Lead Instructor
Remus Teo
Active SSI Swim Teacher Instructor and React Right Instructor Trainer, leading the formal learning, assessment and certification pathway.
SSI Pro 121320Instructor Trainer
Verified SSI profileSSI swim teacher education · Singapore
Train for SSI swim teacher certification in Singapore.
Build the skills to teach others through structured SSI training, supervised practical experience and ongoing Penguin mentorship—whether you are exploring part-time teaching or a professional career.
Every SGD 1,688 teacher course includes full SSI React Right.
First Aid & CPR, AED Provider and Oxygen Provider training are included.
Verified SSI instructor-led training
Small cohorts of 1–8 candidates
Full React Right included with teacher courses
SSI instructor-led education
Clear support from digital learning through assessment and apprenticeship.
Small cohorts
1–8 candidates
Verified instructor
SSI Pro 121320
Safety included
Full React Right
Meet your training team
Two mentors. One clear path into teaching.
Remus and Rayner guide new coaches through professional instruction, practical teaching, feedback and in-water mentoring. Formal SSI certification is issued only after every applicable requirement is completed.
Trainer & Mentor
Rayner Teo
Guides aspiring swim coaches through practical teaching, learner confidence and in-water mentoring as an active SSI Swim Teacher and AUSTSWIM Competency Assessor.
SSI Pro 126454AUSTSWIM Assessor
Verified SSI profileChoose your pathway
Professional courses, clearly structured.
Each teacher course combines an instructor-led training day with the required digital learning, assessments and programme-specific apprenticeship before certification.
Penguin Pro Bundle – Any 2 Teacher Courses
SGD 2,888SGD 3,376
Choose any 2: Level 1, Level 2, Baby Swim Teacher, or Adult Swim Teacher. The bundle includes full React Right.
2 instructor-led days1-8 Students
Choose any 2 teacher courses
Full SSI React Right: First Aid & CPR, AED Provider and Oxygen Provider
Save SGD 488
All programme-specific SSI completion requirements
Foundational professional swim-teaching course. SSI recommends 24-28 total hours.
1 instructor-led day; 24-28 hours recommended total1-8 Students
Full SSI React Right: First Aid & CPR, AED Provider and Oxygen Provider
Supervised apprenticeship: 4 Aquatike and 4 Beginner lessons (recommended cumulative time of at least 4 hours)
Advanced stroke development and class progression. SSI Level 1 certification is required.
1 instructor-led day; 23-27 hours recommended total1-8 Students
Full SSI React Right: First Aid & CPR, AED Provider and Oxygen Provider
Supervised apprenticeship: 4 Intermediate and 2 Advanced lessons (recommended cumulative time of at least 3 hours)
SSI Baby Swim Teacher
SGD 1,688
Parent-child aquatic teaching for Baby Swim I and II. SSI recommends 8-10 total hours.
1 instructor-led day; 8-10 hours recommended total1-8 Students
Full SSI React Right: First Aid & CPR, AED Provider and Oxygen Provider
Supervised apprenticeship: 2 Baby Swim I and 2 Baby Swim II lessons (recommended cumulative time of at least 2 hours)
SSI Adult Swim Teacher Certification
SGD 1,688
Structured teaching for adult swimming programmes. SSI recommends 22-26 total hours.
1 instructor-led day; 22-26 hours (6-8 hours for qualified Level 2 teachers) recommended total1-8 Students
Full SSI React Right: First Aid & CPR, AED Provider and Oxygen Provider
Supervised apprenticeship: 1 Adult I and 1 Adult II lesson (recommended cumulative time of at least 2 hours)
Full SSI React Right
SGD 100
First Aid & CPR, AED Provider and Oxygen Provider, with practical scenarios and final assessments.
8-12 recommended hours1-8 Students
Minimum age 12+
Valid for 2 years
No swim-teaching apprenticeship
Need help choosing?
Tell us your experience and goals. We’ll help you understand the right pathway and next available date.
Your learning journey
A clear route from learning to practice.
Certification is awarded after all applicable SSI learning, assessment and apprenticeship requirements are completed—not simply after attending one training day.
- STEP 01
Prepare
Complete the assigned SSI digital learning before instructor-led training.
- STEP 02
Train
Build practical teaching knowledge with clear, instructor-led guidance.
- STEP 03
Demonstrate
Complete the required theory, practical assessments and final exam.
- STEP 04
Apply
Finish the programme-specific supervised apprenticeship requirements.
Certification is the beginning. Your development continues with the Penguin community.
Lifetime Penguin mentorship
Support for the teacher you are becoming.
Ongoing mentorship is available to eligible teacher-course graduates. Ask the Academy for the current scope and terms for your course and support needs.
Teaching questions
Discuss lesson structure, swimmer progression and ways to adapt communication for different learners.
Continued development
Identify a suitable next pathway and the practical areas where further experience may help.
Career readiness
Prepare your qualifications, lesson-planning evidence and questions for appropriate coaching opportunities.
Proof in practice
Watch coaching skills take shape.
Real pool sessions give candidates space to observe, practise, receive feedback and build the judgement needed for confident teaching.
Practical instructionClose observationGuided feedback
Real Academy training
Inside the Academy
Training made real.
Swim teacher education goes beyond the classroom. Candidates learn by observing, practising and reflecting on how safe, confident instruction works in the water.
See the experience
Become a confident swim teacher.
Meet the Academy and see what a structured SSI swim teacher pathway can look like in Singapore.
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