UAE’s first-ever batch of ‘Training of Trainers’ first-aid programme honoured

UAE’s first-ever batch of ‘Training of Trainers’ first-aid programme honoured

The programme is designed to provide extensive hands-on— as well as technology-based— learning experiences, online lectures, assignments

Published: Tue 15 Feb 2022, 7:07 PM

The Gulf Medical University (GMU), in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), celebrated the completion of the first batch of its Training of Trainers (ToT) programme on Wednesday.

The four-week professional certificate programme in first-aid training is designed for clinical lecturers, professors, doctors and medical students to familiarise them with international guidelines in first-aid training. The program is an initiative of the Centre of Humanitarian Education.

Aimed at introducing fundamental humanitarian principles, and engaging medical students and university staff in humanitarian action, the programme saw the enrollment of 8 university participants, in addition to 20 other medical students.

The onus was on developing skills and knowledge, as well as expanding the participants' coaching and mentoring abilities, which are critical in supporting first aid trainer candidates.

The programme is designed to provide extensive hands-on— as well as technology-based— learning experiences, online lectures, assignments, and interactive sessions. This would help promote humanitarian principles in the community.

Dr Fawzi Amin, Head of IFRC, Gulf Country Cluster Delegation, said:

"We are extremely happy to collaborate with one of the premier institutions