| Emergency care instructor | |
| Type: | profession |
| Activity Sector: | Emergency care |
| Competencies: | training skills, patience |
| Formation: | certificate of instructor course (+ other education, required for starting this course) |
| Employment Field: | Emergency care courses |
An emergency care instructor is a person who provides training in emergency care to civilians or military personnel. In order to qualify, a person must undergo appropriate courses, and have a certification level not lower (usually at least one level higher) than that to be taught.[1] Often, experience with the provision of such care is required. If these requirements are met, the applicant will receive a certificate after completing training and fulfilling possible additional conditions.
Typically, upon certification it is necessary to hold a certain number of classes under the supervision of other instructors, and only after that may a new instructor teach courses on their own. The certificate must be renewed periodically.[2]
Many first aid and medical care courses exist. They differ by: