The Institute of Aquaphobia (IOA) has developed the Certificate in Teaching Aquaphobics (CTA). The course aims to teach aquatic & leisure professionals how to understand, identify and by using the Aquaphobic Learning Programme (ALP) treat Aquaphobics, weak and non-swimmers from both a psychological and physical point of view.

This professional development course establishes a swimming teacher as an Aquaphobia Coach & then as an Advanced Aquaphobia Coach, who will be able to assess the severity of an individual’s fear or phobia and support them through the programme, leading to stress free happy swimming. If you are a swimming teacher who is actively teaching and wants to increase your skill set and revenue stream, then this is a must for you.

The Institute of Aquaphobia aims to help everybody, on a multi-cultural and inclusive basis, who has a fear of water to overcome their worries and concerns and learn to feel happy and relaxed in or around pools, rivers or the sea. The IOA’s worldwide community brings together people from around the globe, who have a personal or professional interest in helping people and communities be free from this life-changing phobia and stresses relating to aquatic events or experiences. You can be a part of this amazing network, either as a member of the public, interested in overcoming aquaphobia or a swimming teacher training to be an Aquaphobia Angel Coach.

The IOA aims, with global partners, to further all aspects of learning that advances scientific research, community networks and best practice by professionals for people, at whatever age, who need to be able to relax with basic swimming skills for personal, social/pleasure, mental and physical health and most importantly life-preservation reasons. To advance education in the water and using the latest Virtual Reality technology for multimedia, so we can truly reach everybody wherever they are in the world, on their phones or tablets.