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To become an ensa instructor, you need an ensa first aid certificate Focus Adult or Focus Youth, an open attitude towards people with mental illness, and proven experience in adult education. In addition, you should have a connection to mental illness, either professionally or through personal experience. Furthermore, you will need to lead ensa first aid courses on a regular basis and be willing to plan and organize them independently.

If you have attended the ensa first aid course Focus Adult or Youth and have the necessary prerequisites, you can apply for the ensa instructor training. To do so, submit a short CV and the application form describing why you are suitable for the training. Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to clarify your open questions about the ensa training and the ensa teaching profession in a personal online interview. If your application is accepted, you will first participate in the basic training day. This will be followed by the ensa first aid course focus adult or ensa first aid course focus youth. You choose the respective ensa focus according to your personal knowledge and interests. Finally, you will prove your skills in an ensa assessment. As soon as you have passed this assessment, you are a prospective ensa instructor.

Yes, between the ensa first aid course Focus Adult or ensa first aid course Focus Youth and the ensa exam, there is a written exam in open form. The result of the written exam is included in the evaluation of the ensa assessment. The exam consists of a 20-minute presentation of the ensa first aid course Focus Adult or the ensa first aid course Focus Youth in front of a group and two ensa trainers. The ensa trainers assess whether you have the necessary skills to lead an ensa course.

A module is only considered fully attended if at least 90% of the participants are present. Catch-up dates are not provided for. In case of illness, the corresponding module must be made up before the next module can be attended. If a medical certificate is presented and written notice of cancellation is received up to 7 days before the start of the training, the make-up is free of charge. In case of cancellation less than 7 days before the start of the course with a medical certificate, an expense allowance (accommodation and meals at the course location) of CHF 100.00 per course day will be charged. For cancellations for other reasons, the cancellation conditions in the next section apply.

Cancellations without a doctor's note received 3 weeks or less prior to the course start date are subject to a fee. Cancellations received 8-21 days prior to the course start date will be charged 50% of the individual service fee, 4-7 days prior to the course start date will be charged 75% of the individual service fee, and 1-3 days prior to the course start date will be charged 100% of the individual service fee.

The ensa training is led by internal ensa trainers of the Swiss Pro Mente Sana Foundation. They are ensa trainers with many years of experience, have a wealth of experience and are constantly continuing their education.

At least 4 weeks before the start of the training, a decision will be made based on the number of registrations whether the ensa training will take place.

You have the option to pay for the ensa training as a complete package, which includes the costs for the basic day, the ensa first aid course focus adult or ensa first aid course focus youth and the ensa assessment. This option is cheaper, but you are not entitled to a refund if you want to finish the ensa training between two modules. Book the individual modules (basic day, etc.) as single services, then you will have more flexibility

Payment is made by invoice, which will be sent by e-mail 4 weeks before the start of the training. The invoice must be paid at the latest before the start of the training. Payment by installments is possible in exceptional cases.

If the package is booked, cancellation and repayment of partial services are excluded.

Yes, all ensa courses must be self-financed.

If you fail the ensa assessment, you have the option of repeating it at the next possible date. A one-time retake of the assessment in case of failure is free of charge.

If you feel that you have taught enough ensa courses as a prospective ensa teacher and feel confident enough to teach ensa courses yourself, you can get certified as an ensa teacher. During the ensa certification, your skills will be tested by an ensa trainer during a course that you teach together. One of the decisive factors for the ensa certification is the feedback of the participants and the ensa trainer. After passing the exam, you are qualified to teach courses independently as an experienced ensa instructor.

ensa instructors pay an annual license fee of 200 Swiss francs to the Swiss foundation Pro Mente Sana. Among other things, this entitles them to use the ensa course platform. On this platform, ensa instructors can post ensa first aid courses and manage their participants. In addition, ensa instructors can find course material and news in their personal login area.

The ensa instructors sign a contract with the Swiss foundation Pro Mente Sana. In this contract, the ensa instructors undertake, among other things, not to duplicate the teaching materials, not to adapt the teaching materials, to conduct ensa courses on a regular basis and to undergo ongoing training.

The ensa courses are only conducted by experienced ensa instructors. However, as a prospective ensa instructor, you are obliged to lead the ensa courses with an experienced ensa instructor

There are different ways to get ensa offers. On the one hand, the Swiss Pro Mente Sana Foundation announces offers for company courses or public webinars in the lecturer login for which one can apply. This requires a certain degree of flexibility and initiative on the part of ensa instructors. Another possibility is to plan your own ensa face-to-face courses, which also appear on the ensa website in the course overview. For this purpose, the ensa instructors look for their own premises and are then responsible for the implementation and promotion of the courses. This variant can be more time-consuming for the first couple of courses, but it also allows more freedom in terms of course times and locations. For entrepreneurial instructors, there is the possibility to become an ensa partner and acquire corporate customers. Here you can find detailed information about the ensa partnership.

Being an Ensa instructor involves a lot of passion. Depending on commitment and flexibility, the job can bring in more or less income. However, as a rule, the income is not enough for a lucrative second career. It should also be noted that the path to the status of an experienced instructor involves a large time commitment with a lower salary.