Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club (NHSLSC) education manager, Sacha Tapara-Beaton was recently awarded the 2022 Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) Licensed Training Provider Award.
This prestigious honour is awarded to a Third Party Provider within SLSQ and is based on their professionalism with students, SLSQ Education Team and on feedback received via completed questionnaires from participants.
Noosa Heads SLSC president and life governor Ross Fisher said, “Being able to provide so many people within the community with Surf Life Saving Skills both in and out the water, may one day save a life.“
“The award not only recognised Sacha, but also the commitment the Club has to reaching out, educating, and sharing life saving skills.
“This is Sacha’s first year as the education manager at NHSLSC and to receive this award is to be highly commended.”
To be acknowledge for this award, Sacha educated 196 community members and local business employees, but also oversaw and conducted the members yearly skills maintenance testing alongside NHSLSC Trainers and Assessors which resulted in 330 members requalified, and educated and upskilled 103 members in new lifesaving accreditations.
In addition, Sacha oversees the NHSLSC Surf Education program which has currently 33 schools attend from Gympie all the way down to Brisbane.
The Surf Education program saw students visit over 8000 times for Surf Safety lessons in 2022.
The NHSLSC School Surf Education Program is proudly supported by Madill Motor Group, Suter Smith Cleine, Noosa Radiology and Bendigo Bank.
