Occupational first aid curriculum consultation
WorkSafeBC will be engaging stakeholders on the future state of occupational first aid (OFA) curricula in British Columbia early next year, as part of our ongoing commitment to understand how to evolve our service offerings to improve workplace health and safety.
We are considering a transition away from developing our own OFA curriculum and encouraging workers and employers to follow the CSA-aligned curriculum produced by provincial and national first aid organizations instead.
This is only a preliminary proposal at this point. We want to gather more information through open and transparent consultation with training providers and end-users (workers and employers) before making any decisions.
Consultation with training providers
In January, we will be hosting two information sessions for approved training providers and offering an online survey to collect feedback. The virtual sessions will take place on:
- Tuesday, January 18, 10:30 a.m.
- Thursday, January 20, 4:30 p.m.
We ask training providers to please hold the date for your preferred session to ensure you can attend.
Consultation with workers and employers
We will also be conducting worker and employer consultations from late January to late February 2022. We will be in touch directly with identified stakeholders to provide more information.