New PADI OWSI Requirement:

Effective March 2009, all new PADI Instructors will need to be current Emergency First Response Instructors or hold another current first aid and CPR instructor credential. Currently fi rst aid and CPR provider-level training is required for new instructors; however, this change raises the bar by requiring instructor-level CPR and fi rst aid skills. PADI Instructors will not only have a higher level of preparedness to respond to emergencies, but will also be better equipped to offer all-inclusive PADI Rescue Diver and Divemaster courses. Having the Emergency First Response Instructor credential gives PADI Instructors another marketable skill set, because fi rst aid and CPR training is in demand outside the diving community and EFR courses are approved by many authoritative bodies internationally. Currently, many PADI Course Directors offer EFR Instructor training before or during their IDCs, thus are already making sure candidates will meet this new requirement. Others offer this training immediately after the IDC or IE, which will allow instructor candidates to meet the requirement before their instructor paperwork is processed. If you don’t offer one of these options to instructor candidates, please prepare to do so before March 2009. If you are already a PADI Instructor, the EFR Instructor credential requirement does not extend to you; however, seeking out this training and maintaining the credential is recommended for the reasons outlined.

EFR First Aid at Work Instructor & Assessor Upgrade:

Prerequisites: Be a EFR Insructor and need a current HSE First Aid at Work Certificate. There are exceptions to the four day provider if you are a registered Doctor, Nurse or Paramedic. Includes instructor manuals but not registration fees .

The first aid at work instructor upgrade can be run directly after the core instructor module.

Once you have completed this module you will be able to use the EFR HSE number 54/03 rather than having to apply directly to the HSE subject to certain criteria being met for more information please see below

You will be qualified to teach Four day at Work first aid courses, two day HSE refresher courses and act as an assessor in addition to the courses you qualified to teach after completion of the Core Instructor Module.

You will need to hold a current four day First Aid at Work provider certificate before you can take this course, but we can provide the provider and core instructor module and the First Aid at Work upgrade over a five day period.
There are exceptions to the four day provider if you are a registered Doctor, Nurse or Paramedic.

Becoming a HSE First Aid at Work approved Centre

Applying to be a HSE approved centre can be a lengthy and expensive process with no guarantee of success, some companies have spent up to £2000.00 and a considerable amount of time and effort to gain approval. With the training system we use becoming an HSE centre is a straight forward simple process, because the Emergency First Response® courses already have full HSE approval you can be up and running as an HSE Centre within a couple of weeks or in many cases days. Once the course has been successfully completed you send your papers off for processing, There is a set up fee which is a fraction of the price that you would have to pay to become a HSE centre direct. You will use the EFR HSE number 54/03 when certified rather than having to directly apply to the HSE

EFR Instructor Crossover Course:

Prerequisites: The Emergency First Response Crossover course is open to all CPR/First Aid Instructors who hold current adult, child and infant CPR/First Aid teaching credentials from another CPR/First Aid training organization. To cross over and become an Emergency First Response Instructor please contact us for more details.

EFR Care for Children Instructor Upgrade:

The Emergency First Response Care for Children Instructor upgrade course (for pre 1st July 2005 EFR Instructors) is built on the skills learned in the EFR Instructor course and allows you to teach the Care for Children program, designed to teach first aid for 0 to 8 year olds. The program takes only half a day.

Courses you will be able to teach after successful completion of the Core Instructor Module:   CPR Basic Primary Care. CPR Basic Primary Care with AED. First Aid for Children. First Aid for Children with AED. Secondary Care First AED. 12 hour Childcare First Aid - required by child minders and people working with Children and Infants (OFSTED Approved). You teach: - Scene safety assessment universal precautions. Communicable disease protection, including barrier use. Primary assessment rescue breathing. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Conscious and unconscious obstructed airway management (choking). Serious Bleeding Management. Shock Management & Spinal Injury Management. Care for Children - includes all of the above for infants and children and also: Injury assessment. Bandaging. Illness assessment. Late in 2009 there will be changes in the rules governing one day workplace first aid courses and FAW courses. All these programs will automatically be upgraded and you will still fully comply with the latest rules although you may need to operate through an approved HSE centre.

Courses you will be able to teach after completing the FAW Upgrade Module:   You will be able to teach all of the above and through an approved HSE centres you will also be able to teach: - Four Day First Aid at work courses - First Aider in the Workplace & the new EFAW One Day Course. Two Day Refresher Courses - First Aider in the Workplace. You will also be qualified to act as an assessor for HSE First Aid in the Workplace courses.