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Unit 236, 755 Lake Bonavista Dr. SE Campus
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This course if for new instructors who are interested in teaching:
Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR Instructor, Airway Management and Oxygen Administration, First Responder Instructor, Advanced First Aid and/or Emergency Medical Responder
The following items are covered in this Professional Responder Instructor - Full Course class:
approx. 62 hours
The following are the prerequisite that a student is required to have before being allowed into this course:
Professional Responder Instructor Development Pathway:
Pre-course: Submit required pre-requisites to Lianne via email at lianne@safetyed.ca.
Step 1: Complete a skills evaluation of the skills that each participant will be certified to teach (this step is completed on day one of the program)
Step 2: Complete the Fundamentals of Instruction online component (8 hrs approx.), and a classroom component (14 hrs 30 min) focused on the application of fundamentals.
Step 3: Complete the First Aid & CPR/AED Discipline Specific Classroom Component (14 hrs 30 min), which focuses on the specific skills of that program.
Step 4: Complete the Teaching Experience online module (30-45 min approx.) and a classroom component with the support of a Teaching Experience Supervisor.
Step 5: Certification - An electronic certification will be issued upon completion. Certified Instructors can teach up to the level at which their pre-requisites qualify them:
Basic Life Support CPR
Airway Management and Oxygen Administration Therapy
First Responder
Advanced First Aid
Emergency Medical Responder (provincial legislation permits)
To maintain certification for Alberta based instructors, each instructor will be required to teach a minimum of 2 programs per certification year to qualify for recertification with one being at the level of highest instructor certification if more than one instructor credential is held.
To ensure you understand the juridical requirements for each province please contact the Red Cross Directly at 1-877-356-3226.
Upon successful completion of this program you will have earned the following tickets:
Recertification requirements may have additional requirements than the Red Cross Program Standards and it is the instructors responsibility to teach the required courses as per local authorities.
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