2025/26 Training Courses
Register your interest in an upcoming course listed below:
Training Courses will be listed here as information comes to hand……
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Do you hold a valid Blue Card?
All members who are 18 years old or over, MUST hold a valid Blue Card.
Download our Help document and follow the steps to apply for a new Blue Card, or link your existing Blue Card to the club.
If you have any questions, please contact our Club Administrator at admin@pointlookoutslsc.com.au
Lifesaver Training Courses
This course provides participants with skills and knowledge of surf awareness, aquatic rescue operations and resuscitation in order to participate in lifesaving operations and act in the role of Water Safety Personnel.
The Bronze Medallion course provides participants with the skills and knowledge in order to be able to participate in Surf Life Saving patrol operations. This is the core award to be a surf lifesaver in Australia.
The Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) Crewperson course provides participants with the skills and knowledge to effectively crew an Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) in surf rescue operations.
Nippers Training Courses
Age Managers and Assistant Age Managers work with Nippers between the ages of 6 and 13, to develop their surf lifesaving and sport skills, by providing fun, safe and organised nipper activities.
This course provides participants with skills and knowledge of surf awareness, aquatic rescue operations and resuscitation in order to participate in lifesaving operations and act in the role of Water Safety Personnel.
Contact our Director of Training – at training@pointlookoutslsc.com.au to find a training course to suit you.
Becoming a carnival officer
Thinking of becoming a carnival officer? We’ve broken it down to four steps to simplify the process.
Step 1 – Register your interest
Email your interest to training@pointlookoutslsc.com.au ‘Attention Officials Liaison Officer’.
Step 2 – Complete Online Training
- Log into your Members Portal – https://members.sls.com.au/
- Select the “eLearning tab” and “Login to eLearning”
- Select the “Training Library” on the left of the screen, find “SLS – Officiating” and Select “View Course”
- Select “SLS – Technical Official“
- Pay $10.00 to enroll in the course (keep your receipt to have this refunded once course complete and you have been signed off as an Official)
Complete ALL 6 modules below (ensure you save a copy of the completion certificate to upload):
- ASC Officiating Course
- SLS – Being a Technical Official Part 1
- SLS – Being a Technical Official Part 2
- SLS Module 3a – Technical Official in Action (Marshall/Check Marshall)
- SLS Module 3b – Technical Official in Action (Starter/Check Starter)
- SLS Module 3c – Technical Official in Action (Timekeeper, Finish Judge, Recorder)
Step 3 – Upload Completion Certificates
Upload your completion certificates – submit here
Step 4 – Face to Face – Workshop & Practical
- Branch will communicate with you about the allocated assessment carnivals and how to register for the face to face workshop and ‘on the job’ (practical) assessment.
- At the workshop you will be issued with a New Officials Kit containing Shirt, Manual, Logbook and other items.
- The practical will be over a minute of 4 allocated carnivals or as otherwise deemed competent by the Officials Assessor.
- Members have 12 months to complete this phase of accreditation. Should you not complete training within the 12 months the cost of the Officials kit may be charged to you as the club is charged $55 (as at 31 January 2020) for each kit issued.