First aid instructor

Code 3253.1.1

First aid instructors teach students immediate lifesaving emergency measures, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the recovery position, and injury care. They provided practice materials such as a specialised manikin.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • human anatomy
  • emergency cases
  • acute care
  • health, safety and hygiene legislation
  • general medicine
  • curriculum objectives
  • resuscitation

Skills and competences

  • apply teaching strategies
  • assist students with equipment
  • develop course outline
  • demonstrate when teaching
  • teach first aid principles
  • assess students
  • ensure equipment availability
  • guarantee students' safety
  • observar progresos de estudiantes
  • prepare lesson content
  • compile course material

Transversal competences

  • adapt teaching to target group
  • advise on safety measures
  • give constructive feedback
  • perform classroom management
  • first aid

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences