Beach Lifeguarding Courses
Upcoming Course Dates & Locations:
- Dublin - 02/03/04 & 09/10/11 Oct - Beaches, South Hill, Sutton North, Dublin 13
- Cork - 16/17/18 & 23/24/25 Oct - Dock beach, P17 PH02, 4, Castlepark Village, Kinsale, Co. Cork, P17 PH02
- Donegal - 30/31 Oct 01 Nov & 06/07/08 Nov - Rossnowlagh Beach, Rossnowlagh, Golf View, Co. Donegal
2027 Dates:
- Dublin - 26/27/28 Feb & 05/06/07 March + 01/02/03 & 08/09/10 October 2027: Beaches, South Hill, Sutton North, Dublin 13
- Cork - 12/13/14 & 19/20/21 March + 15/16/17 & 22/23/24 October 2027: Dock beach, P17 PH02, 4, Castlepark Village, Kinsale, Co. Cork, P17 PH02
- Donegal - 23/24/25 & 26/27/28 March + 29/30/31 October + 05/06/07 November 2027: Rossnowlagh Beach, Rossnowlagh, Golf View, Co. Donegal
All courses occur over 6 days across two weekends. Use the calendar to scroll for more dates!
The NVBLQ is a nationally and internationally recognised qualification required for you to work as a beach Lifeguard. Please note: the timetable is subject to change pending tides and weather! 09.00 - 18.00 DAILY.
NVBLQ Pre-Requisites
Every Candidate, prior to the commencement of training for the NVBLQ must:
Be 16 years of age, and must be able to meet the following basic fitness criteria:
– Jump/dive into deep water.
– Swim 400m in a recommended time of 7mins 30 secs.
– Swim 200m continuously on their front and back.
– Run at least 400m.
– Submerge up to 2m
– Surfed a minimum of 3 times
All fees are subject to booking terms and conditions.
Policies
Below you can find our various policies, available to download as .pdf documents.