Community Instructor

Community Instructor is the qualification needed to deliver the Save a Life Series, RLSS UK’s Community Outreach Programme:

Who can deliver the Community Instructor Qualification?

Lifesaving Instructors (and Tutors)
Trainer Assessors (and higher)

What are the course pre-requisites?

By aged 16 years or older
Hold a current Life Support 3 Award (can be taken during this module). Candidates who hold medical qualifications will often have learned discipline specific CPR techniques, through completing the Life Support 3 Award all Community Instructors will be familiar with the RLSS UK approved techniques
Hold RLSS UK Membership. 6 months membership will be given to any non-members attending this course. It is the Instructors responsibility to maintain this membership

How many candidates can you have on a course?

1 Instructor Tutor to 12 candidates (up to 24 candidates with 2 or more Instructor Tutors)

How long does it take to run this course?

Course duration is for guidance only and should reflect the needs of the candidates: 6 hours

What’s the cost to become a Community Instructor?

Costs can vary from course to course, each candidate will require a Community Instructor Course Pack,

The Course Pack can be ordered from RLSS Direct by clicking here.

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