EFR Instructor
CPR/First Aid Instructor Training
Learn how to teach CPR/First Aid in Utila
It’s worth knowing that you don’t necessarily have to teach the EFR curriculum in a diving context. Many successful EFR Instructors teach Primary and/or secondary care or care for children courses at work, in youth movements or sports clubs.
Our High-Quality EFR Instructor course runs monthly and includes:
✔ All required EFR Instructor materials
✔ 1-2 Day Course
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The complete course costs $369 USD (plus $125 USD PADI fees)
TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO SAVE LIVES. IT’S ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING THINGS YOU WILL EVER DO!
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Becoming and Emergency First Response Instructor enables you to teach others how to become CPR and First Aid providers. This is a great addition to your skill set since every Rescue Diver also needs to hold a valid CPR/First Aid certification.The EFR Instructor rating is also mandatory when enrolling in the PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor training to become a dive instructor yourself.
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The EFR Instructor course is a two-day curriculum which will introduce you to the Emergency First Response system of CPR and First Aid training. You will also refresh all of your skills and learn how to perform them at demonstration level. We will learn how to organize and market an EFR course, discuss which materials and teaching tools you need, where to get them and how to best use them.
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At the end of the EFR Instructor course, you and your fellow candidates will organize an EFR course and teach several skills from the Emergency First Response curriculum, helping your ‘students’ by applying positive coaching techniques and giving them constructive feedback. It’s really a lot of fun!
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BROADEN YOUR SKILLS
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The Emergency First Response Instructor course can be taken as a standalone course or as part of our monthly IDC. Previous experience as a (dive) instructor is not needed to enroll in this program. Just a current CPR/First Aid certification within 24 months and you are good to go!
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It’s worth knowing that you don’t necessarily have to teach the EFR curriculum in a diving context. Many successful EFR Instructors teach Primary and/or secondary care or care for children courses at work, in youth movements or sports clubs.
MEET THE TRAINERS
NICK DERUTTER
PADI PLATINUM Course Director, TecRec Instructor Trainer, Diveheart Adaptive SCUBA Trainer, Hyperbaric Chamber Operator.
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Nick is from Belgium but his home base is in Honduras where he runs PADI Instructor courses regularly, as well as Technical Diving Instructor courses. In the meantime he is also on stand-by as an operator for the local Hyperbaric Chamber. When he’s not active in Utila, he also runs PADI Instructor Development Courses abroad, making him a very versatile SCUBA Instructor Trainer.
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Nick is also the founder of Dive SAGA, an online equipment store and dive travel company that organizes bucket list dive travel adventures.
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STEPHEN J. AYNSLEY
PADI PLATINUM Course Director, TecRec Instructor Trainer
Stephen got into SCUBA Instruction after serving his country in the Royal Marines. He has dived the seas of Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cyprus and England and decided to pass on his knowledge of diving instruction through the College of Diving.
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His graduates love his relentless dedication and with his 100% pass rate, we’re very proud to have him on the team!