RLSS NWSMP Water Safety & Rescue Training in Dorset
RLSS NWSMP Water Safety & Rescue Training in Dorset
RLSS Approved Water Safety & Rescue Training - Based in Dorset, delivered nationally
From our base on the Dorset coast, Jurassic Watersports provides professional water safety and rescue training for individuals, outdoor instructors, teachers, local authorities, and commercial teams operating in and near water nationwide. As an official RLSS Approved Training Provider, our National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP) courses provide structured, recognised safety frameworks designed to keep people safe around water. Training is tailored to the contexts you operate in, including beaches, rivers, lakes, and pools, ensuring it remains practical, relevant, and directly applicable to your day-to-day activities.
We step away from rigid powerpoints and purely theoretical lectures. Instead, our training is delivered by A active and experienced outdoor professional with live, operational experience a HM Coastguard Rescue Officer. We keep our training practical, relevant, and grounded in reality. We take a refreshingly human approach to instruction, ensuring candidates leave with hands-on capability, actual confidence in the water, and a memorable training experience.
Learn real world skills. Stay safe. Keep others safe… maybe even save a life.
Join us on one of our scheduled public course dates at our Dorset venue, or book a mobile group training package delivered directly at your site, facility, or local body of water anywhere across the UK.
RLSS Approved Water Safety & Rescue Training - Based in Dorset, delivered nationally
From our base on the Dorset coast, Jurassic Watersports provides professional water safety and rescue training for individuals, outdoor instructors, teachers, local authorities, and commercial teams operating in and near water nationwide. As an official RLSS Approved Training Provider, our National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP) courses provide structured, recognised safety frameworks designed to keep people safe around water. Training is tailored to the contexts you operate in, including beaches, rivers, lakes, and pools, ensuring it remains practical, relevant, and directly applicable to your day-to-day activities.
We step away from rigid powerpoints and purely theoretical lectures. Instead, our training is delivered by A active and experienced outdoor professional with live, operational experience a HM Coastguard Rescue Officer. We keep our training practical, relevant, and grounded in reality. We take a refreshingly human approach to instruction, ensuring candidates leave with hands-on capability, actual confidence in the water, and a memorable training experience.
Learn real world skills. Stay safe. Keep others safe… maybe even save a life.
Join us on one of our scheduled public course dates at our Dorset venue, or book a mobile group training package delivered directly at your site, facility, or local body of water anywhere across the UK.
What is the National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP)?
The National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP) equips anyone working in, on or near water, with essential knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about managing water safety. Accredited by the Institute of Outdoor Learning, the programme meets the learning outcomes of DEFRA's modules 1 and 2 for Water Safety.
The NWSMP awards are for employers and candidates from a wide range of industries, including teaching (field trips), construction, environmental health, leisure/outdoor and emergency services that are required to operate safely in or near water.
The NWSMP is split into two levels per module to ensure candidates get the most out of the course. The modules
available to complete are:
Water Safety Awareness - for those working near water as
part of a structured activity.
Inland Waterways - for those working in-water with a focus specifically on inland waterway hazards.
Coastal Waterways - for those working in-water with a focus specifically on coastal waterway hazards specifically.
NWSMP Water Safety Awareness Course (DEFRA Module 1)
The NWSMP Water Safety Awareness Course is built for those working near water as part of a structured activity. However, this course also works brilliantly as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for anyone working in an aquatic environment or generally as part of a water safety training programme.
This course covers:
- Generic Open Water Hazards
- Risk Management
- Land-based Rescue Techniques
- PPE & Aquatic Clothing
- Basic Life Support Awareness
Want to step it up?
Although this award is focused on land-based rescues, we can offer to bolt on a more active, in-water rescue session. This builds on the skills of the awareness course without requiring you to complete a full Module 2 course.
£105.00pp (incl VAT @ 20%)
NWSMP Inland & Coastal (DEFRA Module 2)
The NWSMP Module 2 courses are designed to build on the knowledge from Water Safety Awareness and develop practical, in-water rescue skills. You'll practice using throwlines, moving through water, and performing rescues involving entering the water. These courses are essential for anyone who intends on entering the water, and provide valuable learning for anyone who regularly visits aquatic environments.
Both module 2 courses cover:
- Environment Specific Hazards
- In Water Rescue Skills
- Personal Safety
- Dynamic Risk Management
(Plus additional skills specific to each environment, such as moving through shallow water and dealing with surf and swell.)
Don't want to do both?
That's fine! You can choose to just complete the Inland or Coastal modules on their own. Speak to one of the team today to get a quote for this.
£250.00pp (incl VAT @ 20%)
Why should we do the training with Jurassic Watersports?
Choosing the right provider for any training course can be tricky. There are many providers out there offering the same courses, so it can be hard to find the 'right one'.
So, what actually makes a provider different?
The trainers! Their experience, their style and how they teach!
Real Experience, Down-to-Earth Teaching
Our trainers don't just read from a textbook. All our trainers are active and experienced Outdoor Instructors who also serve as operational HM Coastguard Rescue Officers. Our team's background spans outdoor activity leadership, emergency search and rescue, rescue diving, and medical instruction. We bring genuine, real world experience into the room, translating dry regulations into relatable content. All our trainers deliver like humans and always work to make sure every candidate enjoys their course, rather than just ticking a box!
Tailored & Engaging Delivery: We adapt our teaching style around your specific workplace, venue, or industry, making sure candidates can relate to the content and leave feeling like they have actually learnt something!
Flexible Nationwide Scope: Whether you are joining a scheduled public date at our Dorset venue or booking a custom group course delivered directly on-site at your facility anywhere in the UK, we can bring everything needed to you.
Want to see what our candidates think or take a sneak peek behind the scenes? Check out our Instagram or read our latest customer reviews!
Instagram: @Jurassicwatersports
Google: Jurassic Watersports
The National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP) equips anyone working in, on or near water, with essential knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about managing water safety. Accredited by the Institute of Outdoor Learning, the programme meets the learning outcomes of DEFRA's modules 1 and 2 for Water Safety.
The NWSMP awards are for employers and candidates from a wide range of industries, including teaching (field trips), construction, environmental health, leisure/outdoor and emergency services that are required to operate safely in or near water.
The NWSMP is split into two levels per module to ensure candidates get the most out of the course. The modules
available to complete are:
Water Safety Awareness - for those working near water as
part of a structured activity.
Inland Waterways - for those working in-water with a focus specifically on inland waterway hazards.
Coastal Waterways - for those working in-water with a focus specifically on coastal waterway hazards specifically.
The NWSMP Water Safety Awareness Course is built for those working near water as part of a structured activity. However, this course also works brilliantly as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for anyone working in an aquatic environment or generally as part of a water safety training programme.
This course covers:
- Generic Open Water Hazards
- Risk Management
- Land-based Rescue Techniques
- PPE & Aquatic Clothing
- Basic Life Support Awareness
Want to step it up?
Although this award is focused on land-based rescues, we can offer to bolt on a more active, in-water rescue session. This builds on the skills of the awareness course without requiring you to complete a full Module 2 course.
£105.00pp (incl VAT @ 20%)
The NWSMP Module 2 courses are designed to build on the knowledge from Water Safety Awareness and develop practical, in-water rescue skills. You'll practice using throwlines, moving through water, and performing rescues involving entering the water. These courses are essential for anyone who intends on entering the water, and provide valuable learning for anyone who regularly visits aquatic environments.
Both module 2 courses cover:
- Environment Specific Hazards
- In Water Rescue Skills
- Personal Safety
- Dynamic Risk Management
(Plus additional skills specific to each environment, such as moving through shallow water and dealing with surf and swell.)
Don't want to do both?
That's fine! You can choose to just complete the Inland or Coastal modules on their own. Speak to one of the team today to get a quote for this.
£250.00pp (incl VAT @ 20%)
Choosing the right provider for any training course can be tricky. There are many providers out there offering the same courses, so it can be hard to find the 'right one'.
So, what actually makes a provider different?
The trainers! Their experience, their style and how they teach!
Real Experience, Down-to-Earth Teaching
Our trainers don't just read from a textbook. All our trainers are active and experienced Outdoor Instructors who also serve as operational HM Coastguard Rescue Officers. Our team's background spans outdoor activity leadership, emergency search and rescue, rescue diving, and medical instruction. We bring genuine, real world experience into the room, translating dry regulations into relatable content. All our trainers deliver like humans and always work to make sure every candidate enjoys their course, rather than just ticking a box!
Tailored & Engaging Delivery: We adapt our teaching style around your specific workplace, venue, or industry, making sure candidates can relate to the content and leave feeling like they have actually learnt something!
Flexible Nationwide Scope: Whether you are joining a scheduled public date at our Dorset venue or booking a custom group course delivered directly on-site at your facility anywhere in the UK, we can bring everything needed to you.
Want to see what our candidates think or take a sneak peek behind the scenes? Check out our Instagram or read our latest customer reviews!
Instagram: @Jurassicwatersports
Google: Jurassic Watersports
The National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP) equips anyone working in, on or near water, with essential knowledge and skills to make informed decisions about managing water safety. Accredited by the Institute of Outdoor Learning, the programme meets the learning outcomes of DEFRA's modules 1 and 2 for Water Safety.
The NWSMP awards are for employers and candidates from a wide range of industries, including teaching (field trips), construction, environmental health, leisure/outdoor and emergency services that are required to operate safely in or near water.
The NWSMP is split into two levels per module to ensure candidates get the most out of the course. The modules
available to complete are:
Water Safety Awareness - for those working near water as
part of a structured activity.
Inland Waterways - for those working in-water with a focus specifically on inland waterway hazards.
Coastal Waterways - for those working in-water with a focus specifically on coastal waterway hazards specifically.
The NWSMP Water Safety Awareness Course is built for those working near water as part of a structured activity. However, this course also works brilliantly as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for anyone working in an aquatic environment or generally as part of a water safety training programme.
This course covers:
- Generic Open Water Hazards
- Risk Management
- Land-based Rescue Techniques
- PPE & Aquatic Clothing
- Basic Life Support Awareness
Want to step it up?
Although this award is focused on land-based rescues, we can offer to bolt on a more active, in-water rescue session. This builds on the skills of the awareness course without requiring you to complete a full Module 2 course.
£105.00pp (incl VAT @ 20%)
The NWSMP Module 2 courses are designed to build on the knowledge from Water Safety Awareness and develop practical, in-water rescue skills. You'll practice using throwlines, moving through water, and performing rescues involving entering the water. These courses are essential for anyone who intends on entering the water, and provide valuable learning for anyone who regularly visits aquatic environments.
Both module 2 courses cover:
- Environment Specific Hazards
- In Water Rescue Skills
- Personal Safety
- Dynamic Risk Management
(Plus additional skills specific to each environment, such as moving through shallow water and dealing with surf and swell.)
Don't want to do both?
That's fine! You can choose to just complete the Inland or Coastal modules on their own. Speak to one of the team today to get a quote for this.
£250.00pp (incl VAT @ 20%)
Choosing the right provider for any training course can be tricky. There are many providers out there offering the same courses, so it can be hard to find the 'right one'.
So, what actually makes a provider different?
The trainers! Their experience, their style and how they teach!
Real Experience, Down-to-Earth Teaching
Our trainers don't just read from a textbook. All our trainers are active and experienced Outdoor Instructors who also serve as operational HM Coastguard Rescue Officers. Our team's background spans outdoor activity leadership, emergency search and rescue, rescue diving, and medical instruction. We bring genuine, real world experience into the room, translating dry regulations into relatable content. All our trainers deliver like humans and always work to make sure every candidate enjoys their course, rather than just ticking a box!
Tailored & Engaging Delivery: We adapt our teaching style around your specific workplace, venue, or industry, making sure candidates can relate to the content and leave feeling like they have actually learnt something!
Flexible Nationwide Scope: Whether you are joining a scheduled public date at our Dorset venue or booking a custom group course delivered directly on-site at your facility anywhere in the UK, we can bring everything needed to you.
Want to see what our candidates think or take a sneak peek behind the scenes? Check out our Instagram or read our latest customer reviews!
Instagram: @Jurassicwatersports
Google: Jurassic Watersports
If you have any questions or would like to make an enquiry, please fill out the form below or email us at Training@JurassicWatersports.co.uk. We're here to help!
RLSS NWSMP Courses include:
If you have any questions or would like to make an enquiry, please fill out the form below or email us at Training@JurassicWatersports.co.uk. We're here to help!
RLSS NWSMP Courses include:
Private & Tailored NWSMP Training
We can arrange delivery of any of our NWSMP Courses to suit you and your team's needs. We specialize in working with groups to tailor courses that offer training more specific to your context of work, even going beyond the syllabus of the individual awards.
To discuss arranging a course, contact the team on Training@JurassicWatersports.co.uk.
Private & Tailored NWSMP Training
We can arrange delivery of any of our NWSMP Courses to suit you and your team's needs. We specialize in working with groups to tailor courses that offer training more specific to your context of work, even going beyond the syllabus of the individual awards.
To discuss arranging a course, contact the team on Training@JurassicWatersports.co.uk.
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FAQ's
If you have a group of people to put through a course, we can arrange a course for you, which will be charged at a day rate + costs, rather then per person. Give us shout if you need us to provide a quote for this.
If you have any other questions, please fill in the enquiry form below, email Training@jurassicwatersports.co.uk, or use the 'Contact Us' page. Our team are here to help!
For all Regulated RLSS First Aid and Water Safety qualifications, they have a minimum age of 16. However, if you have a group of young people you'd like to get involved, we can arrange this for you!
All of our Regulated Qualifications are awarded by RLSS, a Awarding Organisation under Ofqual.
There is no prior experience required to take part in any of our courses. With exception to a First Aid At Work Requalification.
Yes! Some of our courses can be combined. Get in touch with the team to chat about putting a programme together to get you were you need to be.
View our policy here:
100% All of our our Regulated Qualifications are awarded by RLSS, a Awarding Organisation under Ofqual. Meaning they carry the Ofqual badge of approval, recognised across the country and internationally. All training, regulated or not, are HSE compliant and meet nationally recognised standards.
FAQ's
If you have a group of people to put through a course, we can arrange a course for you, which will be charged at a day rate + costs, rather then per person. Give us shout if you need us to provide a quote for this.
If you have any other questions, please fill in the enquiry form below, email Training@jurassicwatersports.co.uk, or use the 'Contact Us' page. Our team are here to help!
For all Regulated RLSS First Aid and Water Safety qualifications, they have a minimum age of 16. However, if you have a group of young people you'd like to get involved, we can arrange this for you!
All of our Regulated Qualifications are awarded by RLSS, a Awarding Organisation under Ofqual.
There is no prior experience required to take part in any of our courses. With exception to a First Aid At Work Requalification.
Yes! Some of our courses can be combined. Get in touch with the team to chat about putting a programme together to get you were you need to be.
View our policy here:
100% All of our our Regulated Qualifications are awarded by RLSS, a Awarding Organisation under Ofqual. Meaning they carry the Ofqual badge of approval, recognised across the country and internationally. All training, regulated or not, are HSE compliant and meet nationally recognised standards.