TRAINING COURSES
FIRST AID
Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace
Our Mental Health First-Aider course will give you an insight into the roles and responsibilities of a mental health first aider and you will learn about the different types of mental health conditions and how to support someone.
To empower individuals to recognise, understand and respond effectively to mental health challenges in the workplace
Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace
2 days – 12 hours
A mental health first-aider is needed when someone is struggling to cope with an ongoing mental health condition or when they are going through a mental health episode or crisis. Their role is to spot signs of potential problems, assess possible risks to the person and others, listen without judgement, give assistance or encourage the person to seek further help.
Throughout this course you will explore the different types of mental health issues and the signs and symptoms. You will then look at the roles and responsibilities of a mental health first-aider and how to recognise when someone is struggling. The course will end by looking at how to put mental health first aid into action.
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding mental health conditions
- Building confidence
- Stigma reduction
- Creating a mental health culture in the workplace
- Recognising mental health challenges
- Crafting effective communication
- Crisis response
Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace
£120 per person
- 5 – 8 candidates - £120 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £110 per person
Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
The QA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) qualification is designed for individuals who wish to act as an emergency first aider in their workplace. Upon successful completion of this qualification, candidates will be equipped with the essential skills needed to give safe, prompt and effective first aid in emergency situations.
Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
1 day – 6 hours
Learning outcomes:
- Roles and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
- Assessing an incident
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- CPR and defibrillation
- Recovery Position
- Choking
- Seizures
- Shock
- Wounds and bleeding
- Minor injuries
- Cuts, grazes and bruises
- Minor burns and scalds
1 day – 6 hours
£65 per person
- 5- 8 candidates - £65 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £60 per person
Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work
The QA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) qualification is specifically designed for individuals who wish to act as a first aider in their workplace. Successful candidates will learn how to manage a range of injuries and illnesses that could occur at work and will be equipped with the essential skills needed to give emergency first aid.
Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work
3 days – 18 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Roles and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
- Assessing an incident
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- CPR and defibrillation
- Recovery Position
- Choking
- Seizures
- Shock
- Wounds and bleeding
- Minor injuries
- Cuts, grazes and bruises
- Burns and scalds
- Broken bones, fractures and dislocations
- Seizures and Epilepsy
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma
- Stroke
- Heart Attack
Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work
£170 per person
- 5 – 8 candidates - £170 per person
- 9– 12 candidates - £150 per person
Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
The Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid qualification provides learners with the emergency first aid skills they require when working in the children's workforce. The aim of the unit within this qualification is for the learner to attain the knowledge and practical skills required to deal with a range of paediatric first aid situations
Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
1 day – 6 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- The roles and responsibilities of an emergency paediatric first aider
- Assessing an emergency situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive infant or child
- Recovery Position
- CPR and AED
- Choking
- Minor Injuries
- Bites and Stings
- Seizures
- External Bleeding
- Hypovolaemic shock
Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid
£65 per person
- 5- 8 candidates - £65 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £60 per person
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid
The Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid is aimed at those who work in childcare such as registered childminders and staff as well as anyone with a non-professional involvement with children and infants such as parents and grandparents who want to learn key paediatric first aid skills
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid
2 days – 12 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- The roles and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider
- Assessing an emergency situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive infant or child
- Recovery Position
- CPR and defibrillator
- Choking
- Head, neck and back injuries
- Fractures
- Anaphylaxis and allergic reactions
- Meningitis
- Asthma
- Febrile Convulsions
- Seizures
- Diabetic Emergencies
- Poisoning
- Burns and scalds
- Electric Shock
- External Bleeding
Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid
£120 per person
- 5- 8 candidates - £120 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £110 per person
Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support and Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
The Level 2 Award in Basic Support and Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator is a popular course providing a short but fun way of learning key life-saving skills
Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support and Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
3 hours
- Assessing an emergency situation
- CPR & Defib for adults, children and babies
Level 2 Award in Basic Life Support and Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
45 per person
- 5 – 8 candidates - £45 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £40 per person
Level 3 Award in Forestry First Aid (+FAW/EFAW)
The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Forestry First Aid +F (RQF) qualification is ideal for those who work or intend to work in a forestry, agricultural or remote environment, such as tree surgeons and farmers, and covers a range of injuries and diseases that could occur in these environments, such as Lyme disease and catastrophic bleeding. Agriculture, forestry and the fishing industries have a fatally rate 21 times higher than other industries, so this course is designed to accompany a regulated First Aid at Work or Emergency First Aid at Work qualification.
Level 3 Award in Forestry First Aid (+FAW/EFAW)
4 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Extreme cold
- Extreme heat
- Treatment of Adder snake bites
- Catastrophic bleeding, including:
- Direct pressure
- Tourniquets
- Haemostatic agents
- Crush injuries
- Lyme disease
Level 3 Award in Forestry First Aid (+FAW/EFAW)
£50 per person
- 5 – 8 candidates - £50 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - - £45 per person
FIRE TRAINING
Fire Warden
The Qualsafe Level 1 Award in Fire Safety Awareness (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed for those who want an understanding of fire safety in the workplace. Candidates will learn basic fire safety principles in order to ensure they are keeping themselves and others in the workplace safe at all times. They will also learn what to do in the event of an emergency and the simple measures that can be taken to control the risk of fires.
Fire Warden
4 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Causes of fires in the workplace
- The costs of fires in the workplace for employers, employees and society
- Basic fire safety duties and responsibilities
- Actions to be taken in the event of a fire
- Principles of fire risk control (including the fire triangle)
- Fire safety equipment checks
- Safe use of portable firefighting equipment
Fire Warden
£50 per person
- 5- 8 candidates - £50 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £45 per person
- Practical use of Fire Extinguishers is avaiable for an additional supplement of £50 per course
Level 2 Award in Fire Safety
The Qualsafe Level 2 Award in Fire Safety (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification that has been specifically designed for anyone who has a specific responsibility for fire safety in the workplace, such as designated fire wardens/fire marshals. Candidates will gain an understanding of fire safety management at work and the specific roles and responsibilities related to fire safety in the workplace.
Level 2 Award in Fire Safety
6 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Causes of fires in the workplace
- The fire triangle
- Hazards during and after a fire
- Fire and smoke spread
- Identifying and controlling fire hazards:
- Fire prevention
- Fire detection and raising the alarm
- Means of escape
- Principles of extinguishing fires
- Firefighting equipment and systems
- Fire safety laws and duties and responsibilities of employers and employees
- Undertaking a fire safety inspection
- Stages involved in fire risk assessment
- Contents of a fire safety briefing
- Roles and responsibilities of the nominated fire warden:
- On a day-to-day basis
- During an emergency
Level 2 Award in Fire Safety
£60 per person
- 5 – 8 candidates - £60 per person - Practical Extinguisher use is available for an additional supplement of £50
- 9 – 12 candidates - £55 per person - Practical Extinguisher use is available for an additional supplement of £50
CITIZENAID
Level 2 Award in CitizenAid
Qualsafe Level 2 Award in citizenAID (RQF) has been specifically developed to help members of the public learn life-saving skills for use in extreme situations such as how to react in the event of a shooting, stabbing or bomb attack.
This regulated qualification is designed to teach people how to react safely, prioritise the injured and give first aid to victims in the event of a multiple casualty incident or in the aftermath of a terrorist attack
Aimed for use within large public event spaces such as sports/music stadiums, shopping centres, travel hubs and festivals.
Level 2 Award in CitizenAid
4 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Determining the appropriate actions to take in the following events, using the citizenAID App or pocket guide:
- Knife attacker or active shooter
- Exploded bomb
- Unattended and suspicious item
- Acid and vehicle attacks
- Summoning the emergency services and effective handover
- Prioritising multiple casualties
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty who is breathing:
- Opening the airway
- Checking breathing
- Recovery Position
- Controlling severe external bleeding:
- Applying manufactured and improvised tourniquets
- Wound Packing
Level 2 Award in CitizenAid
£60 per person
- 5 – 8 candidates - £60 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £55 per person
MANUAL HANDLING
Level 2 Award in Principles of Manual Handling
The Qualsafe Level 2 Award in Principles of Manual Handling (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification, designed to cover the basic principles of manual handling. The theory-based qualification is ideal for all employees as it provides candidates with an awareness of safe manual handling practices and the risks of unsafe manual handling. Incorrect manual handling is one of the most common causes of injury at work so this course is an ideal way to reduce the risk of workplace manual handling injuries.
Please note that this qualification does not include practical sessions. Those requiring practical training should undertake the Qualsafe Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF).
Level 2 Award in Principles of Manual Handling
4 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Common manual handling injuries
- Manual handling laws and responsibilities of employers and employees
- Stages involved in a manual handling risk assessment
- Safe movement principles
- Manual handling and the musculoskeletal system
- Theory of safe manual handling principles, including:
- Preparing for a lift
- Solo lifting, carrying and lowering an object
- Team manual handling
- Manual handling equipment:
- Types of manual handling aids and equipment
- Maintenance and requirements for testing
Level 2 Award in Principles of Manual Handling
£50 per person
- 5 – 8 candidates - £50 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £45 per person
Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling
The Qualsafe Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed for those who work, or intend to work, in a role that involves manual handling. It is the perfect course for those working in a variety of environments including warehouses and shops.
The law states that employers have a legal responsibility to provide adequate training for those who perform manual handling tasks in their day-to-day role.
Successful candidates will learn the key principles of manual handling and how to apply these to their workplace. They will also practise a wide range of techniques, ensuring that they leave the course confident and proficient in moving and handling.
Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling
6 hours
Learning Outcomes:
- Common manual handling injuries
- Manual handling laws and responsibilities of employers and employees
- Stages involved in a manual handling risk assessment
- Safe movement principles
- Manual handling and the musculoskeletal system
- Manual handling equipment:
- Types of manual handling aids and equipment
- Maintenance and requirements for testing
- Manual handling practical sessions:
- Solo lifting, carrying and lowering an object
- Team manual handling
- Using equipment
Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling
£60 per person
- 5- 8 candidates - £65 per person
- 9 – 12 candidates - £60 per person
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