First Aid Training With Language Support

Who this is for

Language support is for anyone who can take part in a hands-on class but finds it easier to follow the explanations in another language. That includes people new to Canada, workers who need a first aid certificate for their job, parents and caregivers, and students.

You will hear the class in English and read along on screen. You still practise every skill with your hands, with the rest of the class.

Courses with language support

Live-translated classroom text is available for these introductory courses. Each course page shows its current dates and price.

• Basic First Aid
• Basic First Aid Recertification
• CPR-A & AED
• CPR-C & AED
• Intermediate First Aid
• Intermediate First Aid Recertification
• Airway Management
• Basic Life Support
• BLS Recertification
• Oxygen Therapy
• Babysitter Training
• Emergency Child Care First Aid
• Standard Child Care First Aid
• Stay Safe!

Basic First Aid and Intermediate First Aid are the current Canadian Red Cross names for the courses formerly called Emergency First Aid and Standard First Aid.

Support is set up for each class, so contact us before registering to confirm your language for your course date.

Courses taught in English only

Professional responder programs are taught and assessed in English, without live classroom translation. That includes:

• Advanced First Aid
• Advanced First Aid Recertification
• Advanced First Aid to EMR Bridge
• Emergency Medical Responder
• EMR Recertification
• EMR to Advanced First Aid Bridge
• First Responder
• First Responder Recertification
• First Responder to Advanced First Aid Bridge
• First Responder to EMR Bridge
• Marine Advanced First Aid
• Professional Responder Skills Refresher
• Wilderness First Responder

This is a requirement of the programs themselves, and it is the same for every student. They use a lot of medical terms and clinical abbreviations, fast communication, and complex practical scenarios, and the assessments are in English. See the professional responder pathway for how those courses fit together.

A note we put on every page that mentions EMR: the Alberta College of Paramedics does not list Delta as an approved EMR program, and a Canadian Red Cross EMR certificate is not College registration.

How it works in the classroom

1. Your instructor teaches in English, the same way as any other class.
2. An AI translation app turns the spoken English into written text in your language.
3. The translated text appears on the classroom screens as the instructor talks.
4. You practise every skill hands-on, and your instructor watches and helps you.

Machine translation can make mistakes, especially with medical words. That is why your instructor does not rely on the screen alone. They check that you understand through hands-on practice and skill checks, and you can always ask them to show you again.

How many languages at once

Our classroom has two independent screens. Each screen can show up to three language columns, so a class can show up to six languages at the same time.

Sometimes one screen stays on the normal teaching slides, and the other shows translation. Then fewer languages fit, up to three. The languages for each class depend on the course and how the classroom is set up that day.

Languages we can display

Languages we can display include:

• Afrikaans
• Albanian (Shqip)
• Arabic (العربية)
• Armenian (Հայերեն)
• Azerbaijani (Azərbaycan dili)
• Bengali (বাংলা)
• Bosnian (Bosanski)
• Bulgarian (Български)
• Catalan (Català)
• Croatian (Hrvatski)
• Czech (Čeština)
• Danish (Dansk)
• Dari (دری)
• Dutch (Nederlands)
• Estonian (Eesti)
• Filipino (Tagalog) (Filipino)
• Finnish (Suomi)
• French (Français)
• Georgian (ქართული)
• German (Deutsch)
• Greek (Ελληνικά)
• Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
• Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen)
• Hebrew (עברית)
• Hindi (हिन्दी)
• Hungarian (Magyar)
• Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
• Italian (Italiano)
• Japanese (日本語)
• Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
• Korean (한국어)
• Latvian (Latviešu)
• Lithuanian (Lietuvių)
• Macedonian (Македонски)
• Malay (Bahasa Melayu)
• Malayalam (മലയാളം)
• Mandarin (Simplified Chinese) (普通话（简体中文）)
• Mandarin (Traditional Chinese) (國語（繁體中文）)
• Marathi (मराठी)
• Nepali (नेपाली)
• Norwegian (Bokmål) (Norsk bokmål)
• Persian (Farsi) (فارسی)
• Polish (Polski)
• Portuguese (Português)
• Punjabi (Gurmukhi) (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ)
• Romanian (Română)
• Russian (Русский)
• Serbian (Српски)
• Slovak (Slovenčina)
• Slovenian (Slovenščina)
• Spanish (Español)
• Swahili (Kiswahili)
• Swedish (Svenska)
• Tamil (தமிழ்)
• Telugu (తెలుగు)
• Thai (ไทย)
• Turkish (Türkçe)
• Ukrainian (Українська)
• Urdu (اردو)
• Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)

Ask us about any other language. Each language is confirmed for each course, so please check with us before you register.

The pace of the class

Reading a translation takes a little longer than listening. Your instructor may pause for a moment before moving to the next topic, so everyone in the room can follow. This can make the pace slightly slower. The course content and the hands-on practice stay the same.

Dedicated multilingual classes

We may be able to schedule a class set up for several languages, with a more deliberate pace. These are arranged on request, not on a regular schedule. Tell us what you need and we will let you know what is possible.

Preparing before class

Optional preparation materials may be available in our online learning platform before class. Where available, they introduce common English first aid terms, with explanations in supported languages. They are optional.

The same training standard

Language support does not change what a course asks of you. You practise the same skills and complete the same certification requirements as everyone else in the class.

Exams and skill checks

Exams are not automatically translated. Live classroom translation does not mean a translated exam is available. Assessment depends on the course and the training program, so ask us before registering.

Text on screen, not personal audio

Translation is shown as text on the classroom screens. Personal translated audio through earpieces or headphones is not offered.