Mental Health First Aid Instructors are required to pay a licensing fee to the National Council for each course that is taught within their communities. This article provides a breakdown of how these fees are assessed based on the course's delivery method.
CHARGES FOR IN-PERSON COURSES
- In-person courses are taught completely in an in-person setting, and learners are not provided with digital access to learning materials, nor do they complete any part of the MHFA coursework via asynchronous learning modules.
- To remit their material licensing fee, Instructors are required to purchase a physical manual for each learner to take home with them from their in-person class from the MHFA Connect Storefront.
- The post-course evaluation for in-person MHFA courses surveys learners to ensure that they received a manual that they were able to take with them following the instructor-led training session.
- MHFA course instructors are considered to be in breach of MHFA fidelity standards if learners are not provided with a physical manual to take with them from an in-person course.
- Re-use of MHFA manuals across course sessions is prohibited.
Purchasing Materials for an in-person Course
- Once signed into the storefront, Instructors will be able to see the manuals and teaching materials applicable to the program(s) and language(s) they are certified to teach.
- Coordinators are also able to purchase course materials on behalf of their instructor(s) and will have access to the manuals and teaching materials applicable to the certification(s) of the Instructor(s) they support.
- MHFA course manuals are sold for $18.95 each.
CHARGES FOR BLENDED COURSES
- Blended courses are taught partially or fully online. For blended courses, learners will complete 2-hours of asynchronous coursework online before attending their live ILT.
- Instructors are not required to purchase and distribute physical materials during blended courses, as learners will be provided with digital access to their course materials via the Connect online learning portal.
- 48 hours after the instructor-led training session's scheduled end time, the primary instructor listed on the course will receive an automated email invoice for the total number of learners enrolled in the course. Instructors will be assessed a fee of $23.95 per learner enrolled.
- If an enrolled learner did not complete the entirety of course, the instructor should unenroll them from the course via MHFA Connect within that 48 hours to avoid an erroneous attendance charge.
- Instructors are encouraged to pay their invoices within 30 days of receipt to avoid account suspension.
- If an organization is processing payment for the invoice on an Instructor’s behalf, it is the instructor's responsibility to forward the invoice email notification to the proper point of contact for payment.
Paying for a Blended-Seat Invoice
Instructors can remit payment for their blended-seats invoices via credit card, or by check or ACH/Wire transaction for amounts that exceed $1000.
| Payments Under $1000 | Must be paid via credit card |
| Payments between $1001-10,000 | Can be paid via credit card, check, or ACH wire |
| Payments over $10,000 |
Must be paid via check or ACH Wire |
Note: For invoice payments made via check, payors must include the MHFA invoice number that the check should be applied to on the "payment for" line.
If this information is missing, check processing may be delayed.
Billing Support
In the event that you experience any issues with payment processing, please submit a request for support via the MHFA Help Center.