First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder Recertification

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Course Overview

Red Cross Instructor Recertification – First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder Programs

The Red Cross Instructor Recertification for First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder Recertification course is designed for candidates who wish to deliver Canadian Red Cross Professional Responder courses, including:

Basic Life Support (BLS),
First Responder (FR),
Advanced First Aid (AFA), Emergency
Medical Responder (EMR),
Oxygen Therapy (OT),
Marine Advanced First Aid (MAFA) and
Airway Management (AM).

This recertification course content focuses on instructional techniques, including designing and supporting scenarios, organizing courses, and how to support dynamic, learner-centered classroom environments. As an Instructor Development Centre, SOS First Aid Instructors use state-of-the-art instructional tools to help customize the learning environment to the various industry and personal learning needs of the participants.

Developed by Professional Responders, for Professional Responders

The Professional Responder Program is customizable, flexible, and offers options to support a truly learner-centered experience.
Instructor tools and resources allow Instructors to adapt lesson plans to the needs of the class and deliver courses in various workplace environments.
Learning activities and scenarios reflect real-life situations with adaptability to various settings. Skill videos use the latest technology in video production (drones and virtual reality).

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Basic Life Support Instructor Recertification Course - Oakville	SOS First Aid and Safety Training Oakville 700 Dorval	6 July 2025 9:00 am	Register
*EMR or FR * Instructor Recertification Course- Oakville	SOS First Aid and Safety Training Oakville 700 Dorval	6 July 2025 9:00 am	Register

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SOS First Aid and Safety Training services the following Southern Ontario communities: Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Milton, Guelph, Vaughan, Woodbridge, Maple, Richmond Hill, Brampton, Acton, Georgetown, Hamilton, Ancaster, Brantford, Stoney Creek, St. Catherines, and Welland.

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Prakash was great. Very knowledgeable.

Victoria Portiansky

Instructor was great, well informed and patient and helpful all throughout.

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Akanksha Nagar

Ally was a great instructor, very professional and knowledgeable. Insightful explanation, and the best part is she adds real examples from experiences.

Rehab Farid

Amazing and not boring. Thank you, Viola for making sure we are wake during the 2 days training.

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Erica Lem

Did my 2 day BLS and SFA-C with Viola and I had so much fun. I’ve honestly never had an instructor/trainer like her. She made the course so engaging and creative. This is my 3rd time doing this course with SOS and Viola made it the best one yet.

Samantha Gounder

I had same experience as three years before. Instructors at SOS are very thorough & the sessions are interactive. Julie, our instructor was very knowledgeable and made learning easy & enjoyable.

Dipalee Vajaria

Patty Turnbul is the best ❤️

Ibrahim elsharkawy

Honestly felt like I have a way better understanding of CPR and BLS even though I have been doing certifications for years. Extra informative yet within time. I really enjoyed the course!

cammell swaby

This was the 2nd time we used SOS for our first aid course. This year we had Karen as our instructor, she was fantastic. She kept everyone engaged and made the material relatable. We will definitely use SOS again

Stuart Bradshaw

Prakash is very good and knowledgeable instructor. He made it very easy. Highly recommended

Ajit Khare

Prakash is clearly very experienced in teaching and he makes the long day feel shorter with his humour. We finished earlier then expected as well.

Ray Huerto

Prakash is a great training. Very enjoyable and informative course.

Tash D

Patty was the best instructor! Very competent, kind and full of stories! I took CPR Standard First Aid course. Definitely recommend this training program!

Alisa Nickerson

Did my CPR recertification with their instructor Elhamy. Really enjoyed the class!

Khawab Arora

Elhami was a great instructor! He is very kind and funny and he made the class very interactive. He ensured that everyone understood each concept.

Ritchell Ermita

Interactive with games and repeating the important stuff again and againHelps students to retain memory

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Ramero Buenafe

Ally was a great teacher! She was informative and presented the material in a way that kept us interested (with relevant stories).

Lorreinne Pelipel

Great course. Ally is a fantastic instructor who is incredibly knowledgeable, kind, and approachable. The course flew by.

Nicki Thibeault

Patty is an amazing instructor. Her class was very engaging and interactive. She makes you want to participate in class and her personal stories are heartfelt and interesting. Would definitely take another class with her again!Thank you Patty!

Ginsha Godson

Patty was so knowledgeable and interactive! It made the session really stuck in my head. Thank you!

Ruben Bocanegra

Fantastic information and fun. Patty is a great instructor.

Samantha Teeple

Paddy turn all is a,great instructor, she takes her time and explains everything well

Sheri Bowers

Mrs Viola was incredible teacher, I love her teaching mechanism’s easy to understand her thank you.

Beryl oyugi

Ally was amazing, she answered all our questions and made sure we understood everything. Such an awesomeTeacher

FMR

Aly makes the class fun and engaging. You will not be bored in this class.

Sameer Zaheer

Had a great experience, instructor patty was very helpful.

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Thank you Patrick for your wonderful instruction

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Minakshi Subba

Had amazing experience with Patty! She taught us so well and I learnt so much while practicing cpr and first aid.

Sanpreet Kaur

Patty was a great instructor and extremely knowledgeable Was great with instructions and communication. Fun and a great experience.

Susie Riggs

I did the BLS course with Patty, and she was a very good teacher!

Nicole Freeman

Our instructor was really good, he truly cared! It was a recertification, and I have to say that I learnt a lot this time. He went above and beyond. I feel more secure and knowledgeable when responding to an emergency. Thank you!

Marilyn A M

Ally was an amazing teacher trainer. Felt safe heared and very informative. would highly recommend.

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Prakash was a great instructor! Made the class very engaging and explained things well

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Sarah Almeida

Mr. Nagar was amazing! Very helpful!

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Great information and indepth knowledge of epinephrine and the placement and new technologies. Thank you Prakash!

Thaksha Kulenthiran

Prakash was very engaging and thorough

Alpana Vora

Ally was an amazing informative teacher! i love her teaching style and she was great at answering questions and chatting in an informative way!

Sofie Z

The training was interesting and educativeI enjoyed it

Oluwatosin Enitan

Daniel was excellent!!

Alaa Dimitri

Julie was the best instructor for standard first aid , very informative and easy to listen

Suhad Sa'doun

I had a great experience with debbie at the kingbridge location She made it very easy to stay alert in the class That all students were able to receive her lessons she was amazing 👏

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Jasen Devasagayam

Great instructor

AsianDomination104

Great experience.Mario gave clear and detailed instructions that were easy to follow and remember. He was very professional and gave so much input than I expected. Would highly recommend!

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Laziz Eibov

Great instructor Mario! Thank you :)

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Nanzala Anna

Was a lot of fun while also providing the education and performance testing needed!! Mario was great!!

Hai Psycho

Mario is very knowledgeable. Mask fit testing went smoothly.

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Mario was a great instructor. Thoroughly explained and provided a great learning experience!

Simran Sandhu

I have amazing experience. My instructor explained everything very well and it was very easy for me to understand the whole process.

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WANG RUXIN

Wonderful class. Goi instructor daniel

Marlene Cromwell

Perfect 👍 teaching 👌

ese Dukuye

Daniel was great!! Everything was explained so well that I manage to score hundred percent

Zarah Ali

Mario was great! We had fun with our N95 activities!

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Chirag Rangani

The mask fit training was very informative and beneficial. I had a fun time attending the class and I feel confident in correctly fitting my mask for safety.

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Dawa Sherpa

Mario is excellent! Great job! Highly recommended!

Marsi Siobal

It’s very good session…

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I have very good experience here

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It was good

Amandeep kaur

Mario is very helpful and accommodating.

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very quick and friendly instructor!

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Mario was missing Luigi. Perfect session very informative and straight to the point. Perfect session highly recommend.

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I learnt a lot especially what to do when someone has got a snake bite.

Chidimma Onwughalu

Ally and Doug were great at explaining and teaching. They made the class fun and easy to understand. Loved it!

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Wen Fan (Yvonne)

Went here three times already and I can confidently say that they deliver the most effective lesson for N95 certification. I had Mario as my lecturer and he was able to simplify and highlight important details on the use of N95's. Highly recommend

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Excellent instructor

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Marian De Villa

It was a splendid experience and very educative.

Maame Kessewaa Asante

Great Mask-Fit session with Mario

Mel B

Session was really informative and interactive. Mario has good humour and makes the session lively.

Polina Loukianenkova

Mario was great. The session was informative and mario made it entertaining and enjoyable.

Ed de Vries

Jennifer Nana Arku-Entsie

Great and engaging!!

Chidera Eleh

Ally was absolutely the sweetest, most informative and great teacher, I have ever had. To have her patiently answer questions, while also providing real life examples that make it all better to understand! So smart! Loved it!

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