First Aid Instructors

Do you want to help friends and colleagues be safer? Do you want to help build a safer community? Learn more about how to become an Instructor for Canadian Red Cross First Aid Programs.

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See below for more information on Instructor courses, including how to teach and deliver Red Cross First Aid programs.

CPR Instructor

CPR Instructors support the Red Cross First Aid Program through the delivery of our CPR courses. Candidates enter our comprehensive Instructor Development Program, designed to prepare them to support dynamic, learner-centred classroom environments.

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First Aid and CPR Instructor

First Aid & CPR Instructors support the Red Cross First Aid Program through the delivery of our First Aid and CPR courses. Candidates enter our comprehensive Instructor Development Program, designed to prepare them to support dynamic, learner-centred classroom environments.

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Instructor Development-Professional Responder Program

Designed for candidates who wish to deliver Canadian Red Cross Professional Responder courses, including Basic Life Support (BLS), First Responder (FR), Advanced First Aid (AFA), Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Oxygen Therapy (OT), Marine Advanced First Aid (MAFA) and Airway Management (AM). Course content focuses on instructional techniques, including designing and supporting scenarios, organizing courses, and how to support dynamic, learner-centred classroom environments. 

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Instructor Development – Wilderness & Remote First Aid Program

Designed for candidates who wish to deliver Canadian Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid courses, including Remote First Aid, Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder. Course content focuses on instructional techniques, including delivering scenarios, organizing courses and how to support dynamic, learner-centred classroom environments. 

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Youth Leader

Duration: Online, plus teaching experience

Youth Leaders support the Red Cross Youth First Aid Program through the delivery of our Stay Safe! and Babysitting courses. With the required prerequisites, candidates enter into our comprehensive Youth Leader Development Program, designed to prepare them to support dynamic, learner-centred classroom environments.

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