First Aid Courses

Do you need to become First Aid accredited?

Are you a childminder that needs to be Paediatric First Aid trained as part of your Ofsted registration?

Or would you simply like to have more knowledge about what to do in an emergency?

Kim Ronaldson runs flexible First Aid courses that cover these requirements and more. Simply choose the date that best suits you, select the course type that you're interested in and Kim will run it for you.

Choose from:

HABC Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (QCF)

This qualification is ideal for those already working, or preparing to work within industry wishing to become a First Aider in the workplace for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982. Topics within this qualification are regarded by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) as being important in maintaining good practice in the safe, prompt and effective treatment of injuries and ill health in the workplace.

How long will it take me to achieve this qualification?

This is a 1 credit qualification, with a guided learning hour’s value of 8 and it has a minimum contact time of 6 hours, which is delivered via a 1 day course.

Learners must undertake a practical assessment of their competence along with a short open response knowledge assessment, where learners are required to provide a short response to a prescribed series of questions.

The course costs £125 and the certificate is valid for 3 years.

In addition to this it is also recommended that learners refresh their knowledge annually.

Courses can be taken in your place of work, or your home, wherever suits you best.

The Paediatric 12 hour course.

In the UK, professional child care providers such as nannies, nursery carers and child minders must complete a suitable paediatric first aid course at regular intervals.

The course covers all aspects of Primary Care and Secondary Care, plus training on febrile convulsions, sickle-cell anaemia and meningitis.

The Highfield Awarding body for compliance 12 Hour Care for Children programme meets regulatory requirements (Ofsted) necessary for such a first aid course.

The paediatric 12 hour course covers all aspects of dealing with children in an emergency situation. From CPR, bleeding, choking and bandaging to assessing an ill or injured child. We cover the emotional aspects of dealing with child emergencies and advice is also given on dealing with distressed parents or carers in an emergency situation.

The first hour after an incident or accident is know as the "golden hour". This is the time where the biggest difference can be made by a first aider who is often first on the scene.

We teach you to look after yourself before helping with a child or infant by assessing the scene and using barriers. We teach CPR skills and defibrillator use. In this part of the course we also include other life threating first aid skills including serious bleeding and choking.

Defibrillator (AED) use is taught as standard on all our courses.

The course duration is a minimum of 12 hours. Once completed the certification lasts for 3 years and costs is £110 per person including VAT.

First Aid at Work 3 day course.

All companies have a responsibility under The Health and Safety regulations 1974 to provide an appropriate level of first aid cover in the workplace. It is the your responsibility to do due diligence as to the level of first aid cover required - we are here to help you.

This course more than meets the Health & Safety Executive requirements for First Aid in the workplace. The course follows the syllabus set out by the Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance. It also provides hands on practice and looks at an array of scenarios you are likely to encounter in your workplace.

Defibrillator (AED) use is taught as standard on all our courses.