We would expect the course to be completed and passed within 7 days from the date of enrolment.

Programme Aims:

The aim of this  training programme is to provide the knowledge and understanding required by hot tub operators for the safe and efficient running of commercial hot tubs and also to provide learners with the knowledge and skills required to be able to competently carry out pool water testing and to understand how to interpret pool readings with reference to the appropriate parameters.

Learning outcomes:

Learners will study via an online platform containing recorded sessions and will complete exercises and complete an assessment workbook to enable the learner to:

• Understand the legal responsibilities and obligation of hot tub operators to maintain safe water
• Recognise the sources of guidance available to hot tub operators
• Understand the need for good preparation of the hot tub site
• Understand the nature of pollution of hot tub water
• Understand the need for pre-bathing hygiene
• Understand how the hot tub circulation systems work
• Understand the need for effective chemical treatment of hot tub water
• Know how to test hot tub water
• Know how to respond to test results which are out of range
• Recognise the types of filters used in hot tubs and how they are cleaned.
• Understand the various methods used to chemically treat hot tubs
• Recognise the chemical safety issues related to hot tubs
• Understand the need for the bacteriological testing of hot tubs
• Understand the need for the legionella testing of hot tubs
• Understand the importance of accurate recording of hot tub chemical readings
• Consider the guidance which needs to be given to bathers
• Recognise the importance of HSG 282.
• Hot tubs for hire: general guidance

Pre-requisites:

You must have completed the JTL Hot Tub Operator Training Programme within the last 3 years to qualify for the Refresher Programme.

This is one of a series of programmes  developed for a specific market where attendance at a typical pool plant course would not be helpful.   The course content and materials are centred entirely around hot tubs with no unnecessary content.

Assessment:

The programme is assessed by completing two online multiple-choice quizzes.

Guided learning hours:

The suggested guided learning hours for this programme are: 7 hours.  But, because the training programme is delivered online, you  can work at your own speed in the convenience of your own workplace.

Endorsement:

This training programme is externally endorsed, not only by Active IQ, the leading awarding organisation in the active leisure sector, but also by CIMSPA, the Chartered Institute for the leisure industry.

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:

• We recommend logging in using Google Chrome to view the lessons, as other browsers have shown a tendancy to buffer more often.
• 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 has a video PowerPoint presentation for you to watch
• Once you have watched it, press Complete Lesson to move onto the next lesson
• The course is assessed by 2 multiple-choice quizzes. 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 the first quiz, and 100% on the 2nd quiz to pass the course
• If you fail to achieve 80%, or 100% on the second quiz, they will be reset, and you will be able to re-take it
• When you have finished, you will find your certificate under ‘My Courses’
• If you get stuck at any point, click on the ‘My Courses’ tab at the top of the screen, or select a course lesson from the right hand side of the screen.
• If the course is suggesting you haven’t completed 100% by the end, make sure you have clicked ‘complete lesson’ on each lesson.

 

IMPORTANT BOOKING 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.

Modules

Hot Tub Operations

Lessons

• Introduction to the JTL Hot Tub Operator Update Refresher Training Programme
• Section 1 – Hot Tub and Spa Pools: Introduction
• Section 1 – Location and Preparation
• Section 1 – Hot Tub Operations
• Section 2 – Bacteriological Monitoring and Pollution
• Section 2 – Hot Tub Filtration
• Section 3 – Disinfection
• Section 3 – pH and Water Balance
• Section 4 and Section 5 – UV in Addition to Chlorine/ Chemical Feeders
• Section 6 – Chemical Safety and Contamination
• Section 7 – Hot Tubs for hire and general safety guidance
• Section 7 – Examples of Procedures Developed by Holiday Parks
• Section 8 – Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing Pt 1
• Section 8 – Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing Pt 2 (Unit 2 Hot Tub)
• Section 8 – Principles and Practice of Pool Water Testing Pt 3 (Unit 2 Hot Tub)
• HSG 282, Apendix Content, and downloadable water testing log sheet
• Lovibond Water Testing Video (Hot Tub) and Water Testing with the Lovibond Mini Pooltester
• Hot Tub Course Assessment Quiz Questions.
• JTL Course Evaluation
• Hot Tub Quiz Questions Part B