Empowering lifesavers since 1949
Build capability and strengthen community resilience with practical, quality training — from first aid and resuscitation and psychosocial resilience to broader humanitarian education.
Backed by over five decades of teaching expertise, the Academy is the region’s go-to institute for humanitarian studies. In 2024, we trained over 20,000 people and are trusted by 1,300+ organisations for staff training.
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Centre for First Aid & Resuscitation
A fun, interactive first aid introduction for children — covering household burns, choking, nosebleeds, asthma awareness, and basic CPR & AED operation.
For: Children aged 8–11. Perfect for school holidays, scout troops, and family safety sessions.
A focused short course on high-quality hands-only CPR and safe AED deployment. No wound dressing required.
For: Individuals, office emergency response units, seniors, or certificate holders seeking a resuscitation refresher.
Accredited first aid course meeting CERT regulatory guidelines. Trains designated first aiders to respond to medical emergencies before professional help arrives.
For: Workplace safety officers, CERT members, industrial workers, and community first responders.
Equips learners with critical life-saving skills — recognising life-threatening emergencies, performing CPR, using an AED, and relieving choking in adults and infants.
For: Healthcare professionals, nursing students, certified responders, and individuals requiring recognised cardiac life support certification.
The gold standard in first aid training — complete foundations in medical emergency response and CPR+AED for adult casualties. Refresher course available (12 hours).
For: Sports coaches, PE teachers, fitness instructors, fire wardens, and safety coordinators.
Mandatory under ECDA requirements for preschool educators. Equips participants with theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills to respond to paediatric medical emergencies. Refresher course available.
For: Preschool teachers, childcare staff, infant care professionals, domestic helpers, parents, and caregivers of babies and children.
Fulfils Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act requirements. Prepares personnel in factories, construction sites, and commercial buildings to act as designated workplace first aiders. Refresher course available.
For: Designated first aiders in mid-to-high risk workplaces, construction managers, WSH officers, and industrial team leaders.
A specialty workshop teaching pet owners and volunteers how to assess distress, handle bleeding, recognise common poisonings, and perform pet-safe CPR.
For: Pet owners, shelter volunteers, professional animal handlers, and dog walkers.
Centre for Psychosocial Resilience & Humanitarian Studies
A foundational programme covering active listening and psychosocial peer support. Builds confidence to provide immediate distress support during situational trauma.
For: Beginners and any individuals aged 16 and above seeking essential skills for immediate distress support.
An enhanced programme with deeper mental health literacy, clinical rigour, and SSG/SkillsFuture Credit eligibility. Comprehensive training in crisis support methodologies.
For: Individuals aged 16 and above, managers, HR leads, social advocates, and volunteers seeking funded certification.
Shifts the psychosocial focus from individual to collective recovery. Equips team leaders to navigate shared distress and restore mutual trust within groups. Prerequisite: PFA or PFA+.
For: Frontline responders, safety stewards, team captains, and managers with a duty of care.
A deep dive into psychological intervention in high-stakes environments — specialised trauma responses, grief, bereavement, and practitioner wellbeing. Prerequisite: PFA or PFA+.
For: Graduates of PFA or PFA+ seeking to refine support skills in complex trauma situations.
Focused entirely on emotional triage, protective communication, and stress mitigation for those caring for children, chronic patients, or the elderly at home.
For: Family caregivers, domestic helpers, eldercare volunteers, and palliative care aides.
Builds psychologically safe organisational cultures. Learn concrete structures to reduce burnout, promote inclusivity, and handle employee mental health situations with dignity.
For: Executives, directors, HR managers, team leaders, and workplace culture consultants.
Learn how communities withstand disasters and civil crises by mobilising local social networks, volunteering resources, and shared social capital.
For: NGO directors, grassroots leaders, town council planners, emergency relief managers, and government officers.
A practical, interactive workshop focused entirely on the caregiver. Participants reflect, recharge, and master immediate physical and mental grounding methods to preserve their own wellbeing.
For: Anyone actively caring for family members, nurses, special needs teachers, and hospice volunteers.
Hands-on training in safe handling, mobility, nutrition, and medical assistance techniques for patients with chronic illnesses such as stroke, diabetes, and heart disease.
For: Informal carers, nursing aides, private medical transport drivers, and domestic service providers.
Learn to understand dementia-induced behaviours, design reassuring environments, stimulate cognitive recall, and manage sundowning with patience and skill.
For: Caretakers of ageing parents, nursing home staff, senior centre volunteers, and active ageing coordinators.
An immersive outdoor scenario simulation preparing responders for deployment in disaster zones — earthquakes, tsunamis, and refugee crises — with minimal local supplies.
For: Red Cross emergency response volunteers, humanitarian medical doctors, tactical responders, and international disaster logisticians.