First Aid Training

The QA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) qualification is designed for individuals who wish to be a first aider in their workplace. Successful candidates will learn how to manage a range of injuries and illnesses that could occur at work and will be equipped with the essential skills needed to give emergency first aid.

Length of Course 

• 3-day course

The First Aid at Work course syllabus includes:

• The role and responsibilities of a first aider
• Assessing an incident
  
• Managing an unresponsive casualty
  
• CPR and defibrillation
  
• Recovery Position
  
• Heart Attack
  
• Stroke
  
• Choking
  
• Epilepsy
  
• Asthma
  
• Diabetes
  
• Anaphylaxis
  
• Shock
  
• Head and spinal injuries
  
• Chest injuries
  
• Wounds and bleeding
  
• Fractures
  
• Sprains, strains and dislocations
  
• Minor injuries
  
• Burns and scalds
  
• Poisoning
  
• Eye injuries

The QA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) qualification is designed for individuals who wish to act as an emergency first aider in their workplace. Upon successful completion, candidates will have the essential skills needed to give safe, prompt, and effective first aid in emergencies.

Length of Course 

• 1-day course

The Emergency First Aid at Work course syllabus includes:

• The roles and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
  
• Assessing an incident
  
• Managing an unresponsive casualty
  
• CPR and defibrillation
  
• Recovery Position
  
• Choking
  
• Seizures
  
• Shock
  
• Wounds and bleeding
  
• Cuts, grazes and bruises
• Minor burns and scalds

The QA Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support for Adults and Children (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed to equip candidates with the essential skills needed to administer safe, prompt, and effective basic life support in an emergency. 

Length of Course 

• Half-day course

The Basic Life Support for Adults and Children course syllabus includes:

• Recognising when to commence CPR and defibrillation
• Adult CPR and defibrillation
• Child CPR and defibrillation
• Infant CPR and defibrillation
• Assessing levels of consciousness
• Opening the airway
• Checking breathing
• Recovery Position
• Recognising the signs of choking
• Choking treatment for adults, children and infants

The QA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (Annual Refresher) (RQF) qualification is designed to allow qualified first aiders to update their first aid skills yearly until requalification training is required. Successful candidates will leave with renewed confidence, having had the opportunity to practise essential first aid procedures, and learn the latest techniques needed to deal with an emergency.

Length of Course 

• Half-day course

The QA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work course syllabus includes:

• Assessing an incident
• Managing an unresponsive casualty
• Recovery Position
• CPR and defibrillation
• Choking
• Seizures

The First Aid at Work Revalidation course is aimed at those who have already undertaken the First Aid at Work training, but need to requalify or update their skills to be able to renew their First Aid at Work certificate.

Length of Course 

• 2-day course

The First Aid at Work Revalidation Training course syllabus includes:

• What is first aid
• Unconscious casualty
• Respiration
• Cardio Pulmonary resuscitation
• Circulatory System
• Choking
• Bleeding & Wounds
• Shock
• Burns & scalds
• Minor injuries
• Concussion and compression
• Major illness
• Poisoning
• Fractures
• Spinal injuries
• Eye injuries
• Recording incidents & action taken
• First aid equipment

Our first aid course materials and handouts are used in conjunction with current HSE First Aid at Work legislation and guidance. Delegates are assessed at the end of the course on their knowledge and practical skills.