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First Aid Instructor

Description:

The Lifesaving Society is excited to announce the launch of the new First Aid Instructor course available July 1, 2011. At the end of this course, candidates will be able to teach and evaluate:

CPR Level A, B, C and CPR-HCP
Emergency and Standard First Aid
AED Responder and AED Provider
Oxygen Therapy
AEC (must hold a current LSI or NLS certification)

Prerequisites:

Standard First Aid	Current within 1 year or
Aquatic Emergency Care	Current within 1 year
AED Provider	Current within 1 year or
AED Responder	Current within 1 year
18 years old by last day

Next Step (notes):

or HCP Instructor Module, or Worksite First Aid Instructor Module

Instructional Time:

Complete a precourse assignment and hand it in on or before the first day of the course.
Attend 100% of the 32 hour First Aid Instructor course.
Participate in a skill screening on the first day of the course to ensure that resuscitation and first aid skills meet the standard.
Prepare and present peer teaching topics utilizing assigned teaching techniques.

In order to achieve certification as a First Aid Instructor, the candidate must complete the required apprenticeship within 3 years of the completion of the FAI course.

Recognition:

Candidates that have shown the pre-requisites and successfully completed the course and required apprenticeship(s) will be issued a certification card from the Branch office. Please contact us if you have not received your permanent card within 60 days of sending in you apprenticeship forms.

Please retain a copy of your apprenticeship forms for your records.

Currency:

All appointed FAI’s and FAI Apprentices (not completed co-teaches) regardless of certification date will be required to recertify within the designated 3 year cycle. Please ensure that your keep the branch office informed of your current email and mailing address.