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swimming teacher

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Swimming teachers train and advise groups or individuals on swimming. They plan trainings and teach different swimming styles such as front crawl, breaststroke and butterfly. They help to improve their students performance. 

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Competences
21
Groups
4
Essential
12
Optional
9

Competences and skills

21 ESCO relations
Essential knowledge 2 competences

Occupation specific

1 competence
swimming styles

The different styles and techniques of swimming such as front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.

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Sector-specific

1 competence
swimming pool safety guidelines

The rules and guidelines related to swimming pool safety, such as rules related to child safety, running, diving, waterslides, electrical appliances, food and drinks, water hygiene, and inflatables.

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Cross-sector

0 competences

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Essential skills and competences 10 competences

Occupation specific

0 competences

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Sector-specific

8 competences
apply risk management in sports

Manage the environment and athletes or participants to minimise their chances of suffering any harm. This includes checking appropriateness of venue and equipment and gathering relevant sport and health history from athletes or participants. It also includes ensuring appropriate insurance cover is in place at all times

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execute sports training programme

Supervise a sports training programme for individuals or groups by following the training plan, giving instructions on how to execute exercises, providing feedback on the performance on a technical and tactical level.

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give swimming lessons

Instruct children, adults, beginners and advanced students on swimming techniques and water safety.

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instruct in sport

Provide appropriate technical and tactical instruction related to the given sport using varied and sound pedagogical approaches to meet the needs of the participants and achieve the desired objectives. This requires skills such as communication, explanation, demonstration, modelling, feedback, questioning and correction.

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personalise sports programme

Observe and evaluate individual performance and determine personal needs and motivation to tailor programmes accordingly and in conjunction with the participant

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plan sports instruction programme

Provide participants with an appropriate programme of activities to support progression to the required level of expertise in the specified time taking into account relevant scientific and sport-specific knowledge.

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swim

Move through water by means of the limbs.

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work with different target groups

Work with a variety of target groups based on age, gender and disability.

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2 competences
adapt teaching to target group

Instruct students in the most fitting manner in regards to the teaching context or the age group, such as a formal versus an informal teaching context, and teaching peers as opposed to children.

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demonstrate when teaching

Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.

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Optional knowledge 2 competences

Occupation specific

0 competences

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Sector-specific

0 competences

No competences in this bucket.

Cross-sector

2 competences
sport and exercise medicine

Prevention and treatement of injuries or conditions resulted from a physical activity or sport.

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sports nutrition

Nutritional information such as vitamins and energy pills related to a specific sporting activity.

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Optional skills and competences 7 competences

Occupation specific

0 competences

No competences in this bucket.

Sector-specific

6 competences
apply latest sport science findings

Identify and apply the latest findings of sport science in the area.

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attend sports training

Attend scheduled practice or training sessions.

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coach during a sports competition

Support individuals or groups during a sports competition, advise them on how to improve their performance and support them as much as possible increasing their chances to perform successfully in the competition. This includes conducting substitutions in team sports.

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exercise sports

Exercise or practice under the direction of sports and athletic trainers or professional coaches to develop skills, improve physical condition, or prepare for competitions.

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follow trends in sporting equipment

Follow material developments and trends within a specific sport. Keep up-to-date about athletes, gear and equipment manufacturers.

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motivate in sports

Positively foster athletes and participants' intrinsic desire to carry out the required tasks to fulfill their goals and to push themselves beyond their current levels of skill and understanding.

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Cross-sector

1 competence
develop sports programmes

Develop plans and policies for the inclusion of sporting activities and organisations in a community, and for the development of sporting activities for specific target groups.

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