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First Aid at Work courses

Our First Aid Industry Body regulated and accredited First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work courses equip you, and your employees with the knowledge, confidence and practical skills to respond to adults’ First Aid needs safely and responsibly.

We are able to blend together any of our First Aid at Work and Paediatric First Aid at Work courses. Appropriate certification is issued where a learner has met the assessment criteria for the courses selected. 

Please contact us to discuss your requirements or to discuss a group booking of 6 or more.

We can deliver our courses in the evening, at weekends as well as during a weekday. Please contact us to discuss mutually agreed delivery times and the options of in person or online delivery of theory.

First Aid at Work (FAW)

This three-day course with 18 hours of contact time covers the roles and responsibilities of a First Aider, including legislative obligations and accident reporting.

It also teaches the identification and initial management of the following First Aid scenarios:

  • Anaphylaxis
  • Asthma
  • Bites
  • Bleeding
  • Broken bones
  • Burns
  • Catastrophic bleeding
  • Choking
  • Circulatory and breathing disorders
  • Conditions that require CPR
  • Consequences of extreme body temperature
  • Diabetes
  • Drowning
  • Electric shock
  • Epilepsy
  • Foreign objects
  • Head injuries
  • Poisons
  • Seizures
  • Sprains and strains
  • Spinal injuries
  • Stings
  • Stroke
  • Wounds

 

We can deliver this course either in person or via a blended method of online and in person learning.

Pricing – remember to Contact Us if you are booking for 6 or more people

● 3 days in person course delivery is priced at £210 per person

● 2 days in person course delivery plus 1 day online self learning is priced at £170 per person

Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)

This one-day course with six hours of contact time covers the roles and responsibilities of a First Aider, including legislative obligations and accident reporting.

It also teaches the identification and initial management of the following First Aid scenarios:

  • Anaphylaxis
  • Asthma
  • Bites
  • Bleeding
  • Broken bones
  • Burns
  • Choking
  • Conditions that require CPR
  • Diabetes
  • Drowning
  • Epilepsy
  • Foreign objects
  • Seizures
  • Stings
  • Wounds

We deliver our one-day Emergency First Aid at Work course in person.

Pricing – remember to Contact Us if you are booking for 6 or more people

1 day in person course delivery is priced at £90 per person

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Additional details about our First Aid at Work courses

Here’s some additional information about both of our First Aid at Work courses:

  • The maximum number of learners courses is 12 per instructor
  • Learners should be aged 16 or over on the first day of the course
  • The courses will be delivered in written and spoken English
  • We administer registration, attendance, feedback and certification digitally (i.e. via email and Microsoft Office applications)
  • We advise our learners to wear comfortable clothing that will allow them to perform tasks and assessments on the floor without restricting their movement

  • Please specify any additional support measures required for any of the group to support their participation in the course. e.g. hearing loop, support to manage food allergies / intolerances. The course tutor will need to discuss this with you in greater detail at least 7 days prior to the course starting. Failure to disclose any additional support measures means that the organisation and learner take full responsibility for any adverse outcomes or failure to pass the course due to non disclosure of additional support needs.

Learn more about how we deliver our courses.

How we assess participants on our First Aid at Work courses

In both of our First Aid at Work courses, we conduct the following compulsory assessments in person:

  • Conduct a Primary Survey
  • Delivery of adult CPR including using an automated external defibrillator (AED) safely
  • Helping a choking casualty
  • Helping an unconscious casualty
  • Managing wounds, bleeding and shock
  • Conducting a secondary survey
  • Demonstrate how to administer first aid for suspected concussion, skull fracture, cerebral compression and a spinal injury.

We may also ask participants to complete written assessments in both courses.

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