The CDP Jump-start

* You can begin your own fulfilling career and lucrative business becoming a professionally certified Child Drowning Prevention Specialist; recognized by the National Registry of Aquatic Instructors.

* Once you are certified as a Child Drowning Prevention Specialist, you will have access to the CDP TOPSuite scheduling and business online software to help you stay organized, stay connected to clients, and stay in the water - not at your desk.

* As a CDPS, you receive constant marketing support through the National Registry of Aquatic Instructors, helping you attain and maintain a successful aquatic business of your own.

* Become a Child Drowning Prevention Specialist and you receive the most comprehensive support and assistance available in the survival swim industry from our highly experienced Principal Instructors.

Click the images below to see what you will teach infants and young children once you are a certified Child Drowning Prevention Specialist.

Child Drowning Prevention Specialist Training Summary

Each applicant must be accepted following two interviews (one interview is with CDP and the other is with the assigned Principal Instructor) and fill out the personal information form in full. Applicant is responsible for the training fee and all applicant's expenses.

Each student instructor receives a minimum of 16 hours per week of hands on in-water experience with a variety of children, ages 6 months to 6 years, over a 5-6 week period. The training program includes instruction in teaching breath control, propulsion, rollover to float position, stabilization of float, breathing, confidence in survival skills (helping to reduce panic in an unexpected emergency), and transitional stroke development.

Academic Education and Certification
Academic training includes child development and behavioral techniques as they apply to teaching infants and young children to swim and survive in the water. Also included is a self-study course on anatomy and physiology, including safety guidelines for swimming lessons. A certificate of completion is presented at the end of the program, emphasizing all of the in-water and academic work that has been completed. CPR and First Aid is a necessary requirement, and must be maintained yearly.

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