Corporate Services and Academy Directorate

Corporate Services and Academy Directorate
Corporate services render an all-important support function to the other EMS directorates, making it possible for each directorate to perform its life-saving role. Training academy Firefighters and emergency medical technicians (FF/EMTs) are trained in-house at the EMS's academy in Brixton, Rietfontein and Florida Park. The academy is accredited national and internationally, and internationally accredited instructors conduct most levels of training. There is also career-oriented training for existing staff and new recruits as well for private individuals who want to be trained as firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Ongoing classroom and on-the-job training is provided to ensure the highest level of competence in the use of expensive, state-of-the-art and sophisticated equipment, the aim being to optimise manpower and resources. EMS academies offers high level training in line with national and international standards, resulting in world accepted levels of competence in emergency management services. Courses on offer vary from basic fire fighting and first aid training to more advanced training in hazardous materials, vehicle rescue and basic ECG interpretation. The following programmes offered: Basic Fire Fighting – 1 Day Course Fire Marshall – 3 Days Course First Aid Level 1 – 3 Days Course First Aid Level 2 – 3 Days Course First Aid Level 3 – 7-10 Days Course Health & Safety Rep – 2.5 Days Course HIV/AIDS in the Workplace – 2.5 Days Course COJEMS SHEMAC – 14 Days Course All enquiries related to training should be directed to the Brixton Commercial Training Academy 3 Brixton Road, Brixton tirot@joburg.org.za or moemedib@joburg.org.za

Corporate services render an all-important support function to the other EMS directorates, making it possible for each directorate to perform its life-saving role.

Training academy

Firefighters and emergency medical technicians (FF/EMTs) are trained in-house at the EMS's academy in Brixton, Rietfontein and Florida Park. The academy is accredited national and internationally, and internationally accredited instructors conduct most levels of training.

There is also career-oriented training for existing staff and new recruits as well for private individuals who want to be trained as firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Ongoing classroom and on-the-job training is provided to ensure the highest level of competence in the use of expensive, state-of-the-art and sophisticated equipment, the aim being to optimise manpower and resources.

EMS academies offers high level training in line with national and international standards, resulting in world accepted levels of competence in emergency management services. Courses on offer vary from basic fire fighting and first aid training to more advanced training in hazardous materials, vehicle rescue and basic ECG interpretation.

The following programmes offered:

Basic Fire Fighting – 1 Day Course
Fire Marshall – 3 Days Course
First Aid Level 1 – 3 Days Course
First Aid Level 2 – 3 Days Course
First Aid Level 3 – 7-10 Days Course
Health & Safety Rep – 2.5 Days Course
HIV/AIDS in the Workplace – 2.5 Days Course
COJEMS SHEMAC – 14 Days Course

All enquiries related to training should be directed to the

Brixton Commercial Training Academy

3 Brixton Road,
Brixton
tirot@joburg.org.za or moemedib@joburg.org.za