First Aid Instructor Transfer Educators, Water Safety or Professional Responder Instructor

Provides candidates with the knowledge and skills to teach core Red Cross First Aid & CPR courses: Emergency and Standard First Aid, CPR/AED, Marine Basic First Aid, Emergency and Standard Child Care First Aid. Includes how to teach and facilitate, individual and group assignments, practice teaching, injury prevention principles, inclusion, and progressive learning.

Instructor

Red Cross First Aid Instructor Trainer (including Wilderness and Remote First Aid Instructor Trainer and Emergency Care Instructor Trainer)

Prerequisites

First Aid Instructor with St. John Ambulance, Heart and Stroke, Lifesaving Society; complete skills checklist prior to course with a First Aid Instructor; min. 18 years old

Completion Requirements

100% attendance, skills demonstration, complete practice teaching, and 80% min. passing grade on written exam

Post-course Requirements

Meets the requirement of the Teaching Experience form as outlined by the Instructor Trainer

Certification

3-year certification as Red Cross First Aid Instructor

Recertification

8 hours