“Combined instructors is a course that includes the 3 teaching certificates needed for hire at most facilities: LS Swim Instructor, LS Lifesaving Instructor, and Emergency First Aid Instructor”
The instructor pathway from top-to-bottom:
Prerequisite: None
Prerequisite: 13 years of age -OR- Bronze Start certificate
Prerequisite: Bronze Medallion -AND- Standard First Aid (or Emergency First Aid) from either Lifesaving, Red Cross, St.John, or Ski Patrol)
Prerequisite: 14 years of age -AND- Bronze Cross
Prerequisite: 16 years of age -AND- Bronze Medallion -AND- Bronze Cross