Our Courses
Over the years since Flowman was formed in 1989, our courses have helped thousands of people to realise their potential within the leisure industry. Our training courses cover every aspect of pool water technology/management and pool plant operation and are held regularly throughout the year. Course places enjoy a very high demand and we would urge you to contact us direct to find out about availability.
The company owners have each been in the industry for over 50 years and our training is uniquely supported by Flowman’s wide and long engineering experience in carrying out installations, repairs and planned maintenance.
We offer comprehensive 3-day PASOQ (Pool and Spa Operators Qualifications) Technician Certificate courses throughout the year. We also offer a 1-day PASOQ Foundation Certificate course, subject to demand. Additionally, we run the 1-day PASOQ Technician Revalidation Certificate annual update seminar. This Revalidation seminar takes place each year on the last Wednesday of October. It recognises other 3-days qualifications eg ISRM, AIQ, STA etc and certificate holders will be placed on the PASOQ (UK) Pool Technician Register that is open to view on the PASOQ website. These PASOQ courses are endorsed by ISPE (Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers) and generously supported by Lovibond Tintometer pool water testing. For further details about PASOQ visit www.pasoq.co.uk
Flowman also offers the above certificated courses as an in-house package to many organisations. Additionally, we can customise staff training to be site-specific and suit the needs of a particular pool and plant room.
All our training courses comply fully with
The Health and Safety Executive’s document, HSG179
The British Standards Institute PAS39 document and
The PWTAG (Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group) current manual, Swimming Pool Water : Treatment & Quality Standards for Pools and Spas.
Course delegates are provided with a current copy of the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG) Code of Practice (CoP) for Swimming Pool Water – July 2021 and the Lovibond Tintometer booklet ‘Water Treatment & Analysis’. Additionally, on the Technician certificate course, the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG) manual ‘Swimming Pool Water : Treatment and Quality Standards for Pools and Spas’ is provided. Your course tutors are the Flowman partners, David Lowe and John Mannion, both of whom are members of ISPE (Institute of Swimming Pool Engineers) and qualified by examination with the former Institute of Sport & Recreation Management (ISRM, now CIMSPA). Attendees on all Flowman training courses have unlimited access to a free Helpline for plant room or water quality management, following their training.
PASOQ swimming and spa Pool Plant Operators 3-day Technician qualification
PASOQ swimming and spa Pool Plant Operator’s 1-day Technician’s Revalidation update seminar
Customised In-House Training – tailored to be site specific
PASOQ swimming and spa Pool Plant Operators 1-day Foundation qualification
Revalidation Seminar 2019 : Our engineer, Scott giving a presentation on repairing common plant room breakdowns.
3-Day Technician Certificate
- Ideal for staff who operate – or intend to operate – a pool where they will perform tasks with significant operational or safety impacts – and that they have the competencies to do so.
- We successfully conducted a series of Zoom training courses during the Covid years, which were well received. We consider this to be the way forward at the present time.
- The certificate has a validity period of five years.
- The 2025 course fee has been pegged at the 2023 price of £335 ex vat.
- We have Technician, 3-day e-courses scheduled for April and November 2025 – see our link on the right of this page for our information sheet.
- If you wish to book a place on these e-courses, please complete and return the application form on that info sheet.
- If you have any queries, please use the Contact page and we’ll reply without delay.
1-Day Technician Revalidation Seminar
- This Update Seminar revalidates a certificate that is due to expire.
- It is designed to refresh the knowledge gained on the Technician Certificate and to provide an appreciation of current changes and trends and standards of operation.
- The face-to-face seminar that we have traditionally provided each October has been replaced with the Zoom method that we used successfully during the Covid years.
- It is held each year on the final Wednesday of October. This year’s e-seminar will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2025.
- The 2025 course fee has been pegged at the 2023 price of £135 ex vat.
- Further information can be obtained in the PDF download on the right-hand side of this page.
- If you wish to book a place, please complete and return the application form that can be found in that PDF download.
- If you have any queries, please use the Contact page and we’ll reply without delay.
1-Day Foundation Certificate
An ideal qualification for staff who are not specifically responsible for the day-to-day operation of pool plant, but would benefit from a basic understanding of pool water management and water testing procedures, diagnosis and response actions. There are no scheduled courses for this level, however training can be provided on demand. Please contact us for further details.