First Aid Training

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations (1981) require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable First Aid to be given to employees if they are injured or become ill at work. These regulations apply to all workplaces, including those with five or fewer employees, and to the self-employed.

If an employer decides to appoint first aiders, the first aiders must have a valid certificate of competence. There are two approved courses for First Aid in the workplace:

• A one day Emergency First Aid at Work course.
• The three day First Aid at Work course (replacing the old four day course).

Training Courses

CIEH Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
One day 9.30am—4.30pm, £60.00 per person

This qualification covers all aspects of the First Aid requirement for the first aider in the workplace and is carried out by an approved trainer. EFAW training enables a first aider to give emergency first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work. Upon successful completion of this qualification an Emergency First Aid at Work certificate will be awarded that is valid for three years. 

HSE First Aid at Work Certificate (FAW)
Three days 9.30am—4.30pm, £175.00 per person

This course covers all aspects of the First Aid requirement for the first aider in the workplace and is carried out by a Health and Safety Executive approved trainer. 

The First Aid at Work certificate includes EFAW and also equips the first aider to apply first aid to a range of specific injuries and illness. Upon successful completion of an examination a First Aid at Work certificate will be awarded that is valid for three years.

HSE First Aid at Work Certificate (FAW) —Requalification
Two days 9.30am- 4.30pm, £120.00 per person

First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work certificates last for three years. Before their certificates expire, first aiders will need to undertake an FAW requalification course or an EFAW course, as appropriate, to obtain another three year certificate.

First aiders must attend a FAW requalification course within the three month period prior to the certificate expiry date.

Further information

To find out when our next courses are scheduled please call the Business Development Unit on 0845 4086 274, email bdu@coleg-powys.ac.uk.