With the support of their local IAFF affiliate, any department can serve as a host site.
Scheduling
To schedule a PFT Certificate course for your local or department, complete the request form below and email it to [email protected].
Five-Day PFT Certificate Course Request Form
Payment of Fees
The Five-Day PFT Certificate course is a $25,000 minimum payment due upfront to acquire class dates for a class of 25 PFT candidates.
Host Site Responsibilities
- Arrange for facilities with at least 3,000 square feet of open space to accommodate both the classroom and hands-on/experiential learning portions of the class.
- Arrange for training space with tables and chairs to seat a minimum of 25 people and an instructor’s table at the front of the room. The room must be free of distractions and at a comfortable temperature.
- For the examination, the room must allow for a minimum distance of 48 inches between adjacent seats.
- Supply training equipment, including reliable internet connection, LCD projector, screen, computer, sound, dry erase board or flipchart and markers.
- Identify one person to serve as the point of contact. This person secures a training space, navigates the pre-class process directly with IAFF staff, handles registration, communicates with participants and oversees other logistics.
- Suggest lunch options so that participants can finish lunch within the one-hour break each day.
IAFF Responsibilities
- Provide Five-Day Peer Fitness Trainer Certificate Course Program training.
- Arrange for two IAFF instructors to deliver the training and pay all instructor-related expenses (e.g., travel, hotel).
- Provide guidance on meeting logistics.
- Supply and ship student manuals to host site coordinator or registered participants.
- Provide access to the online Peer Fitness Trainer course to be completed by each registrant prior to attending training.
- Provide fitness equipment package used to conduct training. Host site keeps fitness equipment: Equipment List
Attendees
Fire service personnel of any rank or position (fire fighter, paramedic, dispatcher, wellness coordinator, strength and conditioning coach, etc.) may participate in the training.
Host sites may choose to invite other relevant community members (e.g., third-party contractors providing wellness-fitness services to your members) to expose these non-fire personnel to fire fighter and EMS culture.
PFT certificates will be awarded once the participant completes the pre-course online PFT course, attends in-person training and passes the PFT exam.