Royal Life Saving Facilitators are volunteer professionals eager to provide customer focused programs that foster training and skills that can save lives and prevent accidents. Facilitators We are the leading provider for Lifesaving Awards in Australia. With an extensive range of courses, support and resources available. Log In About Facilitators Royal Life Saving offers a variety of awards and non-accredited programs, aimed at individuals or groups within the community. These awards can be gained progressively by people of all ages and abilities. The scheme has several strands, each with sequential flow and focusses on educating the community on water safety, personal survival, rescue and resuscitation. These programs are delivered by Facilitators who are volunteer professionals eager to provide customer focused programs that foster training and skills that can save lives and prevent accidents. As a Facilitator, you will gain access to the Facilitator Portal. This Portal contains the information and resources required to deliver a range of Royal Life Saving NSW Water Safety and Resuscitation Programs. You are required to keep your qualifications up to date, to maintain a current Facilitator status and receive RLS Lifesaving Awards. Lifesaving Awards Explore the range of Lifesaving Awards available to Students Resuscitation Awareness Bronze Star Bronze Medallion Bronze Cross Junior Instructor Facilitator Application Apply, transfer or renew your Facilitators and Membership with Royal Life Saving Facilitator Requirements Learn what the requirements are to become a Royal life Saving Facilitator View Now Apply to be Facilitator Click here to submit your licence application to be a Royal Life Saving Facilitator Apply Now Renew your Facilitator status To renew your Facilitator Application please go to the Facilitator Portal. If you don't have an account please contact us Renew Now Facilitator Portal Approved Facilitators can access their Learning and Assessment Resources here Access Now

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Royal Life Saving NSW has helped prepare 1,800 teachers across 56 schools with essential lifesaving skills as part of the NSW Department of Education's Staff Development Day on 12 October 2026. With warmer weather approaching and schools preparing for swimming carnivals, excursions and outdoor activities, the training provided an important opportunity for teachers to refresh their knowledge and build confidence in responding to emergencies. Royal Life Saving NSW delivered a range of nationally recognised training courses, including CPR, First Aid, Anaphylaxis Management and Perform Water Rescues, helping teachers develop practical skills to keep students safe both in and out of the classroom. Preparing Teachers for Water-Based Activities A key focus of the training was the Perform Water Rescues qualification, which is now a requirement for NSW Department of Education teachers supervising students during certain water-based excursions and activities. This training equips teachers with essential water rescue knowledge and practical skills to identify potential hazards, respond to aquatic emergencies and assist someone in difficulty in the water. With summer fast approaching, ensuring teachers have the appropriate training and qualifications is an important step in supporting safe participation in aquatic activities and reducing drowning risks among school-aged children. Building Safer School Communities Beyond water safety, CPR, First Aid and Anaphylaxis training provide teachers with the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively to a range of medical emergencies. From recognising the signs of anaphylaxis to performing CPR during a cardiac emergency, these skills can make a critical difference when every second counts. By investing in staff training, schools are strengthening their emergency preparedness and helping create safer learning environments for students, staff and the wider school community. A Statewide Commitment to Safety Training 1,800 teachers from 56 schools in a single day represents a significant investment in school safety across NSW. Royal Life Saving NSW is proud to support schools and educators through accessible, high-quality training that builds confidence, strengthens emergency response capabilities and promotes a culture of safety. We thank all participating schools and teachers for their commitment to developing these important lifesaving skills. As the warmer months approach, Royal Life Saving NSW encourages schools to review their staff training requirements and ensure teachers are appropriately qualified for upcoming aquatic activities and excursions. Interested in organising training for your school? Contact Royal Life Saving NSW to learn more about our CPR, First Aid, Anaphylaxis and Water Rescue training courses.

Swim teachers from across New South Wales came together last week for the Emerging Swim Teachers Swimposium, a hands-on day designed to build confidence, practical teaching skills and knowledge to support safe, engaging swimming and water safety education. Held at Murray Rose Aquatic Centre at Cranbrook School in Bellevue Hill on Wednesday 30 September, the Swimposium provided emerging swim teachers with an opportunity to learn, practise and strengthen their skills in a supportive environment, while connecting with others working in the aquatic industry. The full-day program combined classroom learning with practical pool-based activities, giving participants the chance to explore not only what to teach, but how to create positive and effective learning experiences for children. Building confident and capable swim teachers  Throughout the day, participants explored the foundations of quality swimming and water safety instruction, including how children learn to swim, effective communication techniques and ways to create safe, positive and engaging learning environments. Sessions also focus on adapting activities to suit different learners, recognising that every child enters the water with different abilities, experiences and levels of confidence. The afternoon moved into the pool, where participants had the opportunity to put their learning into practice through water-based activities and skill-development workshops. Practical sessions explored the development of swimming strokes and survival skills, with a strong focus on activities that progressively build learners’ skills, confidence and independence in the water. Strengthening the aquatic workforce Supporting emerging swim teachers to develop their skills and confidence is an important part of building a strong aquatic workforce and ensuring communities have access to quality swimming and water safety education. Opportunities such as the Swimposium allow teachers to build on their initial training, ask questions, practise their skills and learn directly from experienced industry professionals. Participants can then take these ideas and practical techniques back to their own lessons and aquatic facilities. The day concluded with a workshop recap and open question session, giving participants the opportunity to reflect on what they had learned and discuss how they could apply their new knowledge and skills in their own teaching. To recognise their participation and support their ongoing involvement in aquatic education, each participant also received a Speedo swim backpack filled with a towel, reusable mug and other goodies to take home. A special thank you to our fantastic presenters Bernadette Neal, Nina Nyitrai, Deny Zancanaro and Julie Zancanaro, who generously shared their knowledge, experience and practical advice throughout the Swimposium. Their enthusiasm and willingness to share their expertise helped create an engaging and supportive learning experience for everyone involved. Royal Life Saving NSW also thanks all of those who attended and embraced the opportunity to learn, connect and develop their skills. We look forward to seeing participants continue to build their confidence as swim teachers and use what they learned at the Swimposium to create positive, safe and engaging experiences for their students.

Royal Life Saving NSW is celebrating its most successful ClubGRANTS year to date, with clubs across NSW contributing more than $350,000 for the 2026/2027 financial year to support drowning prevention and water safety initiatives in communities across the state. Thanks to this significant investment, funded programs are expected to directly reach more than 19,500 people across metropolitan and regional NSW, providing children, young people, adults and families with vital skills and knowledge that can help prevent drowning and save lives. ClubGRANTS funding will support a diverse range of initiatives, including water safety education for preschool and primary school children, Junior Lifesavers programs, First Aid training for young people, swimming programs for children at risk and adults from culturally diverse communities, community CPR and emergency response education, and initiatives such as our Community Bus, which helps remove transport barriers and improve access to swimming and water safety programs. The funding enables Royal Life Saving NSW to take practical drowning prevention programs directly into local communities and reach people who may otherwise experience barriers to accessing swimming, water safety and lifesaving education. From helping a young child learn how to stay safe around water, to improving swimming skills and giving community members the confidence to respond in an emergency, the investment made by NSW clubs will have an impact well beyond the programs themselves. Royal Life Saving NSW is incredibly grateful to every club that has chosen to support our work in 2026. By investing in Royal Life Saving, clubs are directly contributing to drowning prevention and helping equip people and communities across NSW with skills that can save lives. Thank you to all our 2026-27 ClubGRANTS funding partners for being part of our most successful ClubGRANTS year yet and for helping make NSW a safer place to live, swim and enjoy the water. We look forward to sharing the impact of these programs and celebrating the communities reached throughout the year. We gratefully acknowledge our 2026-27 ClubGRANTS funding partners: Batemans Bay Soldiers Club • Bathurst RSL Club • Cabravale Club Resort • Camden Golf Club • Campsie RSL • Canada Bay Club • Canterbury League Club • Castle Hill RSL • Catalina Club • Chatswood RSL • Club Grandviews • Club Liverpool • Drummoyne Sailing Club • Earlwood Bardwell Park RSL Club • Gerringong Bowling and Recreation Club • Granville Diggers • Magpies Waitara • Mayfield Ex-Services Club • Narrabri RSL • Orange Ex-Services’ Club • Panthers Bathurst • Parramatta Leagues Club • Penrith Golf Club • Queanbeyan Leagues Club • Rosehill Bowling Club • Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club • Seven Hills RSL • Shoalhaven Ex-Services Group • Singleton Bowling Club • Singleton Diggers • Smithfield RSL • St Johns Park Bowling Club • Taren Point Bowling Club • West Tamworth League Club • Wests Group Macarthur • Wests Nelson Bay.