First Aid, Mental Health First Aid & Safeguarding Training
We offer private regulated and non-regulated first aid courses. For regulated courses these lead, on successfully completion, to a UK Ofqual certificate. All UK Ofqual levels map to equivalent levels in the European Qualification Framework.
We are also now a trainer for the Royal Geographical Society Off-Site Safety Management (RGS OSSM) curriculum.
| When | Course | Cost | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat/Sun 10&11 May 2025 | Leysin, CH | 16 hour Outdoor First Aid, BASI/BAIML, MTUK etc | 250.- CHF | confirmed | |
| Wed/Thu 4/5 April 2025 | Le Châtelard | 16 hour Outdoor First Aid, BASI/BAIML, MTUK etc | 250.- CHF | confirmed | |
| Sat/Sun 7&8 June 2025 | Leysin, CH | 16 hour Outdoor First Aid, BASI/BAIML, MTUK etc | 250.- CHF | PROV |
All courses are available at your own venue and can be scheduled to meet your requirements. We are based in the Swiss Alps and provide courses in mainland Europe and the UK.
- Level 2 CPR and AED (4-hrs)
- Level 2 Emergency First Aid At Work (EFAW)
- Level 3 First Aid At Work (FAW)
- 3-Hour Emergency Response Course
- Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid : 2-day course
- Activity First Aid – FAA Level 3 Award – 2-Day
- Appointed Person – 2 hour
- Basic Life Support – 3 hours
- Basic Life Support – 3 hours
- CPR/BLS & Safe Use of an AED – FAA Level 2 Award – 4 hours
- Defibrillation – FAA Level 2 Award (CPR & AED skills) 1-day
- Defibrillation Annual Refresher – Half Day
- Emergency First Aid at Work – FAA Level 3 Award – 1 day
- Emergency Response – Sports Injuries
- FAW Re-qualification – FAA Level 3 – 2 day
- First Aid Annual Refresher – Half Day
- First Aid Risk Assessment – FAA Level 2 Award 1-day
Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work – 3 days
It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of first aid needs highlights the need for qualified first aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.
This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of first aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course.
This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Duration
A minimum of 18 hours spread over at least three days. Ideally, the course should be run over three consecutive days, but we have the flexibility to accommodate your specific needs if you so desire providing it is completed within 10 weeks of starting the course and the training sessions last for a minimum of two hours.
Re-qualification
We can offer a First Aid at Work Re-qualification as part of a 2-day Outdoor First Aid course.
Syllabus
A range of subjects are covered including:
- Legalities, responsibilities and reporting
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Fractures and spinal injuries
- Control of bleeding
- Poisoning
- Burns
- Epilepsy
- Resuscitation and AED awareness
- Bandaging
- Heart attacks
- Head injuries
- Chest injuries
- Asthma
- Stroke
- Assessment of the situation
- Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- Choking
- Eye injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Diabetes
Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work – 6 hours
We can offer an Emergency First Aid at Work as part of a 2-day Outdoor First Aid course.
Where an organisation’s risk assessment of First Aid needs identifies that there is a requirement for Emergency First Aid at Work practitioners, then this national Award in Emergency First Aid at Work satisfies the requirements of the regulatory body for First Aid – the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
All learners will have the skills and knowledge to provide the organisation with Emergency First Aider’s that can provide treatment to their casualties in a prompt, safe and effective manner.
Duration
A minimum of six contact hours in the classroom, consisting of practical and theoretical activities, plus some pre-course activity could be required.
Syllabus
A range of subjects are covered including:
- Responsibilities and reporting
- Assessment of the situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Basic hygiene in First Aid
- Resuscitation and AED awareness
- Anatomy
- Minor injuries
- Bleeding control
- Burns
- Choking
- Epilepsy
- Shock
Level 2 Award in CPR & Automated External Defibrillation – 6 hours
Heart and circulatory disease claims around 200,000 lives each year. Many could have been saved if a defibrillator was made available.
Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) are now becoming more common throughout a range of public and work places. A casualty’s survival rate will dramatically increase if an AED is available and if you have appropriately qualified personnel to use it.
This very practical course will enable your learners to use the AED competently and with confidence. Not only does this course deal with the use of an AED but it also includes vital training in resuscitation and choking procedures.
Duration
A minimum of six contact hours in the classroom, consisting of practical and theoretical activities.
Syllabus
A range of subjects are covered including:
- Responsibilities and reporting
- Assessment of the situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- AED functions
- Resuscitation
- Heart attacks
- Infection control
- Defibrillation procedures
- Choking
- AED safety
- Paediatric defibrillation
I’m an International Mountain Leader and First aid Trainer. I left the UK in 1999 to live and work in Europe. Since 2003 we’ve lived in Switzerland. We are based in Leysin in the Swiss Alps where we also run the Epicea B&B providing accommodation for our clients.
I’m the president of the international body the Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA). I work with MountainSafety.Info, a collaboration between Manuel Genswein, IFMGA, and the UIAA to promote best practices in areas such as avalanche rescue. I’m a delegate to the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR) and member of the Avalanche Commission of ICAR
We’re based in Leysin in the Swiss Alps where we have our own Bed & Breakfast with comfortable rooms.
- UIMLA International Mountain Leader.
- Royal Geographical Society Off-Site Safety Management Trainer
- Éducateur sportif / Carte professionnelle n° 03819ED0125 (France)
- Registered with the Italian Government (registration)
- President, Union of International Mountain Leader Associations (UIMLA)
- Former director, British Association of International Mountain Leaders (BAIML)
- Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award scheme award leader, supervisor and assessor
- European Avalanche School, Professional Diploma
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training (QCF)
- Approved First Aid Instructor (Ofqual regulated).
- Approved Safeguarding Instructor (Ofqual regulated).
- Approved First Aid for Mental Health Instructor (Ofqual regulated).