The First Aid Instructor Course

First Aid and CPR Intructor Training Manual

This course provides candidates with the knowledge and skills to facilitate Red Cross core courses and to learn the best teaching strategies. 

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STEP 1: EVALUATE SKILLS & CHECK PREREQUISITES

STEP 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF INSTRUCTION

STEP 3: DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CLASSROOM COMPONENT

STEP 4: TEACHING EXPERIENCE

STEP 5: CERTIFICATION


Instructor Development Program Overview

OVERVIEW
The Canadian Red Cross First Aid Instructor Development Program trains and certifies Instructors to organize and deliver First Aid & CPR courses.
The Instructor Development Program will train Instructors to apply an individualized approach focusing on injury prevention, learning styles and a variety of instructional techniques that consider the abilities, ages and needs of each participant. Our First Aid & CPR Instructors are trained to encourage each participant's personal rate of achievement, recognizing this will vary from one person to the next.

COURSES
Youth Leader
Instructor Development
Teaching Experience Supervisor
Instructor Trainer
Master Instructor Trainer

LEGISLATION
Note: Please be aware of provincial/territorial/federal regulations that may dictate different maintenance and recertification requirements. www.redcross.ca/firstaidlegislation

Instructor Development Program Roles

Leader: Community Leader (Coming Soon) / Youth Leader

Instructor: Teaching Experience Supervisor / Evaluator / Instructor

Instructor Trainer: Instructor Trainer

Master Instructor Trainer: Master Instructor Trainer

Is a CRC certification?RoleMinimum Age
Community LeaderNoA community member who is prepared to facilitate prevention and safety activities with preschool and elementary aged children (4 to 9 years old) which do not result in first aid certificationNot applicable
Youth LeaderYesThe person prepared to facilitate adolescent (9 to 15 years old) prevention and safety training activities which do not result in first aid certification18 years old or 16-17 years old with on-site adult support
InstructorYesThe person prepared to lead participant level first aid training (full length courses and recertification courses).18 years old
EvaluatorNoThe person prepared to evaluate the clinical skills of First Responder candidates seeking licensure. This person is either an existing First Responder Instructor or Emergency Medical Responder Instructor. They are not
involved with the remaining aspects of the First Responder course and are acting as an independent skills assessor.		18 years old
Teaching Experience SupervisorYesThe person prepared to supervise the Teaching Experience of an Instructor candidate. This person is an experienced instructor who has completed additional CRC development work in order to fulfill this role.
This lasts as long as their instructor certification is valid (does not extend their instructor certification).		18 years old
Instructor TrainerYesThe person prepared to develop Instructor candidates (full length courses and recertification courses).
Master Instructor TrainerYesThe person prepared to develop Instructor Trainer candidates (full length courses and recertification courses).18 years old