Information for Public Access

Audit Payment and Information
  • Audit Fee: S$540.00 (inclusive of GST) per audit – SRFAC executive will inform you to make the payment once the audit has been confirmed to proceed. Training centre which fails the first audit is required to pay for each subsequent re-audit. Institutions under SingHealth only need to pay S$500 (without GST) due to Group GST Registration.
  • Please bank transfer the Audit Fee to:

Bank: DBS Bank Ltd

Branch: 12 Marina Boulevard, DBS Asia Central, Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3, Singapore 018982

Account Number: 8858111403

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Account Name: Singapore General Hospital PL co MOHH

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2021 SRFAC Guidelines

Singapore Medical Journal (SMJ) has published the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC) 2021 Guidelines. You may refer here for the full issue or access the individual articles below:

  1. SRFAC – resuscitation and saving lives in the COVID-19 era and beyond
  2. Singapore Paediatric Resuscitation Guidelines 2021
  3. Singapore Advanced Cardiac Life Support Guidelines 2021
  4. Singapore Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines 2021
  5. Singapore Basic Cardiac Life Support and Automated External Defibrillation Guidelines 2021
  6. Life Support Course for Nurses – beyond competency training
  7. Singapore First Aid Guidelines 2021
  8. Extracorporeal life support in adult patients with OHCA
  9. An essential review of Singapore’s response to OHCAs – improvements over a ten-year period
  10. Beyond return of spontaneous circulation – update on post-cardiac arrest management in the ICU
BCLS+AED
  • All existing BCLS TC/ITC will need to be on the BCLS+AED track by 1st June 2019.
  • Accredited BCLS+AED TCs will be able to conduct BCLS+AED and CPR(Hands-Only)+AED courses, while accredited CPR+AED TCs are only allowed to conduct CPR(Hands-Only)+AED courses.
  • To be an accredited BCLS+AED Instructor Training Centre (ITC), it must be a valid accredited BCLS+AED Provider Training Centre (TC).
  • Accredited BCLS+AED ITCs will be able to conduct BCLS+AED Instructor courses, while accredited CPR+AED ITCs will be able to conduct CPR+AED Instructor courses. BCLS+AED Instructors will be able to conduct BCLS+AED and CPR(Mouth-To-Mouth/Hands-Only)+AED courses, while CPR+AED Instructors are only allowed to conduct CPR(Hands-Only)+AED courses.
  • The Instructor-to-Manikin-to-Learner ratio is 1:1:4.
  • Learners enrolled in the E-learning packages can complete the theory lesson component online but the remaining hands-on practice, practical and theory assessment must be conducted in the presence of the instructor for all SRFAC accredited courses.
  • Specific manikins are required to be used for all BCLS+AED and CPR(Hands-Only)+AED practical assessment of one rescuer CPR from 1st June 2019.  For more information, refer to the document “SRFAC BCLS+AED and CPR+AED Manikin Specification” in the media section after logging in to SRFAC website.
  • ITCs seeking new or renewal accreditation will only need to submit 1 date for the audit. Provider TCs will need to provide 1 date when seeking new accreditation and 3 dates for renewal accreditation.
  • It is recommended to start the renewal accreditation application 3 months before its expiry. There should be a period of at least 3 weeks from the date of application (based on complete submission of required documents via SRFAC website) to the earliest audit date provided.
  • Please click on the following links to access the respective documents for your reference.
  • TCs/ITCs can access the following updated materials from the Media section after logging in to SRFAC website.
CPR+AED
  • CPR(Mouth-To-Mouth)+AED course will no longer be offered from 1st May 2020.
  • CPR(Hands-Only)+AED course will be the default CPR+AED course to be offered by accredited Training Centres (TCs) from 1st May 2020.
  • CPR+AED Instructor Training Centres (ITCs) will need to revise their materials to cater for the Hands-Only version of the instructor course by 1st May 2020.
  • Learners seeking to learn mouth-to-mouth ventilations are encouraged to enrol for BCLS+AED course.
  • Accredited CPR+AED TCs are only allowed to conduct CPR(Hands-Only)+AED courses.
  • To be an accredited CPR+AED Instructor Training Centre (ITC), it must be a valid accredited CPR+AED Provider Training Centre (TC).
  • Accredited CPR+AED ITCs will be able to conduct CPR+AED Instructor courses. CPR+AED Instructors are only allowed to conduct CPR(Hands-Only)+AED courses.
  • The Instructor-to-Manikin-to-Learner ratio is 1:1:4.
  • Learners enrolled in the E-learning packages can complete the theory lesson component online but the remaining hands-on practice, practical and theory assessment must be conducted in the presence of the instructor for all SRFAC accredited courses.
  • Specific manikins are required to be used for all BCLS+AED and CPR(Hands-Only)+AED practical assessment of one rescuer CPR from 1st June 2019.  For more information, refer to the document “SRFAC BCLS+AED and CPR+AED Manikin Specification” in the media section after logging in to SRFAC website.
  • ITCs seeking new or renewal accreditation will only need to submit 1 date for the audit. Provider TCs will need to provide 1 date when seeking new accreditation and 3 dates for renewal accreditation.
  • It is recommended to start the renewal accreditation application 3 months before its expiry. There should be a period of at least 3 weeks from the date of application (based on complete submission of required documents via SRFAC website) to the earliest audit date provided.
  • Please click on the following links to access the respective documents for your reference.
  • TCs/ITCs can access the following updated materials from the Media section after logging in to SRFAC website.
Standard First Aid
  • “SFA+AED” (accredited under NFAC/SRFAC) should be re-titled SFA as CPR(Hands-Only)+AED is an integral part of Standard First Aid.
  • From 1st January 2023, there will be no class size limits but a practical training ratio of 1 instructor to 8 learners exists for non-manikin activities (ie bandaging, tourniquet, conscious choking, Metered Dose Inhalers and Adrenaline auto-injectors). The Instructor-to-Manikin-to-Learner ratio is 1:1:4 for practical sessions involving CPR, unconscious choking and AED topics.
  • From 1st June 2019, TC for Standard First Aid must be:
    • an accredited CPR+AED Provider TC
    •  OR
    • an accredited BCLS+AED Provider TC
  • Standard First Aid (SFA) syllabus outline has been revised and will be implemented on 1st June 2020.
  • From 1st June 2019, CPR+AED component within SFA will be the Hands-Only version.
  • TCs offering to provide E-learning packages for Standard First Aid and Child First Aid courses are recommended to seek approval with Skillsfuture Singapore (SSG) for the E-learning track to ensure consistency in the delivery of the course.
  • Learners enrolled in the E-learning packages can complete the theory lesson component online but the remaining hands-on practice, practical and theory assessment must be conducted in the presence of the instructor for all SRFAC accredited courses.
  • Provider TCs will need to provide 1 date when seeking new accreditation and 3 dates for renewal accreditation.
  • It is recommended to start the renewal accreditation application 3 months before its expiry. There should be a period of at least 3 weeks from the date of application (based on complete submission of required documents via SRFAC website) to the earliest audit date provided.
  • Please click on the following links to access the respective documents for your reference.
  • First Aid TCs can access the following updated materials from the Media section after logging in to SRFAC website.
Child First Aid
  • From 1st January 2023, there will be no class size limits but a practical training ratio of 1 instructor to 8 learners exists for non-manikin activities (ie bandaging, tourniquet, conscious choking, Metered Dose Inhalers and Adrenaline auto-injectors). The Instructor-to-Manikin-to-Learner ratio is 1:1:4 for practical sessions involving CPR, unconscious choking and AED topics.
  • From 1st August 2019, TC for Child First Aid must be:
    • an accredited BCLS+AED Provider TC
    • AND
    • an accredited Standard First Aid Provider TC
  • The revised Child First Aid (CFA) syllabus outline has been revised to be implemented in June 2020. Training Centres seeking new or renewal accreditation will use the existing version (see Child First Aid Syllabus 2018).
  • TCs offering to provide E-learning packages for Standard First Aid and Child First Aid courses are recommended to seek approval with Skillsfuture Singapore (SSG) for the E-learning track to ensure consistency in the delivery of the course.
  • Learners enrolled in the E-learning packages can complete the theory lesson component online but the remaining hands-on practice, practical and theory assessment must be conducted in the presence of the instructor for all SRFAC accredited courses.
  • Provider TCs will need to provide 1 date when seeking new accreditation and 3 dates for renewal accreditation.
  • It is recommended to start the renewal accreditation application 3 months before its expiry. There should be a period of at least 3 weeks from the date of application (based on complete submission of required documents via SRFAC website) to the earliest audit date provided.
  • Please click on the following links to access the respective documents for your reference.
  • First Aid TCs can access the following updated materials from the Media section after logging in to SRFAC website.
CPR and AED Quick Action Guide (Poster)

The CPR and AED Quick Action Guide (Poster) is free to download and print. However, there should not be any edits or modifications to the poster.

To access the full poster, click on the picture below or click HERE.

Recommended print specification:

  • A3 size, Portrait
  • Full Colour

AED Owner’s Guide

Automated External Defibrillator (AED) guide for AED Owners.

For more information, please click on the picture below or click HERE.