Available courses

Paediatric First Aid (Ofsted) (inc. Emergency First Aid at Work)

This is the 2 day paediatric (child & baby) first aid. 
This is compliant with Ofsted and Early Years requirements. Ofsted no longer approves first aid courses.
Training providers must follow the Ofsted and Early Years guidance for their courses to provide the recommended level of first aid cover.
The course is recommended for people working with and caring for children and babies.

NOTE: as of January 2018 this course also includes the 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work qualification to provide first aid cover for adults.

On completion of training successful candidates will be able to:
  • Understand the role of the first aider including reference to:
    - The special needs of Infants and Children
    - The ability and knowledge to carry out an illness assessment
    - The importance of preventing cross infection
    - The need for recording incidents and actions
     - Use of available equipment
  • Plan for first aid emergencies
  • Deal with emergencies
  • Deal with unconsciousness
  • CPR including using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
  • Recognise and deal with shock
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to anaphylactic shock
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to electric shock
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to bleeding
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to cases of poisoning
  • Respond appropriately to burns and scalds
  • Respond appropriately to choking
  • Respond appropriately to fractures
  • Respond appropriately to head, neck and back injuries
  • Respond appropriately to foreign objects in eyes, ears and nose and eye injuries
  • Respond appropriately to bites and stings
  • Respond appropriately to effects of heat and cold...heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia
  • Respond appropriately to febrile convulsions
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to the emergency needs of chronic medical conditions including: epilepsy, asthma, diabetes
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to meningitis and other serious sudden childhood illness
  • Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries, small cuts, grazes, bruises.