Certified First Aid Trainer

The Certified First Aid Trainer certification from the American Institute of Safety Professionals develops the instructional competency to deliver first aid and CPR training courses. First aid training requires a unique combination of medical knowledge, instructional skill, and practical demonstration ability: the trainer must explain physiological concepts accessibly, demonstrate techniques precisely, manage hands-on practice sessions safely, assess competency through practical demonstration, and maintain the calm authority that builds learner confidence in skills they hope never to use.

The curriculum covers first aid training scope and standards, CPR instruction methodology (adult, child, infant — demonstration, practice, feedback), AED training delivery, choking response instruction, wound and bleeding control instruction, burn, fracture, and medical emergency instruction, scenario-based training design (realistic scenarios that test decision-making, not just technique), competency assessment for first aid (practical demonstration assessment criteria, pass/fail determination), course management (scheduling, equipment, manikins, supplies, documentation), maintaining trainer competency (staying current with guidelines, recertification), and the legal and liability considerations for first aid trainers.

All training is delivered 100 percent online through leading delivery platforms and the American Institute of Safety Professionals Learning Management System (LMS). On successful completion, you receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, a professional wallet card, and an official transcript, all employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.

Upon completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Instruct CPR effectively: demonstrating correct technique, guiding learner practice, providing real-time feedback on compression depth, rate, and recoil, and the instructional approach that builds confidence alongside competency.
• Instruct AED use: overcoming learner anxiety about AEDs, demonstrating pad placement and operation, integrating AED use with CPR practice, and the instruction that produces AED confidence.
• Design scenario-based first aid exercises: creating realistic emergency scenarios that test decision-making and prioritisation, managing scenario execution, and the scenario-based assessment that verifies competency beyond technique recall.
• Assess first aid competency: establishing pass/fail criteria for practical demonstrations, evaluating performance objectively, providing constructive feedback, and the assessment rigour that ensures graduates can actually perform first aid.
• Manage first aid courses: scheduling, equipment maintenance (manikins, AED trainers, supplies), learner documentation, certification issuance, and the course administration that supports professional delivery.

Core Topics

• First Aid Training Standards: scope, content requirements, certification criteria
• CPR Instruction: demonstration, practice, feedback, compression quality, technique correction
• AED Instruction: overcoming anxiety, demonstration, practice, integration with CPR
• Choking Instruction: abdominal thrusts, infant technique, unconscious choking
• Wound/Bleeding Instruction: direct pressure, packing, tourniquet awareness
• Scenario-Based Training: scenario design, execution, assessment, debrief
• Competency Assessment: practical demonstration, criteria, pass/fail, feedback
• Course Management: scheduling, equipment, manikins, supplies, documentation
• Manikin Management: cleaning, disinfection, maintenance, replacement schedules
• Legal Considerations: trainer liability, Good Samaritan awareness, scope limitations
• Maintaining Competency: guideline updates, recertification, continuous development

• Safety professionals who want to deliver first aid training in-house
• HR training coordinators designated to provide first aid courses
• Occupational health nurses who deliver workplace first aid training
• Community educators and volunteer trainers
• Anyone seeking professional certification to teach first aid and CPR

• No academic degree required
• All instruction in English

Upon completion, graduates receive an American Institute of Safety Professionals certificate, professional wallet card, and official transcript. Employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.

• Basic Life Support and First Aid (first aid knowledge)
• Basic First Aid and CPR (core first aid skills)
• Certified First Aid Trainer — YOU ARE HERE (trainer certification)
• Train the Trainer: OSH (broader trainer development)
• CSHT: Certified Safety and Health Trainer (comprehensive trainer certification)

Participants receive online training delivered through leading delivery platforms and the institute's Learning Management System (LMS). Training is provided directly by American Institute of Safety Professionals as well as through its network of Accredited Training Providers (ATPs), all backed by expert instruction and official study materials. Assessments are conducted online, and successful participants are awarded internationally recognized certificates.

To suit individual needs and schedules, participants can access training through the student dashboard and choose from a range of flexible delivery options, including blended learning, e-learning, remote and distance learning, and face-to-face instruction.