Course Overview
The First Aid at Work Requalification course is a comprehensive two-day programme designed for existing First Aid at Work certificate holders who need to refresh their knowledge, demonstrate their practical skills and renew their qualification.
The course revisits the essential responsibilities and skills of a workplace first aider while providing learners with the opportunity to refresh their knowledge of managing a wide range of injuries, illnesses and first aid emergencies.
Throughout the course, learners take part in practical exercises and casualty scenarios designed to reinforce existing knowledge, refresh essential life-saving skills and help maintain the confidence needed to respond effectively to a real workplace emergency.
What You’ll Learn
- The role and responsibilities of a workplace first aider
- Assessing an incident and managing the scene safely
- Assessing and managing an unresponsive casualty
- CPR and the safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Managing a choking casualty
- Wounds, bleeding and shock
- Burns and scalds
- Injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- Head, spinal and chest injuries
- Eye injuries
- Poisoning
- Anaphylaxis
- Recognising and responding to major illnesses and medical emergencies
- Managing seizures
- Recording and reporting first aid incidents
Practical training to refresh your skills
First aid skills can fade when they are not regularly used. The First Aid at Work Requalification course gives existing first aiders the opportunity to revisit essential knowledge, practise practical techniques and rebuild confidence in responding to workplace emergencies.
Learners take part in practical activities throughout the course, including casualty assessment, CPR, use of an AED, recovery position, choking, management of bleeding and shock, and responding to a range of injuries and medical conditions.
The course isn’t simply about renewing a certificate. Our practical approach encourages learners to revisit their existing experience, ask questions and develop the confidence to apply their first aid skills effectively when they are needed.
Training can also be delivered for groups at your workplace, providing organisations with a convenient way to requalify existing first aiders while reducing the disruption associated with travelling to an external training venue.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
The First Aid at Work Requalification course is designed for people who already hold a First Aid at Work qualification and need to renew their certification.
Learners will normally need to provide evidence of their existing First Aid at Work certificate and meet the applicable eligibility requirements for the qualification being undertaken.
If your First Aid at Work certificate has already expired, your eligibility for the two-day requalification route may depend on when it expired and the certification route being undertaken.
Not sure whether you’re eligible for the two-day course? Contact us before booking and we’ll help you identify the appropriate training route.
Previous first aid experience is required.
CERTIFICATION OPTIONS
Choose the certification route that works for you.
Regulated Qualification
For organisations or learners who require an externally regulated first aid qualification.
The course follows the requirements of the relevant regulated qualification and, following successful completion, learners receive certification through the applicable awarding organisation.
Acumen Approved Course
For organisations that require high-quality first aid training without the need for a regulated qualification.
The course covers the essential practical skills and knowledge required for Emergency First Aid at Work, with successful learners receiving an Acumen Safety Solutions certificate of completion.
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Details
Duration: 2 Days
Delivery: Classroom training
Location: At your workplace or an arranged training venue
Assessment: Practical assessment and knowledge assessment
Certification: Regulated Qualification or Acumen Approved Course
Entry requirements: Existing First Aid at Work certification and applicable eligibility requirements
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Employers should determine their workplace first aid requirements through an appropriate first aid needs assessment. Further guidance is available from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
