This course 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. Also known within the CSA standards for First Aid and Basic and Intermediate First Aid. Includes how to teach and facilitate, individual and group assignments, practice teaching, injury prevention principles, inclusion, and progressive learning (more)

Besides a pre-course on-line learning for FOI, an in-person skill check session on an evening before the course – TBA – to help assure good preparation. Coaching sessions will be available the few weeks before to assure successful outcome in the Skills Check – to assure demonstration level skills. Next is an in person classroom session on June 6-7 (Fundamentals)  & June 20-21(Discipline Specific), 2026 at the Red Cross, 133 Troop Ave, Dartmouth.  Class will be daily 9 – 5 pm daily

Prerequisites: Red Cross Standard First Aid with CPR Level C; complete skills checklist prior to course with a First Aid Instructor; min. 18 years old

Post-course Requirements :  Candidates will need to complete the requirement of the Teaching Experience -co-teach(s)- as outlined by the Instructor Trainer.

Red Cross is training partner based in it course delivery, consider this in your post course plan for delivery of the program. More here