Training
Pro Ethnos Fire and Rescue Training Centre provides practical and online training “Our training methodology is based on theoretical class work and assignments, practical training and road practical experience” for individuals to obtain training previously only possible at higher cost and selective institutions. Fire and Rescue International spoke to Jurie van Staden, director of operations at Pro Ethnos Fire and Rescue to find out more about their offering.
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he Pro Ethnos Fire and Rescue Training Centre is situated in Sundra, Mpumalanga and provides emergency fire and rescue services as well as training. Pro Ethnos Fire and Rescue was first established in Utrecht KwaZulu-Natal in 2012 but relocated its campus to Rietkol, Sundra in Mpumalanga, on the Gauteng border, in 2019. Pro Ethnos Fire and Rescue Training was registered in 2015 as a Pty Ltd; the company was previously known as Pro Ethnos Services that was registered in 2012.
South Africa including municipal, Government, aviation and industrial fire departments. Pro Ethos Fire and Rescue Training was created to provide cost effective, high-quality training to individuals involved in volunteer organisations. The core focus is to provide a place
Accreditation The training programme is aligned to meet the SAQA requirements, while also maintaining a skill level equal to the NFPA programmes. The programmes are re-assessed annually or when new techniques are tested and on recommendations of a number of USA focus groups. Pro Ethnos Fire and Rescue holds accreditation with Local
The training centre is co-owned and managed by Jurie van Staden, whose employment history includes multiple private medical and fire services as well as hazardous material services. Pro Ethnos has six part time instructors and, between them, have over 80 years’ experience ranging from a wide array of services in 20 | FIRE AND RESCUE INTERNATIONAL
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