About Dalton Training - Tavistock, Devon and the South West. Courses for the Leisure Industry, Swimming Teaching & Coaching, Lifeguard & Lifesaving, First Aid, Safeguarding, Assessing

Centre Managers: Improve your service and meet your targets!

A consultancy service is available to Leisure Centres to help them provide cost effective, quality swimming lessons.

Packages of courses at reduced rates can be arranged at your centre. For example a combined Lifeguard and First Aid at work course.

Call Wendy on 07877249885 to arrange a visit to discuss your centre’s requirements.

Students: Work, get paid and have fun!

Gain qualifications to help you obtain well paid work abroad for your gap year or work that fits in with your studies at University.

Parents: Don’t just sit there!

Get involved, take a qualification that will give you insight into your child’s chosen sport and for you to become more than the taxi driver!

Get the qualifications to enable you to get a job which fits in with the children, yet is well paid and rewarding.

Swimmers: Take the next step!

Learn more about your sport. Help others to achieve and gain the pleasure you have from it. Help your club to win. Put something back into the sport you love.

Become a professional.

Leisure assistants: Make yourself indispensable.

Broaden your experience and add to your CV. Make yourself invaluable to your company by being able to take on new roles.

The Dalton Training Team

Wendy Dalton

Wendy has been providing courses for the leisure industry since 1994, starting initially with First aid training/assessing and RLSS Lifesaving courses and Lifeguard courses. In 2001 she became a tutor/assessor for the ASA and an Internal verifier since 2005. In 2006 Wendy was picked for the British Swimming Lead Tutor training which she successfully completed in January 2007. In 2010 she became an RLSS National Trainer/Assessor for the National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.

Wendy worked as a swimming teacher and leisure assistant at Holsworthy Leisure centre from 1990 - 1993. In September 1993 she went to work full time at Kelly college in Tavistock where she became the Swimming Pool manager. In this role she organized and co-ordinated all the pool programmes for both the College and the public sessions. From 1994 Wendy had her own Development squad of swimmers at Kelly college and in 1996 was also the Head coach of the local Tavistock Swimming Club and the assistant coach for the main Kelly college squad. Many of the swimmers from these squads have gone on to win the highest honours including Olympic medals. After over 12 years at Kelly college, Wendy realized that she was in demand as a tutor throughout the country and decided to leave Kelly College to start Dalton Training.

Jackie Arthur

Jackie is a highly respected and qualified full time lecturer in Coaching and Sports studies at the College of St Mark and St John in Plymouth (Marjons). For many years she has tutored and assessed ASA qualifications in Swimming Teaching as part of her students PGSE course.

Sally Glendinning

Sally works full time at a large nursing home in Launceston and yet she is still able to find time to train and assess First Aid at Work courses on behalf of Dalton Training. Sally has been in the role of First Aider for many years and has hands on experience on a day to day basis of providing first aid. Sally is also a Lifesaving and Swimming teacher and assists with Launceston SC.

Lorraine Denise Buttery

I have been a member of the Royal Life Saving Society for many years both as a Volunteer and as a professional Tutor, able to train candidates for the National Pool Lifeguard qualification, the Open Water Lifeguard Qualification. All First Aid at Work and Paediatric First Aid qualifications, as well as the National Rescue award for Teachers and Coaches. As a Mentor I help probationary NPLQ Trainers and assessors to achieve their full TA accreditation. I am also an ASA Coach. As a volunteer for the Society I Tutor Life Saving Assistant Instructors, Life Saving Instructors Rookie instructors, and Community Instructors, this covers all ages from 14 years upwards. Within the Community I conduct sessions for Life Support and AED instruction, and instruct Local school children in life support and water safety. After receiving many awards and Life Membership from the RLSS, the highlight of my time with the Society was In 2016 when I was nominated for a special award to be given to 125 volunteers within the Commonwealth to celebrate the Society’s 125th year anniversary. The insignia was presented by Prince Michael of Kent who is the President of the Commonwealth Division. The day culminated with a Champagne Reception at Buckingham Palace where I had the great honour of being presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.