Emergency First Response courses have been approved or meet the following organizations’ guidelines for CPR/First Aid training:
North, South and Central America
- Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
- Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
- American Camp Association.
- American Council on Exercise (ACE)
- Board of Massage Therapy State of Hawaii
- Boise Idaho Child Care Training Network
- Cal/OSHA
- California Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Federal OSHA Guideline 29 CFR 1910.151.
- Girl Scouts USA
- Illinois Department Of Public Health
- Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)
- Michigan DHS, Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing.
- National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
- National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
- North Carolina DHHS Division of Child Development
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), New Mexico
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Puerto Rico
- Ohio Job and Family Services
- State of New York Department of Health PAD training
- State of Washington Dept of Labor & Industries Accreditation
- United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)
- United States Coast Guard (USCG) for a merchant mariner license
- United States OSHA Region 10 – includes federal jurisdiction for Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho
- Utah State Parks and Recreation.
Asia and the Pacific Islands
- International Yacht Training (IYT) in the Asia Pacific region
- Philippine Heart Association Council on CPR
- South Korea:
- Korean Body Guard Martial Arts Association & affiliates
- Dream & Green Tour
- Sport For All – Korea Handball Federation
- Yacht N Company
- Young Jae Art & Craft School & Boy & Girl Scouts
- Yangchun-Gu Hapkido Association
Australia and New Zealand
- International Yacht Training (IYT) in the Asia Pacific region (incl. Australia and New Zealand)
- Australia Council for Teaching Swimming and Water Safety (AUSTSWIM)
- Australia Nationally Recognised Training to Provide First Aid and other first aid related courses when conducted through PADI Asia Pacific’s Registered Training Organisation (RTO ID#6729)
- New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) when conducted at a Private Training Establishment (PTE) and competency was assessed as meeting OSH/NZQA unit standard 6400, 6401, 6402 (or 6400, 26551, 26522 or equivalent / most recent unit standards)
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia
- British Canoe Union (BCU)
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – United Kingdom
- Espirito Santo Fire Department, Brazil
- Féderation Suisse de Vol Libre
- Health and Safety Executive (Great Britain) and (Northern Ireland) for the purposes of first aid in the workplace
- Northwest (UK) SureStart Care for Children
- Schweizerischer Hängegleiter-Verband
- Scouts Association U.K.
- SkillsActive – United Kingdom