IPSQA pioneers the world’s first multi-standard swiftwater certification that meets or exceeds NFPA, DEFRA, PUA syllabus.
Developed by international award winning swiftwater rescue experts, IPSQA’s swiftwater rescue certification scheme is not only the first to comply with ISO17024*, but has the most comprehensive syllabus, exceeding all technical requirements found in national standards found in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and United Kingdom.
This assessment-based system ensures candidates meet NFPA and IPSQA standards in swiftwater rescue, regardless of their training source. How your personnel get prepared for assessment is up to you!
The pathway begins with CorePass® NFPA 1006 Swiftwater Awareness, which is quality assured by IPSQA to ensure that individuals working in support of swiftwater operations from the cold zone are safe and prepared.
Candidates then progress to the ProQual Series, known as the “silver standard”, which requires proctored examinations and skills assessments for both NFPA 1006 Swiftwater Operator and Technician levels. This represents the world’s first ISO17024:2012 compliant certification against NFPA 1006 for swiftwater rescue.
Going beyond NFPA standards, the Award in Public Safety (Swiftwater Responder) requires additional skills and a portfolio of evidence, including logged experience, to demonstrate practical expertise.
The programme culminates in the Certificate in Public Safety (Swiftwater Specialist), the highest certification available, exceeding traditional technician requirements in countries such as the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK, including covering additional content aligned to the OSHA Emergency Response Standard (29 CFR Part 1910) that also permits equivalent alternative standards to NFPA to be used.
For candidates seeking certification in motorised boat operations, IPSQA is currently developing a ProQual certification for NFPA1006 and other standards. Please contact us for further information.
Both the Award and Certificate in Public Safety are subject to IPSQA’s Foreign Interference Protection protocol, meaning the final assessment by evidence portfolio is carried out by an assessor not domiciled in the same country as the candidate. This unique feature, not found in any other similar certification scheme, along with ISO17024 compliance, additional syllabus and experience requirements makes both our Awards and Certificates in Public Safety (Swiftwater Responder and Technician respectively) the “gold standard” for swiftwater credentials – nothing else on the planet comes close.
And for national security agencies and special forces, we also can provide under our National Security Protocol, a process to ensure the security of classified evidence and provide civilian certifications upon service member discharge.
Delivered globally through Accredited Testing Centres and Registered Assessors, this comprehensive certification series is available in multiple languages.
IPSQA, certification you can trust with your life.
Scheme Highlights
- Globally available and relevant
- Contemporary syllabus
- No proprietary training required
- Independently assessed*
- Enhances compliance against OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910
- Multi-standard (NFPA & IPSQA) outcomes
- Customisable to local languages
- ISO 17024:2012 compliant certification*
- QR verifiable awarding document
- Eligible for National Security Protocol
- Complete through a range of ATCs
- Meet DEFRA requirements tracking CPD through IPSQA CPDPass™
- Developed by award winning experts
- Integrate with Teal Card, IPSQA’s global PPE fit testing system
- Integrate with Orange Card, IPSQA’s optional annual skills check system to assist meeting OSHA requirements.
- Transparent re-certification requirements
- Provides pathway to IPSQA Diploma in Public Safety
- Recognition, ultimately as a Swiftwater Specialist.
* CorePass products including CorePass Swiftwater Awareness (NFPA 1006) are not assessed in accordance with ISO17024 as the assessor is permitted to have been the candidate’s instructor/trainer. 