Course Info
The First Aid Instructor Professional Responder Discipline is a Canadian Red Cross course that prepares instructors to teach advanced and pre-hospital care courses. Candidates will take the knowledge learned in previous First Aid teaching courses and apply that to the Red Cross First Aid program.
Certified Instructors will be able to teach Basic Life Support, First Responder, Advanced First Aid, Marine Advanced First Aid and/or Emergency Medical Responder.
Candidates will be required to complete the following steps (all included in the courses):
Step 1 – Skills Evaluation and Pre-Requisite Verification
Step 2 – Fundamentals of Instruction
A – Fundamentals of Instruction ONLINE Component (Approximately 8-10 hours of self learning)
B- Fundamentals of Instruction Classroom Componenet
Step 3 – Discipline Specific CLASSROOM Component
Step 4 – Teaching Experience
A – Teaching Experience ONLINE Component (Approximately 1 hour of self learning)
B – Teaching Experience IN CLASS Component (Varies by candidate – Max of 3 Attempts)
Step 5 – Certification
Course Duration
- Classroom Components – 40 hours
- Self Directed Learning – Approximately 10 hours
- Teaching Experience – Varies
Language
- English
Prerequisite
- Hold a current Canadian Red Cross Professional Responder Certification in Basic Life Support (with Airway and Oxygen), First Responder OR Emergency Medical Responder
- First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder certifications from other agences (not Canadian Red Cross) are required to be approved. Certifications can be emailed to info@prosafetraining.ca
- Be at least 18 Years of Age
Certificate
- 3 Years
Course Price
- $1,050.00 + GST
Course Dates