CIMSPA Pool Plant Operative Professional Standard

The role of a Pool Plant Operative is to manage the pool plant and surrounding amenities, ensuring a safe working environment is regularly maintained and all legal requirements are adhered to.

Both STA and Active IQ have Pool Plant Operations (PPO) qualifications endorsed against the CIMSPA Pool Plant Operative Professional Standard.

The standard outlines the role and scope of a Pool Plant Operative and the essential knowledge and skills needed to meet the requirements of the sector minimum deployment standards.

Supported with a comprehensive resource manual and robust assessment, STA’s qualification consists of six units:

● Principles of healthy and hygienic pool water

● Principles of water testing

● Principles of disinfection, pool chemistry and dosing in pool plant operations

● Principles of mechanical pool plant operations

● Swimming pool heating, ventilation and energy efficiency

● Management practices and health and safety in pool plant operations.

Ultimately, STA’s Level 3 qualification provides operators with the information needed to operate safe and hygienic pool facilities. Learners are assessed to ensure they have the skills, knowledge and understanding to achieve certification.

The STA PPO qualification is valid for five years – two years longer than similar unregulated courses – saving on revalidation costs. All STA qualifications are delivered through its national and international network of Approved Training Centres. For further information, visit www. safetytrainingawards. co.uk/qualifi cations/ pool-plant or call 01922 645097.