HSE-recognised (Ofqual Level 3) First Aid At Work
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.
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.
Please contact us for details of the course schedule.
Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (FAW) & Requalification
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
Initial Qualification – 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.
Requalification – a two day course for people that already hold a FAW taken in the last three years.
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
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
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 First Aid related 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