During the Emergency First Response Instructor course, you will build on your skill as an Emergency Responder and focus on developing your instructional abilities to teach these skills to others. The Instructor course provides you with the additional training necessary to teach the Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR), Secondary Care (First Aid) and Care for Children courses. Through a multi-media approach of independent study, classroom sessions and practical teaching assignments, you learn to conduct Emergency First Response courses.
The instructor course covers specific goals and performance requirements for the Primary Care, Secondary Care and Care for Children courses, along with instruction on how to structure learning, the requirements of performance-based training, and your role as the instructor in the learning environment. You also learn how to motivate students, evaluate student knowledge, present course content effectively, become proficient in developing students' hands-on skills practice sessions, and are taught how to present an effective scenario-based learning experience.
Course requirements and essential information:
- Have completed adult, child and infant CPR and first aid training in the past 24 months or a be a practicing medical professional such as a physician, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic and Registered Nurse
- You need to be a minimum of 18 years of age
- Have a reasonable level of fitness and health
Required course materials*:
Because teaching the Emergency First Response Primary Care course requires the ability to easily reference standards and maintain a library of updated materials, instructor candidates are required to have personal copies of the following materials for the instructor course and to teach Emergency First Response courses:
- Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care Instructor Guide
- Emergency First Response Care for Children Instructor Guide
- Emergency First Response Course Knowledge Reviews
- Emergency First Response Participant Manual
- Emergency First Response Care for Children Participant Manual
- Emergency First Response Video/DVD
- Emergency First Response Care for Children Video/DVD
- Emergency Care at a Glance
Course Duration: 2 Days
Prices (without course materials): £250
Prices (with course materials*): £430