Programme Outline:
This is an online, single unit, programme which enables a learner who has achieved either the Active IQ Level 3 Award in Operating Small Pools qualification or the JTL School and Hydrotherapy Pool Operator Training Programme to undertake additional learning toachieve the JTL Level 3 Pool Plant Operator Certificate. The course can be studied from the comfort of your own home or office, and at your own speed.
The course comprises of Jim Johnson teaching the material over a series of PowerPoint Presentation. It is separated into sections for ease of learning and there will be regular mini-tests to consolidate learning.
The course comprises of one unit: Unit 4.
The course is supplemented by a number of plant related videos.
On completion of the course, you will receive the JTL Level 3 Pool Plant Operator Certificate.
Pre-requisites:
Learners need to hold the either the Active IQ Level 3 Award in Operating Small Pools qualification or the JTL School and Hydrotherapy Pool Operator Training Programme to undertake additional learning to register for this programme.
Assessment:Â
The programme is assessed by completing a multiple choice test  at the end of the unit.
Guided learning hours:
The suggested guided learning hours for this programme are: 6 hours, but, because the training programme is delivered online, you can work at your own speed in the convenience of your own workplace.
Progression:
By completing additional units and carrying out additional assessment it is possible to further upgrade the qualification to the regulated qualification Active IQ Level 3 Award in Managing Pool Operations (RQF).
Certificate
Once all the lessons have been marked by you as completed, and the quiz successfully passed, the certificate will then be available to view next to the results tab.
Guidance on successfully completing this course:
- However long you have been in the business, please do watch every video and read the manual
- Don’t assume you already know everything there is to know
- At the start of every unit there is a manual to download. This is something you can keep and refer to whenever you need to
- Every lesson is a video PowerPoint presentation for you to watch
- Once you have watched it, press ‘Complete Lesson’ to move onto the next lesson
- Each unit is assessed by a multiple-choice quiz. This is graded automatically but is reviewed manually before the unit is confirmed as a pass.
- Move onto the next lesson by scrolling to the bottom and clicking on the right arrow
- You have to watch every video to pass the course
- You have to score at least 80% on each quiz to pass the course
- If you fail to achieve 80%, the quiz will be reset, and you will be able to re-take it
- When you have finished, you will find your certificate under ‘My Courses’
- You can also review your quiz answers under ‘My Courses’ and see where you went wrong
- If you get stuck at any point, click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen which says ‘go back to [course title], or alternatively, go to ‘My Courses’ and click on the course title to see the lessons
- If the course is suggesting you haven’t completed 100% by the end, make sure you have clicked ‘complete lesson’ on each lesson.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note that in order to maintain the integrity of the qualification and to safeguard against fraud, only the name of the person registered to undertake the training will be named on the certificate.
If you are registering the course on behalf of a colleague, we must have their full name and email address so that the registration process can be completed properly.
Certificates will not be issued to company names.
Certificates cannot be claimed for any other person who is not the registered learner.
(The listed modules remain the same)
Modules
JTL Level 3 Pool Plant Operator Certificate
Lessons
- Unit 4. S1. Part 1 – How to Maintain Good Pool Water Quality
- Unit 4: S1.Part 2 – Water Balance and RAG Rating
- Unit 4: S2. Impact of Incoming Mains Water
- Unit 4: S3. Legislation, PSOP and PTOP
- Unit 4: S5. Infections associated with pool water quality
- Unit 4: S4. Pool Related Emergencies
- Unit 4: S6. Microbiology
- Unit 4: S7. Pool Design Basics and Hydraulics
- Unit 4: S8 Heating, Ventilation and Energy
- Unit 4: S9. Problem Solving Exercises and Hot Tub Introduction
- Changes to pool operation which were introduced as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic
- Post lockdown guidance
- Additional Video – How to Backwash a Medium Rate Pool Filter
- Additional Video – Lovibond Water Testing Video
- Additional Video – Unblocking a calcium hypo chemical injection point
- Additional Videos – Recalibrating a chemical dosing unit
- Additional Videos – How to backwash a high-rate filter
- Additional Video – Cleaning a Strainer Basket
- Additional Videos – Changing the set point on a dosing unit
- Unit 4 Assessment Quiz Questions.
- Unit 4 Quiz Questions Part B
- JTL Course Evaluation