Professional Emergency Care

What Professional Emergency Care does

Professional Emergency Care (PEC) is a privately held Cape Town-based emergency care consulting and training provider, operating as a Close Corporation for over 26 years since founding in 1998. The company delivers a portfolio of more than 30 accredited courses spanning three categories: CPR and First Aid courses for the general public and workplace responders, Healthcare Provider advanced life support courses (ACLS, PALS, BLS, ITLS), and Maritime Medical courses aligned to STCW standards. PEC holds a deep accreditation stack across the American Heart Association (AHA), Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa (RCSA), TETA, SAMSA, ITLS, QCTO, HPCSA, SACE, and the Department of Employment and Labour, allowing it to issue certificates that satisfy corporate OHS Act compliance, healthcare CPD, maritime regulatory, and educator CPD requirements from a single provider.

PEC's underlying technology is a blended learning stack combining conventional instructor-led classroom training at its Plumstead training venue with Prof Portal Africa, an online learning management system that delivers theory modules and skills assessments to healthcare providers. Instructor-led delivery remains the core engine, with low facilitator-to-learner ratios (1:3 manikin-to-candidate for First Aid and Maritime, 1:8 for Healthcare Provider) and instructors who are all HPCSA-registered healthcare professionals with field experience. PEC is B-BBEE Level 4 certified and qualifies as an Exempted Micro Enterprise.

Revenue is generated through professional services training on a quote-based, pay-as-you-go model for both group onsite delivery (minimum 8 candidates) and public courses scheduled at the Plumstead venue, supplemented by a recurring subscription-style online learning stream via Prof Portal Africa. The customer base is diversified across four primary segments — corporate/industrial employers needing OSH Act compliance, healthcare providers pursuing HPCSA CPD points, educators earning SACE points, and maritime personnel requiring SAMSA STCW certifications — and is sold through a mix of direct enterprise field sales, direct-to-consumer public course enrollment, and a channel partnership with King Cole Maritime for security courses.

Name

Professional Emergency Care

Legal name

Professional Emergency Care CC

Website

https://pec.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Professional Emergency Care is a Cape Town-based, privately held emergency care training provider delivering over 30 accredited CPR, first aid, advanced life support, and maritime medical courses to corporate, healthcare, educator, and maritime customers across South Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Care Training Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

EMS Education, Training & Simulation Centers (HLAFANAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ), Emergency Medical Services (EMT/Paramedic) Training (EDAOAMAC), Emergency Response, Fire Safety & Evacuation (EDABAEAE)

Keywords

• Emergency care training
• CPR and first aid courses
• Advanced life support training
• Maritime medical training
• Occupational health and safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Courses: Revenue generated from delivering accredited emergency care training courses to companies, healthcare professionals, educators, and the public. Courses range from entry-level CPR and First Aid to advanced ACLS, PALS, ITLS, and Maritime Medical training. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to client needs.
2. Online Course Platform (Prof Portal Africa): Blended learning online platform providing course modules for healthcare providers. Delivered through profportalafrica.co.za, offering CPD-earning modules including COVID-19 PPE training worth 3 HPCSA CPD points.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Professional Emergency Care delivers accredited emergency care training courses across four categories: CPR and First Aid for the public and workplace responders, Healthcare Provider advanced life support courses (ACLS, PALS, BLS, ITLS) for medical professionals, and SAMSA-accredited Maritime Medical courses for seafarers and ship officers. Training is delivered onsite at client premises for corporate groups or at the Plumstead, Cape Town training venue, with blended learning supported by the in-house Prof Portal Africa online platform.

Product overview

Professional Emergency Care (PEC) is an emergency care consulting and training organization operating for over 26 years in Cape Town, South Africa. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of training courses across three main categories: CPR and First Aid Courses for the general public and workplace responders, Healthcare Provider Courses for medical professionals, and Maritime Medical Courses for seafarers. PEC operates as a multi-course training provider rather than a unified software platform, with courses ranging from basic Family and Friends CPR to advanced life support certifications like ACLS and PALS. The company also provides an online learning platform called Prof Portal Africa for blended learning delivery. Course accreditations include American Heart Association (AHA), Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa (RCSA), International Trauma Life Support (ITLS), and various South African regulatory bodies including QCTO, SAMSA, TETA, HPCSA, and SACE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prof Portal Africa: An innovative online learning system using blended learning approach combining online learning and classroom practicals for healthcare providers.

Products and services

• Family and Friends CPR (AHA) Basic CPR course aimed at members of the public with no prior medical knowledge, covering adult, child and infant CPR and choking skills. Part of the Discovery Vitality points system.
• CPR for Everyone (RCSA) CPR course for workplace responders including fitness trainers, care workers, teachers, and lifeguards. Valid for 2 years with 4 CPD points for HPCSA registered candidates.
• Heartsaver, First Aid, CPR and AED Comprehensive first aid course for lay responders covering medical emergencies, injuries, environmental emergencies, CPR and AED use. AHA certification valid for 2 years with 7 CPD points.
• First Aid Essentials for Children First aid course for lay responders caring for children including parents, caregivers, and guardians. Covers accident prevention, medical emergencies, trauma, and AED use.
• Emergency Care Level 1 Entry-level emergency care training covering basic trauma and medical emergencies including CPR, bleeding management, burns, fractures, and shock. HPCSA accredited with 18 CPD points.
• Emergency Care Level 2 Intermediate emergency care training covering advanced trauma and medical emergencies including scene management, anatomy, and spinal immobilization. Valid for 3 years.
• Emergency Care Level 3 Advanced emergency care training covering comprehensive trauma management, emergency childbirth, water accidents, and ethics. Valid for 3 years.
• First Aid Update for Groups 2-hour refresher course for in-date first aiders focusing on recap, simulation, and industry-specific topics. Billed per session, not per candidate.
• BLS - Basic Life Support 5-hour course for pre-hospital and in-hospital healthcare workers covering CPR, AED use, and obstructed airway management. Pre-requisite for AHA Advanced Life Support courses with 11 CPD points.
• CPR for Professionals Locally produced course for healthcare providers covering CPR, choking, ventilation devices, and AED use. Pre-requisite for ACLS and PALS with 10 CPD and 1 ethics point.
• Advanced Resuscitation for Professionals Comprehensive course covering high-quality BLS, airway management, manual defibrillation, and post-cardiac arrest care. RCSA endorsed with 12 CPD and 1 ethics point.
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support 2-day hands-on course for healthcare professionals covering cardiac arrest management, peri-arrest conditions, and advanced airway management. AHA certification valid 2 years with 30 CPD points.
• ACLS EP - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Experienced Providers Intensive 2-day course for experienced ACLS providers covering special resuscitation situations, emergency pharmacology, and advanced acute coronary syndromes. AHA EP certification.
• ACLS Refresher 1-day refresher course for delegates with valid ACLS certificate. Requires online pre-test and classroom practical. 28 CPD and 2 ethics points.
• PALS - Paediatric Advanced Life Support 2-day course for healthcare professionals covering systematic assessment of ill/injured children, respiratory management, and paediatric resuscitation. AHA certification with 30 CPD points.
• PALS Refresher 1-day refresher course for confident delegates with valid PALS certificate. Includes online pre-test and classroom practical. 28 CPD and 2 ethics points.
• PEARS - AHA Paediatric Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization 2-day course for nursing staff, paramedics, and healthcare providers covering paediatric assessment and stabilization of respiratory and shock emergencies. 15 CPD and 1 ethics point.
• ITLS - International Trauma Life Support 2-day course covering rapid assessment, appropriate intervention, and identification of life-threatening injuries. Certificate valid 3 years with 25 CPD points.
• BAA CPG Update Compulsory update for registered BAAs to adopt HPCSA guidelines and expanded protocols. 8 online modules plus 2-day classroom with 24 CPD points.
• AEA CPG Update Blended learning update for AEA level EMS professionals covering new HPCSA protocols. 10 online modules plus 2-day classroom. Up to 54 CPD points.
• RCSA and AHA BLS Instructor Course 2-day program preparing BLS instructors to teach American Heart Association and Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa courses. Includes 6-month monitored teaching requirement.
• EMOVA - Evidence-Based Management of Oxygenation, Ventilation and Airway Management 2-day simulation-based course for healthcare providers covering oxygenation, ventilation, and airway management in critically ill patients. 24 CEU including 2 ethics points.
• Elementary First Aid - STCW Code A-VI/1-3 Basic first aid training for seamen covering CPR and practical first aid skills. Valid for 5 years. For deckhands, oilers, and greasers.
• Medical First Aid including Elementary First Aid - STCW Code A-VI/4-1 and A-VI/1-3 Comprehensive medical first aid course for ship officers covering CPR and wide-ranging first aid concerns. 32 hours duration.
• Medical Care - STCW Code A-VI/4-2 Ship Captain's Medical course for senior officers covering communication with Radio Medical Advice, diagnosis, treatment, and patient monitoring. 40 hours with compulsory hospital shift.
• Medical Care Refresher - STCW Code A-VI/4-2 Refresher course for medical officers maintaining skills to extend Marine Doctor capabilities. 24 hours with practical evaluation and compulsory hospital shift.
• Prof Portal Africa Innovative online learning system using a blended learning approach combining online learning and classroom practicals and skills assessments for healthcare providers.
• COVID-19 Risk Assessment & PPE Training COVID-19 infection control training including workplace risk assessments, industry-specific PPE training, and online COVID-19 module worth 3 HPCSA CPD points.

Quantifiable outcome

• 26+ years of emergency care training experience
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• King Cole MaritimecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKing Cole Maritime presents SAMSA-accredited Maritime Security courses at PEC's Plumstead venue. Courses include Ship Security Officer (SSO), Seafarers with Designated Security Duties (SDSD), and Competence in Security Awareness (CSA). PEC also hosts unaccredited courses for qualified SSO's including Company Security Officer (CSO) and Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) conversion modules.
• Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa (RCSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCSA is the primary accreditation body for PEC's CPR courses. PEC is a National Faculty member of RCSA. Instructor Kathy Bodmer serves as National Faculty for the RCSA. Courses include CPR for Everyone (RCSA certified, 2-year validity, 4 CPD points) and RCSA and AHA BLS Instructor Course leading to RCSA instructor registration.
• World Restart A HeartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Restart A Heart (WRAH) is a global initiative coordinated by ILCOR to promote CPR awareness and training. PEC participates in World Restart A Heart Day (October 16 annually), distributing educational materials and promoting CPR training courses. Affiliated with ILCOR.
• American Heart Association (AHA)coreTechnology or IntegrationAHA is a primary accreditation body for PEC's advanced life support courses. Accredited courses include ACLS, PALS, PEARS, BLS for Healthcare Providers, Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED, and Family and Friends CPR. Certificates are AHA-issued and valid for 2 years. AHA guidelines (including COVID-19 interim guidelines) form the basis of training curricula.
• South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)coreTechnology or IntegrationSAMSA is the regulatory authority for maritime safety in South Africa. PEC is SAMSA-accredited to deliver STCW maritime medical courses: Elementary First Aid (A-VI/1-3), Medical First Aid (A-VI/4-1), Medical Care (A-VI/4-2), and Medical Care Refresher. Certificates issued are SAMSA-recognized and valid for 5 years.
• International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)coreTechnology or IntegrationITLS is a global standard for trauma patient care training. PEC offers both ITLS Basic and ITLS Advanced courses, as well as ITLS Refresher. ITLS certificates are valid for 3 years. HPCSA accredited for 25 CPD points (basic/advanced) and 24 CPD points (refresher).
• Quality Council for Trades & Occupations (QCTO)coreTechnology or IntegrationQCTO is the regulatory body overseeing occupational qualifications in South Africa. Following changes to first aid training regulations (as of March 2021), QCTO/SETA accredited training replaced the old Department of Labour Level 1/2/3 framework. PEC is registered as a QCTO-approved training provider.
• Transport Education Training and Authority (TETA)coreTechnology or IntegrationTETA is a Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) for the transport sector. PEC has TETA accreditation enabling delivery of legally required first aid training per the Occupational Health and Safety Act General Safety Regulation 3.4.
• Department of Employment and Labour (DEL)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe DEL is the South African government department regulating occupational health and safety in the workplace. PEC is registered with the DEL for delivering first aid training compliant with the OHS Act. DEL accreditation was critical following the transition from Level 1/2/3 courses to QCTO/SETA framework in 2021.
• Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)coreTechnology or IntegrationHPCSA is the regulatory body for healthcare professionals in South Africa. PEC's healthcare provider courses are HPCSA accredited and earn registered practitioners CPD points ranging from 4 to 30 per course, plus ethics points. HPCSA Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG 2018) updates are incorporated into training for registered practitioners.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Life Healthcare Education: Life Healthcare's training arm delivers CPD-accredited clinical education and resuscitation courses for healthcare professionals within the Life Healthcare hospital network, competing with PEC in the advanced life support segment while operating as part of a broader healthcare group.
• Netcare Education: Netcare Education, part of the Netcare hospital group, is a large accredited private healthcare training institution offering nursing, emergency care, and CPD-accredited short courses, serving as a broader incumbent in the same South African healthcare education market as PEC.
• Falck South Africa: Falck, a global EMS and safety services group, operates in South Africa providing emergency medical response and workplace safety training, overlapping PEC's OHS Act compliance and first aid training offerings at a larger institutional scale.

Direct peers

• ER24 EMS Training: ER24, a leading South African private emergency medical services provider (now part of Mediclinic), runs BLS/ACLS/PALS and first aid training for healthcare professionals and corporates, directly overlapping PEC's healthcare provider and corporate compliance segments.
• South African Red Cross Society (Training Division): The SA Red Cross Society delivers accredited first aid, CPR, and emergency care training across South Africa through volunteer branches, competing with PEC for the same workplace compliance and lay-responder course buyers.
• St John Ambulance South Africa: St John Ambulance South Africa is one of the most prominent first aid and CPR training providers in the country, offering workplace first aid, BLS, and community CPR courses that directly overlap PEC's corporate and public segment offerings.

Regional players

• King Cole Maritime: King Cole Maritime is PEC's channel partner for SAMSA-accredited maritime security courses (SSO, SDSD, CSA) at PEC's Plumstead venue and also runs its own maritime training, representing an adjacent rather than direct first-aid-training peer in the SAMSA ecosystem.
• Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) — Emergency Medical Care Programme: CPUT offers a formal degree programme in Emergency Medical Care in the Western Cape, producing a pipeline of HPCSA-registered paramedics and healthcare professionals who subsequently seek CPD-accredited short courses like those PEC delivers.

Emerging players

• Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa (RCSA) Network Training Sites: RCSA-accredited training centers across South Africa (other than PEC) deliver CPR for Everyone and BLS courses, competing for the same healthcare and lay-responder enrollment that PEC's RCSA accreditation enables.
• American Heart Association International Training Centers: Other AHA-authorized International Training Centers in South Africa and across Africa deliver the same AHA ACLS, PALS, and BLS curriculum that PEC offers, representing the closest international-standard peers for PEC's advanced life support portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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