We kindly ask anyone (participants and instructors) with symptoms of COVID-19 including fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat and painful swallowing to stay home and not attend the training session. Instead, please complete the BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool, follow the recommendations given, and rebook your course for a later date.

During your course, wearing a mask that securely covers the nose, mouth, and chin is mandatory. You may bring your own, or one will be provided when you arrive. Thank you for keeping us and your classmates safe.

We have masks, hand sanitizer and face shields available to purchase here.

First-aid course

Try our fun, hands on realistic first-aid training in a no pressure learning environment

First-Aid Instructor Transfer (Option #2)

This course is for Red Cross Water Safety Instructors or educators (elementary or secondary level) who want to become certified as a Red Cross First-Aid Instructor.

Get your Red Cross First-aid instructors certificate in three days! This is a transfer course for those who have a Red Cross Water Safety Instructor certificate or are an educator (elementary or secondary level). Please email or call to find out if you qualify for this course.

This course provides candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to teach Canadian Red Cross first aid and CPR courses.  The candidates are expected to have finely tuned first aid and CPR technical skills, therefore this course focuses on how to teach and facilitate first aid and CPR skills.

With this certification you would be able to teach the Canadian Red Cross Standard First-Aid, Emergency First-Aid, Marine Basic First-Aid, Babysitting Emergency Childcare First-Aid, AED, CPR HCP, CPR C and CPR A as well as the recertification for all of these courses.

Course Schedule

Schedule and Online registration for Victoria BC

In order to complete certification, all instructor candidates must complete teaching experience with a Teaching Experience Supervisor. A teaching experience package is available through Alert First-Aid for an additional $250.

Prior to the start of the course, an online 8 hour Fundamentals of Instruction course must be completed. Login details will be provided after registration.

Full Course Length: 24 Hours





Our Clients Say

"An excellent instructor, one of the best I have ever had. You were very clear, informative, and kept a very positive and nurturing learning experience throughout the entire course."

January 26th 2014 FAIT course  

"Thank-you Jaimie, It was awesome and you are captivating, dynamic and I felt challenged, which is good for me!"

January 26th 2014 FAIT course

"I have taken many instructor courses, this one by far was the most effective in aquiring the information I wante to learn."

January 26th 2014 FAIT course

"This course was fast paced and interactive. Jaimie kept us moving and motivated. It was very informative. "

Victoria Hodgson , Victoria BC,
Red Cross First aid instuctor transfer

"Jaimie and his team are awesome! I researched other schools and other organizations and found this was the best option for my requirements. In fact, I travelled from Vancouver to take this course. This will help our fire department immensley as well as me personally as a future instructor. Thanks!"

Al Mc Gee , Vancouver BC,
Red Cross First aid instuctor transfer

"An excellent course. Jaimie made it fun and engaging. The course itself was the best one I've taken. Up to date and relevant. "

Victoria Hodgson , Victoria BC,
Red Cross First aid instuctor transfer

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If you have a group of First Aid Instructor Candidates and would like us to come to your workplace to teach a Canadian Red Cross First Aid Instructor course, we offer this course in the following locations: 

Victoria | Langford | Esquimalt | Sooke | Cobble Hill | Mill Bay | Duncan | Lake Cowichan | Cedar | Ladysmith | Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Port Alberni | Coombs | Parksville | Campbell River | Saltspring Island | Pender Island | Powell River | Gabriola Isand

Please give us a call at 1-866-282-5378 or send us an email at info@alertfirstaid.com to arrange a group course.

Course Content:

Includes teaching, facilitation, learning and assessment theory, individual and group assignments, practice teaching exercises, principles of injury prevention, inclusion and progressive learning. Red Cross Fundamental Principles and first aid and CPR training philosophies are also reinforced throughout the course.