First Aid & CPR Instructor Transfer Courses

COVID-19 Protocols:

A couple of things to put your mind at ease as you start to come back into the classroom setting:

LIFEGUARD COURSES:

Cleaning protocols have been increased
Equipment will be individualized as much as possible (mannequins, AED trainers, etc.)
Due to the nature of the Lifeguarding courses, there will be minimal contact required with other participants.
- For Lifeguard/Lifesaving procedures (Spinals, Unresponsive, etc) we will be using submersible mannequins where possible
- For physical standards required to be done on another person we will be teaching protocols to minimize risk - We will be switching to mannequins as soon as we are on the pool deck
All instructors are trained in updated COVID protocols

FIRST AID COURSES:

You will be set up with your own personal learning station (2m distance from the other stations)
Cleaning protocols have been increased
Equipment will not be shared amongst participants
Any skills involving partner work will be minimized, but when that is not possible, masks and gloves will be required to be worn.

First Aid Leadership Courses

First Aid Instructor Transfer

The First Aid Instructor Transfer Course – Option 1 is a Canadian Red Cross course that allows candidates who are certified First Aid instructors through recognized agencies to fast track their certification. 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 Emergency First Aid, Standard First Aid, Marine Basic First Aid, Emergency Child Care First Aid, Standard Child Care First Aid and CPR courses.

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 Component

Step 3 – Discipline Specific CLASSROOM Component

Step 4 – Teaching Experience

Prerequisites: Hold a current Canadian Red Cross Standard First Aid Certification Hold a Current First Aid Instructor certification for a recognized agency (Lifesaving Society, Canadian Heart and Stroke, St. John Ambulance, Canadian Ski Patrol) Be at least 18 Years of Age

How to Become a Lifeguard