Some industries look for workplace specific courses to meet the needs identified in their risk assessments, or through government directives. While the core Emergency First Response® courses may meet these needs, there are three EFR-authored distinctive specialty courses available for EFR® Instructors to explore to expand their business offering:
- EFR Airborne Pathogen Awareness
- EFR Mental Health Awareness
- EFR Manual Handling
Course Information
| Name | EFR Airborne Pathogen Awareness |
| Target Audience | Businesses where employees would benefit from a fundamental understanding of diseases transmitted primarily through the respiratory system. |
| Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Additional Instructor Credential | EFR Airborne Pathogen Awareness Instructor |
| How to apply to become an EFR Airborne Pathogen Awareness Instructor | To become an EFR Airborne Pathogen Awareness Instructor, register and watch the Airborne Pathogen Awareness Instructor Webinar (run time 25 minutes). Just 24 hours after watching the webinar, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Submit this certificate, along with your completed EFR Distinctive Instructor Application, to your Regional Headquarters. |
| Instructor Materials | EFR Airborne Pathogen Awareness Instructor Guide and Lesson Guides |
| Participant Materials | None |
| Course Registration | OLPC/CCA |
| Recognition | APA eCard and optional Airborne Pathogen Awareness wall certificate |
| Name | EFR Mental Health Awareness |
| Target Audiences | Professional corporations/businesses – management and employees, communities, individuals – where there is a need/desire for awareness around mental health, and how to provide support to someone experiencing mental health issues |
| Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Additional Instructor Credential | EFR Mental Health Awareness Instructor |
| How to apply to become an EFR Mental Health Awareness Distinctive Instructor | You must have relevant training/experience in mental-health first aid or come from a clinical or occupational health background. Submit a completed EFR Distinctive Instructor Application to your Regional Headquarters. |
| Instructor Materials | EFR Mental Health Awareness Instructor Guide and Lesson Guides |
| Participant Materials | EFR Mental Health Awareness Participant handout |
| Course Registration | OLPC/CCA |
| Recognition | MHA eCard and optional Mental Health Awareness wall certificate |
| Name | EFR Manual Handling |
| Target Audiences | Businesses where a risk assessment deems it necessary that staff have training in manual handling in the workplace |
| Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Additional Instructor Credential | EFR Manual Handling Instructor |
| How to apply to become an EFR Manual Handling Distinctive Instructor | Submit a completed EFR Distinctive Instructor Application to your Regional Headquarters. |
| Instructor Materials | EFR Manual Handling Instructor Guide and Lesson Guides |
| Participant Materials | None |
| Course Registration | OLPC/CCA |
| Recognition | Manual Handling eCard and optional Manual Handling wall certificate |
EFR Instructors who are also PADI® Members may download the EFR Instructor and participant materials free of charge from the PADI Pros’ Site. Non-PADI EFR Instructors may contact your Regional Headquarters to request these materials.
How to Register Your Participants for the EFR-Authored Courses
- Purchase EFR Course Completion Authorizations (CCA) through your Regional Training Consultant (RTC) and send completed course registrations into your Regional Headquarters.
- EFR Instructors who are PADI Members may register participants via the PADI Online Processing Center (OLPC 3.0), and eCards will be issued.
EFR Instructors who want to also issue a wall certificate as evidence of course completion may complete the digital certificate found in the instructor materials. The digital certificate requires the student number to be inserted.
You may also find a need for region-specific EFR-authored courses, such as 12-Hour Care for Children, First Aid at Work (GB and NI) and Basic Workplace First Aid in Canada.
If you have specialist knowledge or experience in an area, you may write your own distinctive specialty. Examples of courses that have been authored include Sports First Aid, Canine First Aid, and Opioid First Aid.
Please speak to your Regional Training Consultant about creating your own distinctive specialty.
