Outdoor First Aid Training
16 hour Outdoor First Aid Training
To enable effective use of your time (as well as limiting person contact and ensuring everyone’s safety during Covid-19 times) OFQUAL certificated First Aid trainer, Debbie Lambert delivers HSE compliant 2-day blended learning first aid courses as part of the World Class Training (WCT) trainer network,
The blended learning approach uses high quality online training programmes which are completed prior to a one-day practical assessment day, Please allow 8 hours to complete the online elements which are effectively day one of your course.
There is also an optional Zoom session prior to the 8 hour practical scenarios and assessment day.
The practical assessment day is held wholly outdoors.
The Outdoor First Aid course is suitable for those who who may be required to provide first aid in an outdoor environment where help may be up to 2 hours away. Therefore, attendees are most commonly outdoor activity instructors.
Groups are limited to 8 people.
Part of this qualification also meets the requirements for Emergency First Aiders. This is outlined in the Health and Safety (First aid) Regulations 1981 and the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982.
If you require the Regulated Quality Framework (RQF) option, please let us know. An additional fee of £25 applies.
Course Title: Outdoor First Aid
Duration: 2 days or 16 hours
Age: 16 or over
Valid for: valid for 3 years
Pre Requisties: All learners must be able to perform practical elements such as CPR on the ground due to the fact this is the most likely situation in first aid. There are no other pre-requisites for this qualification.
Course Content Summary:
- Role of the first aider
- First aid kit contents
- Accident reporting
- Primary assessments
- Administer first aid to the casualty
- CPR
- AED Device and how to use one.
- Seizures
- Choking
- Wounds & Bleeding
- Fractures
- Shock
- Poisons
- Burns
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Dealing with neck and spinal injuries (working in teams to assist paramedics)
- Hypothermia
- Frostbite
- Heat exhaustion
- Aquatic scenarios if participants are in this environment
- Other outdoor first aid activity related scenarios focused upon specific sports / activities involved
Cost: £145 pp (+ £25 for RQF PFA certification*)
For 2021 EYFS /OFSTED PFA compliance we recommend you also take our optional top-up QNUK PFA 12 hour blended learning course. This would involve doing additional modules prior to the course and be assessed on the same day as the Beach and Forest First Aid course. i.e. on successful completion you would have two qualifications.
For full (12 hour) PFA top up for this course, you will be required to complete TWO online modules and pass TWO written assessment papers at the end of the practical assessment day.
Testimonial statements:
"Out of all the first aid courses I have done, I am leaving this one the most relaxed and the most confident." CR June 2021
"Clear and thorough guidance and teaching from Debbie. She has helped me feel a lot more confident in my skills should a first aid situation arise." PH June 2021
"I found the course informative with a knowledgeable friendly trainer. I wanted to become confident in carrying out first aid outdoors. Did I achieve this? Yes!" AM July 2021
"Brilliant course. Works very well having online and in person. Most thorough outdoor first ad course I've attended." KB July 2021
"Excellent course, just the rght pace thoughout,. Probably the most relaxed and enjoyable FA course I have ever done,, thank you." CM July 2021
"Fantastic in detpth course. Thank you for the knowledge and skills gained." CR July 2021
"Great course. Feel more confident to deliver first aid, thank you!" S C-R July 2021
"A great course for teachers, practitioners and outdoor leaders. The training venue was really appropriate." CW November 2021
"Thank you Debbie., that was GOOD!" CC November 2021
NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEW YEAR 2022:
DO YOU HAVE THREE OR MORE PEOPLE REQUIRING FIRST AID TRAINING?
WE CAN COME TO YOU TO DELIVER AT YOUR OWN VENUE.
Use the contact us form to find out more!
The online element is also available as a stand alone course for low risk environmental settings (no assessment) for those not requiring full certification.
16 hour Forest and Beach Outdoor First Aid
16 hour Forest and Beach Outdoor First Aid
As a Level 3 OFQUAL certificated First Aid trainer, Debbie will deliver an HSE compliant 2 day blended learning first aid course as part of the World Class Training (WCT) trainer network, to enable effective use of your time as well as limiting person contact and ensuring everyone’s safety during Covid-19 times.
Our innovative approach to the blended learning program has proved very popular, with the content of the online modules covering all the required elements, which can be achieved in the comfort of your own home at your own pace before attending the practical sessions.
The blended learning approach is delivered using an 8-hour online training programme which needs to be successfully completed prior to the practical assesment day, a pre-practical Zoom online session and an 8 hour practical scenarios and assessment day.
The practical assessment / second day is held fully outdoors. No powerpoints!
This qualification is for adults working in an outdoor learning environment and is designed to provide outdoor incident management skills contexualised with forest and beach scenarios.
The practical sessions ensure that the content and delivery meets the learning outcomes as required by HSE and the IOL.
Course Title: Forest and Beach Outdoor First Aid
Duration: 16 hours
Age: 16 or over
Valid for: valid for 3 years
Pre Requisties:
It is recommended that learners have a minimum of Level 1 literacy or equivalent. This qualification is for those over 16 years of age. All learners must be able to perform practical elements such as CPR on the ground. There are no other pre-requisites for this qualification.
Course Content Summary:
- roles & responsibilities,
- legal requirements
- adult/child/infant specific treatments,
- dealing with collapse (with and without breathing),
- choking,
- bleeding,
- shock,
- major illnesses,
- torso and limb injuries,
- environmental effects, heat and cold injuries,
- contextualised scenarios
- outdoor incident management and looking after a casualty for more than 10 minutes.
Cost: £145 pp (+ £25 for RQF PFA certification*)
If you require the RQF option, please contact us.
For 2021 EYFS /OFSTED PFA compliance we recommend you also take our optional top-up QNUK PFA 12 hour blended learning course. This would involve doing additional modules prior to the course and be assessed on the same day as the Beach and Forest First Aid course. i.e. on successful completion you would have two qualifications.
For full (12 hour) PFA top up for this course, you will be required to complete TWO online modules and pass TWO written assessment papers at the end of the practical assessment day.
Testimonial statements:
"The course was great, the online part was well run and organised and the assessment day provided a great opportunity to apply knowledge - definately recommend!" CP June 2021
"Really good practical day." SS June 2021
"Really liked the blended programme, allowing me to complete the theory in my own time, and re-visit as required with no time pressure. Then the practical day reinforced all this really nicely." JM July 2021
NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEW YEAR 2022:
DO YOU HAVE THREE OR MORE PEOPLE REQUIRING FIRST AID TRAINING?
WE CAN COME TO YOU TO DELIVER AT YOUR OWN VENUE.
Use the contact us form to find out more!
The online element is also available as a stand alone course for low risk environmental settings (no assessment) for those not requiring full certification.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 places duties on employers for the health and safety of their employees and anyone else on the premises.
6 / 12 hour Paediatric & Forest School First Aid (PFA)
6 /12 hour Paediatric First Aid Courses (RQF)
As a Level 3 OFQUAL certificated First Aid trainer, Debbie will deliver an Ofsted and HSE compliant 2 day blended learning first aid course as part of the QNUK Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and World Class Training (WCT) trainer network.
The Department of Education recognises Blended First Aid in the Statutory EYFS Framework March 2021 (applies 1st September 2021).
This training is designed for workers caring for young children in line with the specifications set out in paragraph 3.25 of the EYFS Framework 2021 (applies from 1 September 2021) and itemised in Appendix A of the Statutory Framework for EYFS March 2021 and HSE guidelines.
The training adopts the blended learning approach with 'day one' as online modules. The PFA practical assessment day takes place fully outdoors at a forest school site.
Certification is valid for 3 years.
Baby and junior models are provided, so that all trainees can practice and demonstrate techniques.
The 6 hour Emergency PFA course is undertaken face-to-face and supports trainees to:
• Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider (including appropriate contents of a first aid box and the need for recording accidents and incidents)
• Be able to assess an emergency situation and prioritise what action to take
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
• Help a baby or child who is having a seizure
• Help a baby or child who is choking
• Help a baby or child who is bleeding
• Help a baby or child who is suffering from shock caused by severe blood loss (hypovolemic shock)
The 12 hour Full PFA course covers the elements listed below in the online modules in addition the face to face emergency PFA training elements outlined above:
Help a baby or child:
• who is suffering from anaphylactic shock
• who has had an electric shock
• who has burns or scalds
• who has a suspected fracture
• with head, neck or back injuries
• who is suspected of being poisoned
• with a foreign body in eyes, ears or nose
• with an eye injury
• with a bite or sting
• who is suffering from the effects of extreme heat or cold
• who is having: a diabetic emergency; an asthma attack; an allergic reaction; meningitis; and/or febrile convulsions
Course Price: Full PFA £145 pp (RQF PFA certification)
NOTE: this course can be run concurrently with OFA and Beach and Forest FA courses for a top of up fee of £25 for the additional certification i.e. on successful completion you would have two qualifications.
Testimonial statements:
"Great to learn from Debbie and to be able to complete online elements in own time." KJ November 2021
"Really liked the online blended learning option. Much easier to attend." JC November 2021
NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEW YEAR 2022:
DO YOU HAVE THREE OR MORE PEOPLE REQUIRING FIRST AID TRAINING?
WE CAN COME TO YOU TO DELIVER AT YOUR OWN VENUE.
Use the contact us form to find out more!
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 places duties on employers for the health and safety of their employees and anyone else on the premises.
First aid Training for Children
Blended learning online training
Blended learning online training
Blended learning online training
NEW! This online first aid awareness course is provided by World Class Training to cover the RSE and Health Education basic first aid requirements;
- learning how to make a clear and efficient call to emergency services if necessary
- the concepts of basic first aid,
- dealing with common injuries including head injuries.
Cost: POA
Whole class first aid training
Blended learning online training
Blended learning online training
Face-to-face *
This 5-hour practical first aid training programme covers the RSE and Health Education basic first aid requirements;
- learning how to make a clear and efficient call to emergency services if necessary
- the concepts of basic first aid,
- dealing with common injuries including head injuries.
Aimed at Y5 or Y6 or above, this course is delivered in your own setting by a World Class Training first aid trainer either as a whole day or over two half-days.
The course is run with full compliance to current HSE / C-19 regulations.
Cost: £425 for 1 training day
* Cornwall and Devon only
Self-delivery first aid training
Blended learning online training
Self-delivery first aid training
Self-delivery first aid training
This 5-hour first aid course can be sent to you as a fully resourced self-delivery training package (pdf) for you to print off and use with your own class to be delivered by a staff member who is first aid current.
Package includes:
- First Aid leader's session plan
- First Aid Powerpoint presentation
- First Aid scenario cards
- First Aid course pupil booklet
- First Aid course participation certificate
The course gives Y5 or 6 pupils the confidence to deal with common first aid emergencies that happen in a school setting.
Cost: £55 per school
Training provided by the Deborah Lambert, co-author of Bloomsbury's award winning National Curriculum Outdoors series.