First Aid Courses we offer:
We have a number of different options of First Aid courses available to suit you needs.
Level 3 International Award in Emergency First Aid and use of an AED with CPR for all ages
(DCAS accredited)
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is aimed at organisations and individuals requiring Emergency First Aid training for a workplace where people of all ages regularly attend. This course includes the emergency action for adult, child and infant CPR and choking.
How long will it take?
This international qualification would be typically delivered to learners through a 1-day training course (8 hours).
Topics covered:
Topics covered include the role and responsibilities of a first-aider, assessing an incident, unresponsive casualties (breathing and not breathing), choking, shock and minor injuries and the use of an automated external defibrillator.
Assessment method
This qualification is assessed through practical demonstrations and knowledge assessment.
Level 3 International Award in First Aid at Work and use of an AED with CPR for all ages
(DCAS accredited)
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is aimed at providing candidates with the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to support first aid and the use of a defibrillator in the workplace. First Aid at Work is an ideal qualification for individuals that will be taking a lead First Aid role during an emergency. This course includes the emergency action for adult, child and infant CPR and choking.
How long will it take?
To complete this qualification learners should expect to undertake approximately 19 hours of learning.
Topics covered:
Qualification content includes: roles and responsibilities of a first aider, assessing incidents, managing causalities who are: unresponsive and not breathing, managing casualties in shock, administering first aid to causalities with suspected: head, spinal, chest injuries, with burns, scalds, eye injuries, and those suffering from sudden poisoning and anaphylaxis, as well as knowing how to safely use an automated external defibrillator.
Assessment method
This qualification is assessed by practical and knowledge assessments.
Level 3 International Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid and use of an AED
(DCAS accredited)
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification is recommended for learners already working or preparing to work in the industry and to provide candidates, who are responsible for the welfare of infants and children, with the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to support first aid and the use of a defibrillator in the workplace.
How long will it take?
To complete this qualification learners should expect to undertake approximately 1 day of learning.
Topics covered:
These include: understanding the role of the paediatric first aider; assessing emergency situations and acting safely and effectively; providing first aid for an infant and a child: who are unresponsive and breathing normally and who are unresponsive and not breathing normally; who is wounded and bleeding, who is suffering from shock and the safe use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Assessment method
This qualification is assessed by a practical demonstration and written/oral questioning.
