Duration: 2 days, 9am-4pm

Cost: £135 +VAT pp

Candidates will receive a First Aid at Work handbook and certification via our awarding body, Highfield Qualifications, valid for 3 years.

PLEASE NOTE: Our Awarding Body, Highfields Qualifications, allow a period of 1 month’s grace after the expiry date on a previous certificate.

During any interim period, the candidate should not deliver first aid.

Highfields Qualifications request that we hold a copy of each candidates previous first aid certificate, we would be grateful if these could please be forwarded to us at the time of booking.

For certificates that have expired by more than 28 days the candidate will need to attend a 3 day First Aid at Work course.

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification is aimed at learners who wish to become first-aiders in the workplace. This qualification meets the requirements for training emergency first-aiders in those organisations that have identified that staff need to be trained to this level within their first-aid needs assessment.

How long will it take?

To complete this qualification learners should expect to undertake 24 hours of learning, with a minimum contact time, excluding breaks of 12 hours over days.

Upon successful completion of this course, candidates will:

• understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider
• be able to assess an incident
• be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally
• be able to manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally
• be able to recognise and assist a casualty who is choking
• be able to manage a casualty with external bleeding
• be able to manage a casualty who is in shock
• be able to manage a casualty with a minor injury
• be able to conduct a secondary survey
• be able to administer first aid to a casualty with injuries to bones, muscles and joints
• be able to administer first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries
• be able to administer first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries.
• be able to administer first aid to a casualty with burns and scalds.
• be able to administer first aid to a casualty with an eye injury
• be able to administer first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning
• be able to administer first aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis
• be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected major illness.

Assessment method

This qualification is assessed by a practical demonstration and written/oral questioning.

A maximum of 12 candidates per trainer/course ensures that quality is guaranteed