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QCF Level 2 Award
4 hour course
Upon successful completion and assessment qualification valid for 3 years. Delegates need to be a minimum age of 16 years to complete the course.
Practical course providing basic life support training with resuscitation and AED training.
Option to "add-on sessions" to provide a bespoke course to meet your needs.
Topics: Responsibilities & Reporting; Primary Survey; Unresponsive casualty care; Resuscitation; Infection Control; Defibrillation / AED safety & functions.
RQF Level 3 Award
1 day / 6 hour course
Enables delegates to become Emergency First Aiders and satisfies HSE requirements.
Upon successful completion and assessment qualification valid for 3 years.
Topics: Legalities; responsibilities & reporting; primary survey; the unconscious casualty; CPR & AED; minor injuries; shock & bleeding: burns; choking; epilepsy.
The Forestry First Aid Module can be added to this 1-day course to cover catastrophic bleeding and the use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings.
RQF Level 3 Award
3 day / 18 hour course
Provides highest level of First Aid qualification meeting Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Upon successful completion and assessment qualification is valid for 3 years.
Topics: Legalities, responsibilities and reporting; dealing with unresponsive casualty; primary survey; CPR & AED; choking; bleeding & shock; heart attacks; head injury; stroke; diabetes; asthma; anaphylaxis; epilepsy; limb injuries ; poisoning; eye injuries; chest injuries; and bandaging.
The Forestry First Aid Module can be added to this 3-day course to cover catastrophic bleeding and the use of tourniquets and haemostatic dressings.
RQF Level 3 EFAW Award
1 day course
With additional sessions on common childhood conditions e.g. asthma; anaphylaxis; auto-injectors; head and limb injuries; safe administration and management of medicines in school.
For school and pre-school staff who wish to be Emergency First Aiders. Qualification valid for 3 years. Complies with Department for Education & Ofsted requirements.
Includes changes on discretionary arrangements for schools to hold spare auto-injectors (change effective from October 1st 2017).
RQF Level 3 Award
1 day / 6 hour course
Suitable for all those caring for babies and young children e.g. schools, pre-schools and child-minders.
Provides delegates with knowledge and practical skills to deal with a range of Paediatric First Aid situations.
Successful completion and assessment leads to a 3 year qualification.
Topics: Role of Paediatric First Aider; Primary Survey; CPR & AED; wounds, bleeding & shock; seizure; choking; minor injuries; recovery position.
I can provide add-on sessions on Anaphylaxis/ Auto-injectors and Asthma on request.
RQF Level 3 Award
2 day / 12 hour course
Fulfils requirements for first aid training detailed in Department for Education's statuary framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Day 1 is the same as the Paediatric Emergency First Aid Course.
Upon successful completion and assessment is valid for 3 years.
Topics; Role of Paediatric First Aider; Primary Survey; CPR & AED; wounds, bleeding & shock; seizure; choking; minor injuries; recovery position; fractures; foreign bodies; diabetic emergencies; asthma; meningitis; febrile convulsions; extreme heat and cold; electrical incidents; bites and stings.
A 2 day/ 12 hour course to revalidate a First Aid at Work certificate which is due to expire.
Contact me for further information on renewal if your certification has lapsed for 1-3 months.
Topics covered are the same as the First Aid at Work course (see above) and include any guideline changes.
Tailor made sessions to refresh and update on topics such as Basic Life Support, Epilepsy, Asthma & inhalers and Anaphylaxis & Auto-injectors.
Awareness Training on aspects of managing, administering and storing medicines safely in schools.
I can provide update sessions to incorporate the new changes to arrangements for schools who wish to hold spare Auto-Injectors for their students with Anaphyalxis.
On site annual updates for health care professionals such as GP surgeries, nurses, physiotherapy clinics, dental surgeries.
Sessions can be tailor made to meet your requirements e.g. Basic Life Support plus AED, Choking and Anaphylaxis updates.
QCF Level 3 Award
From £45-£75 pp
1 day/ 6 hour course is suitable for anyone caring for those at risk of anaphylaxis; or in high risk areas where emergency medication is available.
Comprehensive and detailed certified course suitable for nurses, dental staff, nursery and school staff and all First Aid staff.
Includes practical and theoretical sessions on recognising and treating anaphylaxis safely and effectively.
This qualification lasts for 3 years.
QCF Level 3 Award
2 day / 16 hour comprehensive course ideal for those involved in teaching and supervising sports and recreation; Duke of Edinburgh type courses and anyone working in the outdoors. Valid for 3 years.
Comprehensive course made up of 2 units covering First Aid Essentials as well as the Management of Illness and Injuries in the outdoors.
Day 1 is similar to the Emergency First Aid at Work. Day 2 topics are: heart attacks & angina; fractures; heat and cold illness; drowning; head injuries; spinal injuries; minor injuries; asthma and diabetes. Dealing with illness & injury in remote locations is also covered.
I can provide one-off lessons; group courses or a series of lessons for junior, secondary school or college students on a range of First Aid topics as part of their curriculum.
Duke of Edinburgh First Aid courses and First Aid for 6th form students are popular courses I am able to provide.
Please contact me to discuss course requirements.
This qualification has been designed to provide the knowledge and competence for a learner to deal with emergency first aid situations in a forestry/agricultural environment. This qualification is designed to supplement a First Aider’s existing First Aid at Work or Emergency First Aid at Work qualification and covers the recommended topics stated in the Forestry Commission First Aid policy 2015.
A minimum of 2 contact hours in the classroom, consisting of practical and theoretical activities. This qualification can also be combined with the 1-day Emergency First Aid at Work or 3-day First Aid at Work course, providing the minimum contact hours and assessment criteria has been achieved.
The range of subjects covered are:
• Emergency planning and remote medical assistance
• Catastrophic Bleeding Control
• Crush injuries
• Effects of extreme cold
• Lyme disease
Certification
The practical and theoretical assessment is ongoing throughout the duration of the course and a three year qualification can be offered to all, subject to assessment.
The Government has introduced mandatory basic first aid training in all state-funded secondary schools in England.
This training is part of Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education.
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The qualification covers CPR and the safe use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), choking and common injuries such as head injuries, bleeding control, broken bones and sprains/strains.
The qualification is available to learners aged 11 or over.
Due to the practical nature of the first aid assessment there are physical demands. A learner must be able to demonstrate their skills as in a real-life situation, for example getting to the floor unaided and demonstrating CPR on a manikin at floor level.
The qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement. The learner will need to complete the full course again to requalify for a further three years. It is recommended that the learner attends annual refresher training.
Progression
Depending on their age, learners who achieve this qualification may progress on to the FAA Award in Emergency First Aid, the FAA Award in First Aid at Work or other related qualifications within first aid.
Maximum group size is 12 delegates.
Small groups of 2-4 delegates are easily accommodated.
All certified courses include theoretical and practical assessments during the course.
Some certified courses can be split into shorter sessions over a period of weeks.
Contact me for more details.
We would be delighted to hear from you to design a course specific to your individual needs. Larger groups of 12+ can easily be accommodated.
In addition to the full range of workplace First Aid Courses, I am pleased to provide the following courses for nurseries, schools and colleges:
All courses comply with HSE and Dept for Education guidance.
Regulated / Certified Courses certificated by First Aid Awards, an Ofqual regulated organisation.
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