Programme Outline:

This course consists of 2 Units and either is a stand alone programme, or,  the next step after the Principles and Practice of  Pool Water Testing programme.

The training programme comprises of the course material being taught over a PowerPoint Presentation. It is separated into chapters for ease of learning and there are regular mini-tests to consolidate learning.

On completion of the course, you will receive the  JTL Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing Refresher Certificate.

You can progress from this programme to the JTL School, Hotel, and Hydrotherapy Pool Training Programme by completing one further unit.

Pre-requisites:

You must have completed the JTL Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing certificate within the last 3 1/2 years.

This is one of a series of programmes developed for a specific market where attendance at a typical pool plant course is not possible or would not be helpful.

Assessment:

The programme is assessed by completing an online multiple-choice quiz.

Guided learning hours:

The suggested guided learning hours for this programme are: 4 hours.  But, because the training programme is delivered online, you can work at your own speed in the convenience of your own workplace.

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 passed.
• 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.

Modules

JTL Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing

Lessons

• Introduction to the JTL suite of pool plant qualifications (L2R)
• Unit 1 S1 Introduction and legal obligations of pool operators (L2R)
• Unit 1 S2 Contamination and introduction to pool plant and hydrotherapy pools (L2R)
• Unit 1 S3: Pool Water Chemistry Including Disinfection(L2R)
• Unit 1 S3 part 2: pH, Alkalinity, Hardness and TDS (L2R)
• Unit 1 S4 Bacteriological testing and Legionella (L2R)
• Unit 1 Assessment Quiz questions (L2R)
• Unit 2 Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing Part 1 (L2R)
• Unit 2 Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing Part 2 (L2R)
• Unit 2 Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing Part 3 (L2R)
• Lovibond Water Testing Video and Water Testing with the Lovibond Mini Pooltester
• Changes to pool operation which were introduced as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic
• Unit 2 Assessment Quiz questions (L2R)
• JTL Course Evaluation