having accumulated 15 Professional Development points during their 3-year
Accreditation cycle.
This is so we can determine that you have continued to develop and improve your teaching capabilities
through informal education and training opportunities and ensure that your knowledge and skills remain
relevant in our ever-evolving industry.
Professional Development points can be comprised of the following elective activities:
| MEMBERSHIP | ||
| Maintain annual SWIM Coaches & Teachers Australia (SWIM) financial Membership for 3 consecutive years between Accreditation updates | 15 points | View Membership Information |
| COURSE REFRESHERS | ||
| Complete the theory-only modules of a relative Swim Australia Teacher course as a refresher | 15 points | Purchase theory-only Swim Australia Teacher courses |
| Attend the practical workshop of a Swim Australia Teacher course as a refresher | 10 points | Find a Swim Australia Teacher workshop |
| ONLINE LEARNING | ||
| Complete ‘Play by The Rules’ online short course | 2 points per course (Max 10 points) | Register for online course |
| Complete a ‘Junior Coaching with Ian Pope’ e-module on Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and/or Freestyle | 1 point per module (Max 4 points) | Purchase Stroke Development modules |
| Complete the ‘Junior Coaching with Ian Pope’ series including: Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle | 5 points | Purchase Stroke Development Series |
| Complete the ‘Growing up in Lycra’ home-study course | 5 points | Purchase online Home-Study |
| Complete the ‘Making Champion Men’ home-study course | 5 points | Purchase online Home-Study |
| Purchase a discounted Gold Class Swimming / Swim Coach Advantage membership to access online modules | 1 point per module (Max 10 points) | Register for Swim Coach Advantage – Use code ‘ASCTA’ to activate discount |
| Complete a World Wide Swim School online module related to Swim Teaching | 1 point per module (Max 10 points) | Register for WWSS Modules |
| Complete the Puggles Swim online course developed by Deaf Children Australia | 3 points | Register for the Puggles Swim Online course |
| PD EVENTS | ||
| Attend a SWIM PD Webinar | 1 point per webinar | View event calendar |
| Participate in a SWIM-approved in-house Swim School professional development | Points determined by SWIM | PD Application Form |
| Attend a SWIM-approved State / National / International Swim Teachers Conference | 5 points per day (Max 15 points) | View event calendar |
| Attend a ‘SwimINFO’ conference session | 5 points per day (Max 15 points) | View event calendar |
| Attend a lecture or seminar (min. 2hrs duration) on a Swim Teaching topic at a SWIM-approved conference | 2 points per session | View event calendar |