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Competences — first aid instructor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b560456a-bc4d-41a9-94c8-bf8636147246).

Essential

  • acute care (knowledge)
  • adapt teaching to target group (skill/competence)
  • advise on safety measures (skill/competence)
  • apply teaching strategies (skill/competence)
  • assess students (skill/competence)
  • assist students with equipment (skill/competence)
  • compile course material (skill/competence)
  • curriculum objectives (knowledge)
  • demonstrate when teaching (skill/competence)
  • develop course outline (skill/competence)
  • emergency cases (knowledge)
  • ensure equipment availability (skill/competence)
  • first aid (knowledge)
  • general medicine (knowledge)
  • give constructive feedback (skill/competence)
  • guarantee students' safety (skill/competence)
  • health, safety and hygiene legislation (knowledge)
  • human anatomy (knowledge)
  • perform classroom management (skill/competence)
  • prepare lesson content (skill/competence)
  • resuscitation (knowledge)
  • teach first aid principles (skill/competence)

Optional

  • adult education (knowledge)
  • assessment processes (knowledge)
  • assist students in their learning (skill/competence)
  • health care legislation (knowledge)
  • human physiology (knowledge)
  • innovation in nursing (knowledge)
  • keep records of attendance (skill/competence)
  • manage resources for educational purposes (skill/competence)
  • nursing principles (knowledge)
  • nursing science (knowledge)
  • primary care (knowledge)
  • provide health education (skill/competence)
  • provide lesson materials (skill/competence)
  • teamwork principles (knowledge)
  • work with virtual learning environments (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • first aid instruction — 67 %
  • cpr instruction — 50 %
  • aed instruction — 33 %
  • aed training — 17 %
  • basic life support — 17 %
  • basic pool maintenance — 17 %
  • bls training — 17 %
  • cpr training — 17 %
  • course content support — 17 %
  • classroom management — 17 %
  • classroom teaching — 17 %
  • first aid training delivery — 17 %
  • emergency procedure enforcement — 17 %
  • emergency response — 17 %
  • aed demonstration — 17 %
  • learner assessment — 17 %
  • lifeguard training — 17 %
  • lifeguarding instruction — 17 %
  • pool rule enforcement — 17 %
  • practical application instruction — 17 %
  • skill practice management — 17 %
  • safety education — 17 %

Methods

  • skill demonstration — 17 %
  • vigilance awareness tests (VAT) — 17 %
  • equitable access — 17 %
  • in-service training — 17 %
  • hands-on learning — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • in-service support — 17 %
  • ensuring safety — 17 %
  • equipment management — 17 %
  • equipment setup — 17 %
  • instruction management — 17 %
  • learner support — 17 %
  • lifeguard program coordination — 17 %
  • lifeguard screening support — 17 %
  • compliance adherence — 17 %
  • classroom management — 17 %
  • course delivery — 17 %
  • course instruction — 17 %
  • documentation maintenance — 17 %
  • certification verification — 17 %
  • class delivery — 17 %
  • classroom environment maintenance — 17 %
  • skill evaluation — 17 %
  • student assessment — 17 %
  • teaching techniques application — 17 %
  • training class conduction — 17 %
  • training delivery — 17 %
  • record completion — 17 %
  • red cross standards adherence — 17 %
  • material preparation — 17 %
  • paperwork completion — 17 %
  • participant safety — 17 %
  • participant skill evaluation — 17 %
  • policy compliance — 17 %