With the aim of creating Everyday Lifesavers in Victorian communities, LSV is an industry leader in the development of innovative resources and the provision of swimming and water safety education, and delivering Lifesaving Education Programs as incursions in the classroom or excursions at a beach, river or lake to schools and community groups.
Our Swimming & Water Safety Programs
Lifesaving Education Programs
Lifesaving Education Programs are available for any year level across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria’s classrooms, beaches, lakes, pools, and rivers. The programs are versatile water-based excursions or classroom-based incursions available year-round and are designed to progress children’s swimming skills and water safety knowledge, complementing their pool-based swimming lessons. Designed for students of all abilities, skills and experience the programs are adaptable to any age or location, and are in line with both the National Swimming and Water Safety Framework and the Victorian Curriculum F – 10.
Swim and Survive
Swim and Survive is a comprehensive swimming and water safety initiative of Royal Life Saving that seeks to increase the swimming and water safety skills of all Australian children.
Swim and Survive is a program that can easily be implemented into a large aquatic facility, a private swim school, swimming club or even be delivered as a school swimming and water safety program, delivered by school teachers. The program includes a comprehensive set of resources and awards to support its delivery.
Bush Nippers
Bush Nippers is a regional and rural inland adaptation to coastal nipper education programs and our successful open water learning experience/ lifesaving education programs, which aims to build lifesaving and water safety knowledge and skills of children aged 5 to 14 years in open water environments.
Other Services & Products
Aquatic Industry Professional Development
Life Saving Victoria provides a variety of professional development workshops tailored to the needs of the aquatic industry, ensuring alignment with the Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations (GSPO) standards. Reachout to us to explore customised training sessions designed specifically to address the requirements of your staff team.
Events & Activations
We have a variety of fun options available to cater water safety activities, messages and giveaways to your community. For a quote and further information for LSV to attend your next event or safety day, please complete the booking form.
Our Water Safety Initiatives
Public Water Safety Initiative
Since 2017, Swimming and Water Safety Education has been formally included in the Victorian Curriculum F – 10. To help schools meet the requirements of this element of the Health and Physical Education learning area, the Victorian Government implemented two initiatives:
The first, is the Swimming in Schools Initiative, which is funding provided directly to Victorian Government and Catholic primary schools to deliver swimming and water safety programs.
The second initiative is the Public Water Safety Initiative, which is the engagement of LSV to develop resources and provide training and direct support to the education sector and the aquatic industry to deliver best-practice swimming and water safety education.
Swimming and Water Safety Online Toolkit
In consultation with the Department of Education (DE) and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), LSV is proud to have developed the online School Swimming and Water Safety Toolkit that contains an ever-growing suite of FREE templates, lesson plans, information and case studies for schools, swim schools and families.
All resources and programs have been developed to build swimming competencies and water safety knowledge to support students achieve the Victorian Water Safety Certificate (VWSC) by the end of primary school in line with the Victorian Curriculum F – 10 Health and Physical Education learning area.
Related Resources
Victorian Water Safety Certificate
Water Safety @ Home
School Swimming and Water Safety Toolkit
Water Smart Award
Bronze e-lifesaving
Who we are
Life Saving Victoria’s Education Team consists of approximately 100 permanent and casual staff with qualifications in swimming and water safety teaching, community surf lifesaving, inland waterway lifesaving, CPR and first aid. Staff have widespread experience teaching swimming and water safety as swim teachers in the aquatic industry and as Health and Physical Education teachers in Victoria’s education sector.
The Education Team works with the Department of Education to deliver the Public Water Safety Initiative and provides administration for the Victorian Water Safety Certificate (VWSC), developing and publishing resources and information for schools and students. Our team also undertakes research through school and swim school partnerships to develop an evidence base for best-practice programs.
Our Work Highlights & Projects
Before School Survival Swimming Trials
Evaluation of the Everyday Lifesaver App
FAQs – Swimming in Schools
Water competency of Victorian children
2022 PWSI Activity Report
Contact Us
Got a question or enquiry? Call us today at 9676 6940 or email us education@lsv.com.au!
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