Employers and clients may elect to have non-credit-bearing (unaccredited) courses presented. This is fully permissible in circumstances where accredited training is not explicitly mandated by law.

For example, accredited training is required when appointing designated First Aiders in the workplace. In contrast, many safety, emergency, and operational competencies may be addressed through non-credit-bearing training where appropriate.

Non-credit-bearing (unaccredited) training is permissible and appropriate where the required training is:

• Site-specific
• Based on defined and measurable outcomes
• Risk-based
• Legally defensible
• Employer-mandated