Junior courses

JBM & SRC

are you ready…

… to save lives?

… to develop invaluable surf skills?

… to give back to the local community?

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2024 JBM and src courses ARE NOw CLOSED

JUNIOR BRONZE MEDALLION (JBM)

Pre-requisites: 15+, able to swim 400m within 9 minutes

Sunday 15th December - Thursday 19th December 2024

SURF RESCUE CERTIFICATE (SRC)

Pre-requisites: 13+, able to swim 200m within 5 minutes

14th & 15th December and 21st & 22nd December 2024

SRC Training and Development days* 

Sunday 19 January 2025 

Sunday 23 February 2025

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General information

Please ensure that you renew your membership online once memberships are available. You will not be accepted to participate in the courses without a membership.

Please note that once you start this application you cannot save or leave it for later. Please leave 30 minutes to complete this application.

JBM Course Information

Point Lonsdale SLSC is proud to offer training of the highest quality in the form of an intensive week-long training course. The annual courses are intended to be an intensive and high pressure program to push you to your limits and train you to become a surf life saver.

The programs are designed to equip participants to a proficient standard in methods and techniques of Surf Lifesaving, including:

✓ Safety and Wellbeing

✓ Surf Awareness and skills

✓ Anatomy and Physiology

✓ Basic First Aid

✓ Basic Resuscitation

✓ Communications

✓ Rescue Techniques

✓ Patrols

You will then be expected to complete a minimum of 2 years of life saving.

SRC COURSE INFORMATION

This season, the initial SRC course will be held over four days over two weekends in December and will include optional training and development days in the two months after.

Our aim is to engage with this cohort over the two-year period they hold their SRC and create a life-long culture where members look to the club as a space for development, opportunity and to foster positive relationships - which is something we don’t believe can be achieved simply over a four-day course.

 

We do not want anyone to miss out because of financial circumstances. We provide subsidies and apply for community grants. If you would like to be considered for financial assistance, please see our financial assistance policy.

Application Considerations

Due to the nature of these courses, we have to cap the amount of available places. Because of this, PLSLSC has developed application considerations that give weight to the below criteria. Please try to keep them in mind when writing your application.

  • past involvement / connection to the Club;

  • future ability and willingness to Patrol and to be actively involved with the Club;

  • past involvement in the Nipper program;

  • attendance at the SRC Course (JBM Course only);

  • a positive past patrol attendance record (JBM Course only);

  • other members of their immediate family (e.g. sibling / parent / guardian / child) being current members;

  • past involvement in Aquatic Sports (Surf Life Saving competition);

  • members of their extended family being current member;

  • residing in the Point Lonsdale / Bellarine area; and

  • having permanent accommodation available in the vicinity.

  • having a sound understanding of lifesaving and its importance