Assessing App
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Skills Maintenance (‘Proficiency’)
Each year, patrolling members participate in skills maintenance activities to refresh and update their knowledge and skills ready for the new season.
Note: Skills maintenance ensures your SLS awards are current – it does not renew any units of competency. If you require your emergency care units of competency to be renewed for work purposes, please advise your club or branch to enable them to support you with this.
Skills Maintenance Resources
- SLSNSW Circular 3844: SLSNSW Skills Maintenance Requirements 2024/25
- SLSA Skills Maintenance Information Booklet 2024
- SLSA Skills Maintenance Work Card & Scenarios 2024
- SLSNSW 2024/25 Pre-Season Information Pack
Rejoining a SLSC after an extended period
Surf Life Saving is Australia’s peak water safety and rescue organisation.
If you are non-proficient in any award for a period of time (more than one season), then you are required to complete skills maintenance requirements as identified through a training gap analysis to determine what changes have occurred in the award since you were last proficient.
If the gap analysis determines that there is a gap in skill and/or knowledge, you will be required to undertake some training and assessment in the gap(s) identified.
For example, you may have obtained a Bronze Medallion when the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was not taught in the Bronze Medallion. Or you may have completed your Advanced Resuscitation Techniques award before OP Airways, Pulse Oximeters or Wound trainers were introduced to the award.
Refer to the latest SLSA Skills Maintenance Information Booklet for more information.
WANT TO HELP DELIVER SKILLS MAINTENANCE EVENTS?
Speak with your Club Chief Training Officer about becoming an Endorsed Delegate this season.
It’s a great way to meet people and support your club’s education team while passing on your valuable knowledge and skills to other members.