Mandatory First Aid and AED Training and Certification in Secondary Four School Syllabus

15 Mr Cai Yinzhou asked the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs whether the Ministry will consider incorporating standard first aid and automated external defibrillator (AED) skills training, leading to certification, into the Secondary Four school syllabus, to equip students with life-saving abilities and promote emergency preparedness among youth.

Mr K Shanmugam: Upper primary and lower secondary students in Ministry of Education (MOE) schools are already being taught basic first aid skills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators as part of Physical Education lessons. Several uniformed group Co-Curricular Activities also incorporate such training in their programmes. MOE and the Singapore Civil Defence Force will regularly review the adequacy of these training.