All club members who hold Surf Life Saving Australia awards must undergo annual skills maintenance (formally known as proficiency). These checks are necessary to:
- Ensure ongoing competency of members in their area of training and activities
- Maintain the standards of knowledge and expertise of surf life savers
- Satisfy legal and statutory requirements
- Reinforce and maintain our service commitment to the bathing and beach going community
A member’s proficiency is valid until the 31 December each year unless stated otherwise in Surfguard (e.g. Apply (Senior) First Aid has a three year proficiency requirement). Members who are not proficient as at 31 December are not permitted to patrol, or compete in any SLSA competition, until they have obtained the required proficiency.
Proficiencies for the 2024/2025 Season
Please keep an eye on the DYSLSC Team App for the latest proficiency information.
The online theory component of skills maintenance is found here:
- Log in to https://members.sls.com.au
- Select ‘eLearning’ menu
- Click ‘Login to eLearning’
- Click ‘My Training’ menu
- Look for ‘2023 Skills Maintenance’ and click ‘enrol’ to begin
Note that you must be financial for the current season to do your proficiency. The membership renewals page contains information about renewing your membership online via the SLS members portal.
Questions?
Dee Why SLSC Proficiency Coordinator
Email: proficiency.coordinator@dyslsc.org.au