First Aid training in Stevenage
Approved by multiple awarding organisations we can offer, your Stevenage based business, accredited first aid training supported by an Ofqual recognised awarding organisation. We run regular open courses and also offer training delivered at your premises, which allows us to tailor the course to your business’s needs.
Our trainers all have backgrounds suitable to the training they deliver, bringing real-world insights and examples to the training delivered. As certified professionals, with experience in first aid you can be sure that the course you attend will provide you with the skills and confidence needed to react in the event of an accident or emergency.
We offer classroom-based training only for first aid as we do not believe that the skills needed to become a certified first aider can effectively be taught online. Our courses include practical elements to ensure all participants can confidently apply their skills in real world situations. We use interactive teaching methods, including simulations, role-playing, and scenario-based training, to enhance learning and retention of knowledge.
With consistently high feedback from our delegates we will ensure you come away with the confidence to act in emergency situations and having enjoyed the day.
All of our courses are regulated and fully accredited. We offer a full range of first aid courses suitable for every workplace, including the following;
Emergency First Aid
1 Day
Suitable for low-risk workplaces, this one-day course covers a range of common incidents that can occur in the workplace. Starting from the roles and responsibilities of a first aider, assessing the incident, and incorporating CPR and defibrillator use, the actions required when managing an unresponsive casualty, recognising and providing immediate care when dealing with seizures, choking, shock, wounds, bleeding and minor injuries amongst others.
This course includes all the knowledge and skills you will need as a first aider to ensure that you can react positively in an emergency.
All successful delegates will receive an accredited certificate valid for a three-year period. We do however recommend that training is refreshed annually.
Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace
2 days
Taught exclusively by Lesley, our highly experienced trainer, the course focuses on identifying the early signs of mental health problems enabling intervention and initial support to individuals who may be experiencing a mental health crisis. Early intervention can significantly improve outcomes and prevent situations from escalating. Mental Health First Aid teaches practical strategies and techniques for offering immediate assistance to someone in distress. Participants learn how to approach and communicate with someone experiencing a mental health crisis, offer reassurance, and guide them toward appropriate professional help
Basic Life Support and Safe use of an AED
Half Day
Did you know that following a cardiac arrest, every minute without CPR and defibrillation reduces a casualty’s chance of survival by 10%?
With an estimated 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests occurring every year in the UK alone, make sure you are prepared. This course is designed to teach you the skills
needed to administer safe, prompt and effective basic life support and use an AED safely in emergency situations.
First Aid at Work
3 Days
Suitable for workplaces that have the potential for higher risk injuries, this three-day course covers a everything taught in Emergency First Aid but also includes the actions required when managing broken bones, fractures and dislocations, seizures and epilepsy, anaphylaxis, asthma attacks, stroke and heart attacks.
All successful delegates will receive an accredited certificate valid for a three-year period. We do however recommend that training is refreshed annually.
A two-day Requalification course can be undertaken prior to expiry of your First Aid certificate.
First Aid at Work Requalification
2 days
Suitable for anyone who has a valid First Aid at Work qualification. This two day course reinforces everything taught in First Aid at Work and ensures your knowledge remains valid and maintains your certification.
This course must be completed prior to expiry of your current First Aid at Work certificate
Forestry First Aid
Additional 2 Hours following
First Aid at work
Did you know that the fatal injury rate in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industry is around 21 times higher than other industries?
The Forestry First Aid +F qualification is ideal for those who work or intend to work in a forestry, agricultural or remote environment, such as tree surgeons and farmers, and covers a range of injuries and diseases that could occur in these environments.
Designed to be delivered alongside the three-day First Aid at Work qualification Forestry First aid addresses a range of hazards specific to this industry including extreme cold, extreme heat, treatment of Adder snake bites, crush injuries, Lyme disease and catastrophic bleeding, including:
• Direct pressure
• Tourniquets
• Haemostatic agents
