Private Group First Aid Training

For your employees or association - your location or ours

We'd love to train your team.

If your staff members need first aid training, we can teach a private course at your workplace or at one of our locations.

Areas served: Metro Vancouver including Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody, Surrey, Richmond, Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver, North Vancouver, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Abbotsford and Langley.

If you don’t have a suitable room (see Training Room Requirements below), you can book a private course at our Coquitlam or Burnaby/Vancouver location.

Private group first aid training is easy to organize. Book a date with us and provide a group of people. We’ll take care of everything else.

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Training Room Requirements

Adequate space for seating and practical sessions
Clean floor
Washrooms nearby
Electrical outlets
One or two tables
Chairs for each participant and the instructor

Training Room Size

Red Cross minimum room size requirements: 1.4 m2 (15 sq. ft.) available for every 2 participants.

For Level 1 (Workplace Emergency First Aid) courses, WorkSafe BC requires a minimum of 500 sq ft of clear floor space in addition to the seating area.

Equipment

Our instructors will bring all the equipment they need to teach the course, however if you have the following equipment available for use please let us know:

Projector
Whiteboard
Flip chart board

Group size

Red Cross First Aid/ CPR courses – Minimum 12, Maximum 18.
Mental Health First Aid – Minimum 10, Maximum 25.

If you have fewer than 10 people or don’t want to organize a private group course, please consider registering individuals on one of our public courses.

Courses Available

Why Choose Safe + Sound

High-quality courses based on latest scientific research (ILCOR — International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation)
Provincially/territorially and nationally recognized certifications
Courses updated with the most current First Aid & CPR standards
Scheduling flexibility
Delivery according to National Standards, through certified Red Cross First Aid Instructors
Learner-centred approach for high-skill retention
Focus on injury prevention in the workplace
Link to comprehensive first aid e-book and free Red Cross phone App provided to all course participants.

We cater to all learning styles by using a combination of teaching techniques

PowerPoint presentation
Skills demonstration and practice
Scenarios using props
Class discussions and Q&A

Certified and experienced instructors

Our courses are taught by certified instructors who can tailor the course based on class composition.

Our instructors bring a wealth of personal experience to their courses and their use of real life examples makes classes entertaining and memorable.

Meet our instructors here: Our Instructors

First Aid Training In Other Languages

We have instructors who can teach classes in various languages. You can choose from this list:

First Aid and CPR in English
First Aid and CPR in Farsi
First Aid and CPR in Mandarin
First Aid and CPR in Cantonese
First Aid and CPR in Korean
Mental Health First Aid in English
Mental Health First Aid in French

How to set up your training room for a first aid class

How to set up your training area for the first aid class - a guideline for first aid course hosts.

Size of area required

The minimum size required by WorkSafeBC for first aid classes is 500 square feet of clear space (for practical work) in addition to the seating area.

Room shape

Ideally square. Long, narrow rooms do not work well for first aid/CPR training. With rectangular rooms it’s best if the shortest wall dimension is at least 20’ long.

Room set-up

Chairs should be set up in one or two lines parallel to the front of presentation area or in a semi circle. If the room is large enough to accommodate tables for students, this is appreciated but not required.

Washrooms

There must be washrooms close to the training area.

Room Cleanliness

Participants will be doing floor work during the training. It is important that the floor is clean, not just for the comfort of the students but to protect the instructor’s equipment.

Teaching Environment

· The area must be quiet with very little background noise including music.

· The room or area must be situated in a place where students will not be disturbed by people walking through during the training.

· Lighting - must be adequate for training.

Furniture and Equipment - Required

Chairs are required for each participant and the instructor as well as two or three tables.

In boardrooms with a large central table, this table may have to be moved to one side or dismantled in order to provide adequate space for the practical sessions.

Equipment - Nice to have

· Projector screen or empty light coloured wall to project against.

· Whiteboard

· Flip chart with paper

· TV with HDMI input

Room set up time

Our instructor will arrive at the course location approximately one hour before the class start time. The instructor will need up to an hour to bring equipment into the training room and get the equipment set up so that they can start the class on time.

As the course organizer it is your responsibility to ensure that the room is open and set up for the training at least one hour before the class start time. The training day will run more smoothly because of your efforts and the students and instructor will appreciate it very much.

If you have any questions about the above, please contact us before your class.