Standard First Aid Course for Sports Instructors

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2160
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2023

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms See Jinli Jean
Nominated MP

Question No. 5031

To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry will consider allowing the validity period of a standard first aid recertification for sports instructors to commence upon expiry of the existing certificate instead of upon renewal, which renewal may be up to three months before actual expiry; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider extending the validity period of a standard first aid certification to three years instead of two.

Answer

1     Whether the renewal of existing certification starts from the expiry of the existing certification or from point of training completion depends on the training provider, as different providers have differing administrative and IT systems. The Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC) will work with providers to see if they can standardize the practice.   

2    SRFAC has set a two-year certification validity for its accredited courses, including the Standard First Aid.  Their assessment is that two years will better ensure currency of skills and the practical challenges of requiring more frequent refresher retraining.