First Aid
Occupational First Aid Level 1 • XOCH 0800
This
seven-hour WorkSafeBC program equips you with the emergency skills needed to
stabilize an injured person until trained help arrives. Areas covered include
bleeding control, CPR and conscious and unconscious choking.
Requirements: picture ID. Acceptable photo identification includes
driver’s license, student card, recreation centre pass, BCID, or
passport.
Prerequisite: age 16 or older
Transportation Endorsement • XOCH 0780
As an
endorsement to the WorkSafeBC Level 1 certificate, this course meets the needs
of those responsible for transporting injured workers to medical aid from more
remote settings. You must hold your Occupational First Aid WorkSafeBC Level 1
certificate to receive the endorsement. Endorsement expires with the
WorkSafeBC Level 1 certificate.
Prerequisite: Current OFA Level 1 certification.
Red Cross Babysitting • XOCH 0882
The Canadian Red
Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviours
to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter.
Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older
youth
feel when caring for younger children. This updated curriculum, complete with
new science, also provides improved learning when it comes to giving the
appropriate care in the event of an emergency.
Prerequisite: Ages 11 plus
Red Cross Stay Safe! (Home Alone) • XSLF 0620
Offers basic first aid and safety skills for youth 9-13 years old.
Participants learn about being safe when they are without the direct
supervision of a parent, guardian, or trusted adult, both at home and in their
communities.
Standard First Aid–CPR C with AED • XOCH 0820
This two-day First Aid course is a fundamental training program in
emergency care. This course is an extension to the Basic First Aid program
with instruction in injury assessment, head injuries, lifting and moving, eye
injuries plus the CPR-C component.
(Picture ID required) Acceptable photo
identification includes driver’s license, student card, recreation
centre pass, BCID, or passport.
Prerequisite: age 16 plus
Red Cross CPR/AED - Recertification • XOCH 0690
Courses on cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provide the skills
needed to recognize and respond to cardiovascular emergencies and choking for
adults, children and babies depending on the level of CPR chosen. All include
training in the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). Courses
offer training suitable for workplace or general interest. Includes the
latest
CPR guidelines.
WorkSafe BC Occupational First Aid Level 3 • XOCH 0820
OFA Level 3 courses qualify candidates for certification by WorkSafeBC
as first aid attendants in industry. This course has achieved recognition in
every province across Canada. This is a significant approval, specifically
toward those employees of the oil and gas industry, logging, mining and other
similar endeavors in the north. This program enables those employees to
secure
a first aid certificate recognized in Canada from coast to
coast.
Requirements: picture ID. Acceptable photo identification includes
driver’s license, student card, recreation centre pass, BCID or
passport.
Prerequisites: age 16 plus and have at least a Grade 10 reading
comprehension skills.
