Assignment 1. Case study on an organisation.
S.A. Swim Schools is based at the indoor heated pools at the Minda Centre, Brighton and the Woodville Spastic Centre, Woodville that provide private and exclusive venues for the specialist teaching of swimming. The pools are temperature controlled at 32 - 33 degrees Celsius which is popular with children and adults. They provide an excellent venue for learn to swim, and other water activity programs, however the program does not include competitive swim squad training. There are no more than five children per class, who are taught by qualified swimming teachers many with years of experience.
It provides programs that progress through stages of development in a safe and logical manner. Individual progression, qualified swimming teachers, and well-maintained venues are guaranteed to customers and their children. SA Swim Schools does not issue certificates, as experience shows that they create more problems than they solve.
It adheres to the policies of the Australian Council for the Teaching of Swimming and Water Safety (AUSTSWIM) who provides training for swimming teachers throughout Australia, and provide clear National guidelines for pre-school swimming programs and teacher pupil ratios.
The Director of S.A. Swim Schools, Ken Richter, has been recognised nationally as a leader in the area of Swimming and Water Safety and the establishment of safe water activity programs for
children of all ages. For the past 20 years he has been the major lecturer for AUSTSWIM, training thousands of South Australian's as swimming teachers. For 24 years, Ken Richter managed the Education Department's Swimming and Aquatic programs, including the Learn to Swim Campaign, which involved programs in pools, lakes and rivers and beach sites around our coast. Having successfully conducted swimming and aquatic programs throughout the State for thousands of young children, he established S.A....