Does your workplace require you to have first aid certification? Do you know what course to take? Are you certain your course meets workplace requirements? Is it going to be difficult to pass your first aid course? What do I do with an expired certificate? These questions and more will be answered on this page when we discuss get your OH&S approved certificate with a workplace approved provider such as Lethbridge First Aid.
Are Canadian First Aid Courses Hard?
Nothing worth doing is ever incredibly easy. Getting your first aid certificate is definitely worth it as you gain the powerful skills to save a life. If you take your course through just about any OH&S approved first aid course you have an over 95% chance of completing the course. However, if you take the course through a St Mark James Training provider such as Lethbridge First Aid you can also have the opportunity to retake the course if you attend the first time and incomplete it. At St Mark James Training they definitely want you to get certified and to have the right knowledge to help.
Are American Certificates Applicable in Canada?
If you have received your certificate in any other country in the USA or outside of Canada it is not valid for workplace or academic purposes in Canada. You also can not re-certify it. No matter the certification, it is not accepted in Canada.
Can I Renew an Expired Certificate?
Alberta OH&S regulations state that you can not recertify an expired award and that participants must re-take the original full course.
Is Standard Childcare First Aid an OH&S Approved Course?
No, standard childcare first aid is not an OH&S regulated course. Only intermediate, basic and advanced first aid courses are regulated by Alberta OH&S.
How Long is a Basic First Aid Course?
A basic first aid course takes 8 hours to complete. This can be done entirely online or half in class and half in online.
How Do I Take a First Aid Course in Lethbridge?
Simply head over to the Lethbridge First Aid website and select the Canadian first aid course that you need. They have the lowest prices, best teachers and all the courses to select from.
CPR-only classes are also available to students who don’t want to enrol in the full course.
There are three levels (A,C, and HCP) that are 4, 5, and 6 hours long respectively. A and C are catered towards first time or repeat first aid trainees and HCP is catered towards health care providers who work in health care facilities or hospitals. All of the levels have CPR for adults included but only C and HCP include pediatric CPR.
Private instructors are available for private training.
Lethbridge First Aid also offers private training at home or for special events like employee workshops and conferences. They have different hourly rates so send an e-mail or give a call to inquire about booking private instructors.
Did You Know?
Hypothermia is when core body temperature drops to 35 C or 95 F and below when the body is exposed to very low temperatures.
Hypothermia signs and symptoms
- Shivering
- Slurring of speech
- Very slow breathing
- Cold, pale skin (pallor)
- Loss of balance and coordination
- Fatigue and lethargy
- Confusion, changes in level of consciousness
- In infants: bright red, cold skin
Learn about Hypothermia and more by taking a intermediate first aid course in Lethbridge today.