Lifeguarding?

Question

I took the Ellis & Associates lifeguarding class for a lifeguarding job at a water park and when the park closes I cant use that license anywhere else. Could I just take the recertification test for red cross to get red cross certified, or do i have to take the entire course to get red cross certified so I can work at other facilities.

Answer 1

talk to someone at the red cross but try to take a daylong class that will not take much time

Answer 2

im not sure what the ellis and associates class is but red cross is great. you can use it anywhere.

Answer 3

I'm not sure, and you should probably talk with someone associated with the Red Cross, but I would assume that you'd have to take the course. Sorry!

Answer 4

You can challenge the Red Cross course. A challenge is when you take the written and in-water tests with no prior class. You can only challenge once, so I would recommend buying the Rec Cross Lifeguard manual and study it, there are quite a few differences between Ellis and Red Cross.

If you do not pass the challenge, then you must take the full Red Cross class.