National Certificates from courses that have been approved by ILS to comply with the ILS educational standards can be converted to ILS International Certificates.
All convertible national qualifications/certificates are shown on the National Lifesaving Organisation’s equivalency table.
If your National Lifesaving organisation is not listed here or your national certificate is not mentioned on the equivalency table, it cannot be converted to an ILS International Certificate.
Contact your National Lifesaving Organisation to apply for an ILS International Certificate.
ILS does not handle individual applications.
The tables are solely to be interpreted in one direction, from national certificate to ILS certificate.
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
More info: RedFed Website and the LFBS Website (Etape 6).
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
More info: SOBRASA website.
Bulgaria
Canada
More info: Lifesaving Society Canada Website
Chile
Chinese Taipei
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
Finland
Germany
Information on the DLRG Website
Ghana
Great Britain
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Iran
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Korea (South)
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Montenegro
Morocco
The Netherlands
Niger
Norway
Peru
Poland
See here for more information.
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
More info: https://srilankalifesaving.lk/certifications/
Sudan
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Uganda
United Kingdom
More info: https://www.rlss.org.uk/international-lifeguarding-qualification
Uruguay
Venezuela
Your organisation is not mentioned?
If your organisation is not mentioned and/or your award isn’t mentioned, this means there is no ILS International Equivalency.
ILS Full Member Organisations which currently are NOT participating in the ILS Equivalency Programme:
Our Full Member Organisations in Bahrain, Bangladesh, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Estonia, Fiji, France, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Latvia, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Senegal, Slovakia, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.
Please contact the relevant organisation for more information on the international validity of their national awards.