First Aid Training in Scotland, North West England, Yorkshire and across the UK
ITC First Aid Awarding Body certification. Approved training through SQA in Scotland and QCA in England and Wales.
HSE Approved (Under Centre Number 1670/96)
 The First Aid Academy can deliver all your first aid needs for industry or leisure. We believe in giving you the skills and confidence to deliver first aid in a real environment.
The First Aid Academy aims to provide a professional, innovative and friendly service to all its customers and clients, whether delivering first aid courses, offering first aid supplies or developing first aid trainers and first aid instructors.
Our most popular First Aid courses are:
Paediatric First Aid
Outdoor Remote First Aid
Wilderness First Aid
First Aid for Sport
First Aid at Work
Emergency First Aid at Work (Appointed Person)
Defibrillator (AED) training
PLUS
Training to become a First Aid Trainer/Instructor and start your own business.
Our strength is in our trainers who follow a nationally approved programme to deliver fun, interactive and relevant training for specific groups of workers. All our trainers are fully CRB checked and hold up to date disclosures.
Which First Aid course do I or my staff need?
The revision in First Aid legislation comes into effect from October 1st 2009. Since the previous revision the average UK workplace has changed dramatically. Today, workplaces generally are low risk and have immediate access to the emergency services via mobile phones. Under the new revision the traditional 4-day First Aid at Work course is no longer seen as appropriate for all employers.
To summarise simply there are to be two levels of first aid accreditation from October 1st:
Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) for those employees in low risk workplaces e.g. offices, shops and call centres. This will be a 6 hour (1-day) award
First Aid at Work (FAW) for more remote or hazardous environments e.g. light industry, construction, food processing. This will be an 18-hour (3-day) award, reduced from the previous 24-hour course length.
Additionally all employers are 'highly recommended', by the Health and Safety Executive, to give their staff responsible for first aid an annual 3-hour refresher training.
How does the employer know which course their staff need?
Employers are required to undertake a hazard assessment of the workplace to decide which course to take.
First Aid Academy is happy to provide you with a FREE hazard assessment for your workplace. Just give us a call on 0844 3571 426. As part of your hazard assessment the Academy may recommend that your staff undertake one of our environment specific first aid training courses because of legislation relating to your work sector or specific environments e.g. Outdoor, Sports, Paediatric, Security or Care sector specific first aid training.
Our 0844 number costs just 5p per minute from landlines.
 First Aid Academy are corporate members of the Association of First Aiders.
The UK’s largest association supporting over
2,000 first aiders, first aid trainers and first aid training
providers.
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First Aid Academy makes the pledge to develop and train its staff and associates effectively. We are the latest company to join the growing band of those who have joined Skills Pledge. The Skills Pledge aims to achieve a shared understanding of the value
of training and encourage businesses to invest in skills accordingly.
CPD Provider for Teaching and Learning Scotland.
First Aid Academy is an approved
provider for Learning and Teaching Scotland.
 First Aid Academy won the 'New Business of the Year 2008 Award' and was presented with the award at the awards ceremony, organised by Bay Business Centre and Lancashire Events Management, in conjunction with Business Link, Rotary International and Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce. The awards are designed to recognise exceptional achievements in 2008 by businesses and their employees in the City of Lancaster area.
AED Defibrillators and Defibrillator Training
In Partnership with Zoll Medical First Aid Academy will be supplying AED machines and running AED training from Autumn 2009.
The Academy is a specialist organisation approved to run Health and Safety Executive (HSE) accredited First Aid training under approval centre number 1670/96, the same approval British Red Cross and St Johns Ambulance are approved. The First Aid Academy also works with the Awarding Body ITC First Aid Ltd, to deliver nationally recognised Outdoor/Mountain First Aid courses and Sports First Aid.
Our courses and supplies are competitively priced. The First Aid Academy works with ITC First Aid to certificate our courses. Certificates are valid for three years.
Our first aid supplies are of the highest quality, which is what you require when you need to use them for real. What's more, postage of our first aid supplies is FREE!
 ITC First Aid is an Awarding Body with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) in England and Wales and Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) in Scotland. The Academy is an approved Provider for ITC First Aid, this allows The Academy to deliver a range of nationally accredited first aid courses. ITC (Immediate Temporary Care) has been approved and registered with the HSE since the early 1990's. ITC certificates the First Aid Academy training courses and supports the rigorous monitoring of our trainers to enable us to work to the highest standards.
As the educational sector is changing between now and late 2010, the National Qualification Framework (NQF) is ending and the Qualification Credit Framework (QCF) is coming online. Over the next few months ITC First Aid is working toward Awarding Organisation status which will allow First Aid Academy, as one of its approved providers, to deliver accredited courses from the new QCF in the future in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
ITC First Aid has been responsible for entering the new Emergency First Aid at Work qualification onto the NQF, this follows the work they have already done to develop and resource Sports First Aid, Outdoor First Aid and Paediatric First Aid courses which are now on the framework.
First Aid Academy works with the ITC trainer network to support the development of new first aid trainers, running the first aid trainers course.
Funding for Ministry of Defence staff
Both our Outdoor and Sports First Aid courses are accessible for funding for Ministry of Defence Personnel (Army, Air Force and Navy personnel) through the Standard Learning Credits (SLC) Scheme. Click here for more information
Who we run courses for?
CareAware, Mountain Bike Instruction, KE Adventure Travel, Castlerigg Manor, National Trust, Blencathra Field Centre, Juniper Hall Field Centre, Slapton Ley Field Centre, Castle Head Field Centre, Schools Worldwide, British Orienteering Federation, Ramblers Association, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Somerset Wildlife Trust, Exodus, Craven College, Kendal College, Shuttleworth College, Northumberland College, FAAM, Friends of the Lake District, Durham Heritage Coast, Cumbria Country Council Ranger Service, Natural England, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, Field Studies Council, DEFRA, NESCOT College, Leeds University, Bramlongstaffe Children’s Centre, Body Matrix Ltd, Preston College, New Spring Lion ARLFC, Playbase, William Howard School, Malham Tarn Field Centre, Sayers Croft, Mountain Kingdoms, Chichester Harbour Conservancy, North York Moors National Park Authority, Lake District National Park Authority.
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