Course information
All certification is valid for 3 years, with Annual Refreshers strongly recommended.
All courses can be ProTrainings own qualifications that are available as a CPD certified credible option or regulated qualifications that are provided through an awarding organisation that is recognised and regulated by one of the UK regulators (e.g. Ofqual in England, SQA accreditation in Scotland). The certificate of achievement awarded to successful learners will be through Training Qualifications UK and the relevant UK regulators along with the full qualification title and number.
The Course content is the same whichever course you undertake.
The courses we offer are as follows (select course title for full details):
ProTrainings and RQF Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (VTQ) - 3 day
This course is suited to personnel who work in a higher risk area , have many staff or who have a need for greater understanding and more in depth knowledge on illness assessment as well as accident assessment.
Price: £300 per person
Minimum 18 hours – days don’t need to be consecutive.
Certification is dependent on successful continuous assessment of the student, there is no final exam. Those students who complete the course and are deemed to have reached the required standard are issued with a certificate that is valid for three years.
Subjects covered by this course include:-
Primary Care
1. Scene Safety
2. Barriers
3. Initial assessment of casualty
4. Recovery position
5. CPR
6. Drowning
7. Choking
8. Serious bleeding
9. Shock
10. Spinal injury
11. Wounds and dressings
12. Burns and scalds
13. Temperature related illness
14. Electrical injuries
15. Seizures
16. Heart attack
Secondary care – injury
1. Injury assessment
2. Breaks and dislocations
3. Wounds and dressings
4. Embedded objects head injury
5. Poison
6. Eye injuries
7. Strains and sprains
8. Internal bleeding
9. Bites and stings
10. Crush injuries
11. Chest injuries
12. Electrical injuries
Secondary care – illness
1. Illness assessment
2. The respiratory system
3. Diabetes
4. Anaphylactic shock
5. Seizures and epilepsy
6. Heart attack
7. Angina
8. Stroke
9. Fainting
10. Asthma
11. Hyperventilation
ProTrainings and RQF Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (VTQ) - 2 day requalification
In order to remain current, a first aider must attend a first aid at work requalification course before the 3 year certification period has elapsed. This can be take place three months prior to certificate expiry date. Candidates may also take the course up to 28 days after the expiry date, but during that period they must not carry out duties of a first aider. In both cases the new certificate will start from the expiry date of the old one.
Price: £190 per person
Certification is dependent on successful continuous assessment of the student, there is no final exam. Those students who complete the course and are deemed to have reached the required standard are issued with a certificate that is valid for three years.
Subjects covered by this course include:-
Primary Care
1. Scene Safety
2. Barriers
3. Initial assessment of casualty
4. Recovery position
5. CPR
6. Drowning
7. Choking
8. Serious bleeding
9. Shock
10. Spinal injury
11. Wounds and dressings
12. Burns and scalds
13. Temperature related illness
14. Electrical injuries
15. Seizures
16. Heart attack
Secondary care – injury
1. Injury assessment
2. Breaks and dislocations
3. Wounds and dressings
4. Embedded objects head injury
5. Poison
6. Eye injuries
7. Strains and sprains
8. Internal bleeding
9. Bites and stings
10. Crush injuries
11. Chest injuries
12. Electrical injuries
Secondary care – illness
1. Illness assessment
2. The respiratory system
3. Diabetes
4. Anaphylactic shock
5. Seizures and epilepsy
6. Heart attack
7. Angina
8. Stroke
9. Fainting
10. Asthma
11. Hyperventilation
ProTrainings and RQF Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (VTQ) – 1 day
Ideal for anyone interested in First Aid and suitable for those who work in a low risk environment. Certification is valid for 3 years.
Price: £100 per person
Certification is dependent on successful continuous assessment of the student, there is no final exam. Those students who complete the course and are deemed to have reached the required standard are issued with a certificate that is valid for three years.
Subjects covered by this course include:-
1. Scene Safety
2. Barriers
3. Initial assessment of casualty
4. Recovery position
5. CPR
6. Drowning
7. Choking
8. Serious bleeding
9. Shock
10. Spinal injury
11. Wounds and dressings
12. Burns and scalds
13. Seizures
14. Heart attack
ProTrainings and RQF Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid (RQF) - 2 day
Minimum 12 hours
This course is designed for and will cover topics required by OFSTED for those working in the child care industry such as Nannies, Child minders, Nursery Nurses/assistants and schools.
Price: £190 per person for 100% classroom course.
Subjects covered in this course:-
1. Scene Safety
2. Barriers
3. Initial assessment of casualty
4. Chain of survival
5. Recovery position
6. The heart
7. CPR adult/infant/child
8. Drowning
9. Choking
10. Shock
There is also additional child related training in recognition and appropriate treatment of febrile convulsion, meningitis, sickle cell anaemia and epilepsy. the following Paediatric specific subject will also be covered:
- Differences in treating children
- Reasons why children get hurt
- Barrier use in children
- Infant CPR
- Child CPR
- Infant choking
- Child choking
ProTrainings Paediatric (Blended Day 2) Infant/Child First Aid Level 3 - 12 hours
Price: £95 per person for second day classroom course
Online price via Protrainings website, discounted with our discount code. Please ask for this before applying.
This is an alternative to the 2 days in the classroom for childminders and carers who need to complete a Paediatric First Aid Course to comply with the requirements of Ofsted, EYFS, CSSIW and SureStart. protrainings blended course offers a video based online course that is completed before attending a full day in the classroom with an instructor to complete the practical part of the course. ProTrainings Paediatric courses are approved by most councils across the UK.
This course offers an excellent alternative for those who are simply unable to spare the time to attend 2 days in a classroom only course. When you have successfully completed both the online and classroom modules, you will be issued a ProTrainings wall certificate and wallet card.
Please note that learners undertaking a ProTrainings Trainings Course have the option to chose to take a regulated qualification.
This is the classroom-only part 2 of a 2-part blended course. Before taking this course, you MUST complete the online course.
Subjects covered in this course:-
1. Scene Safety
2. Barriers
3. Initial assessment of casualty
4. Chain of survival
5. Recovery position
6. The heart
7. CPR adult/infant/child
8. Drowning
9. Choking
10. Shock
There is also additional child related training in recognition and appropriate treatment of febrile convulsion, meningitis, sickle cell anaemia and epilepsy. the following Paediatric specific subject will also be covered:
- Differences in treating children
- Reasons why children get hurt
- Barrier use in children
- Infant CPR
- Child CPR
- Infant choking
- Child choking
ProTrainings CPR, BLS and AED (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Basic Life Support and Automatic External Defibrillator) - 6 hours
ProTrainings Level 2 Award in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation
This can also be done as a regulated course.
Price: £95 per person
For those who need basic life support skills and additional skills in how to use an Automatic External Defibrillator.
This can also be a 3 hour course for those who have already got a current BLS/Emergency First Aid at Work/First Aid at Work certificate. Price: £50 per person.
Course content:
- Introduction to CPR, BLS and AED
- Initial Care & Scene Safety
- Heart Attack
- Heart rhythms
- Understanding the Heart
- Adult CPR Introduction
- Adult CPR
- CPR Hand Over
- Compressions Only CPR
- Child CPR
- Child CPR Breakdown
- Infant CPR
- Infant Recovery Position
- Drowning
- AED Introduction
- Using an AED
- Maintenance
- AED Locations
Basic Life Support – 3 hours
Ideal for all those who have an interest in the subject, and for anyone teaching exercises classes etc.
Price: £50 per person
Subjects covered in this course:-
1. Scene Safety
2. Barriers
3. Initial assessment of casualty
4. Chain of survival
5. Recovery position
6. The heart
7. CPR adult/infant/child
8. Drowning
9. Choking
10. Shock
ProTrainings Paediatric First Aid Course for Nannies and Au Pairs - 6 hours
Price: £95 per person
Subjects covered in this course:-
1. Scene Safety
2. Barriers
3. Initial assessment of casualty
4. Chain of survival
5. Recovery position
6. The heart
7. CPR adult/infant /child
8. Drowning
9. Choking
10. Shock
11. Bleeding
12. Spinal injuries
13. Burns
Course content is as above with additional child related training in recognition and appropriate treatment of febrile convulsion, asthma, meningitis, sickle cell anaemia and epilepsy.
Also Paediatric specific subject will be covered
• Differences in treating children
• Reasons why children get hurt
• Barrier use in children
• Infant choking
• Child choking
Sports First Aid - 6 hours
Price: £95 per person
This course is aimed at anyone who requires a course in sports first aid. The certificate is valid for 3 years and a recommended annual refresher can be done online.
This course covers basic first aid and is aimed at people who need first aid who work in various sports sectors. It not only covers basic first aid but also all the specific problems that arise in sports. Primary and secondary subjects are covered, including soft tissue injuries, head injuries, types of cuts, and many illnesses that could arise.
- Adult and Child CPR
- AED
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Conscious and Unconscious Adult Choking
- Conscious and Unconscious Child Choking
- Types of Bleeding
- Serious Bleeding
- Plasters
- Other Injuries
Secondary Care Ongoing Assessments for Injury and Illness:
- Illness Assessment
- RICE – Strains and Sprains
- Adult Fractures
- Head Injury
- Eye Injuries
- Spinal Injury
- Allergies
- Burns
- Heat and Cold Emergencies
- Shock
- Asthma
- Epilepsy
- Adult Seizures
Outdoor Pursuits First Aid Level 3 (VTQ) qualification is aligned with the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) Statement of Good Practice on Outdoor First Aid at Band 3 - 16 hours
Price: £290 per person
This can be taught over 2 longer days or 3 shorter days depending on the needs of the organisation.
Subjects covered in this course:
Primary Care
1. Scene Safety
2. Barriers
3. Initial assessment of casualty
4. Recovery position
5. CPR / AED
6. Drowning
7. Choking
8. Serious bleeding
9. Shock
10. Spinal injury
11. Wounds and dressings
12. Burns and scalds
13. Temperature related illness / dehydration
14. Electrical injuries
15. Seizures
16. Heart attack
Secondary care – injury
1. Injury assessment
2. Breaks and dislocations
3. Wounds and dressings
4. Embedded objects head injury
5. Poison
6. Eye injuries
7. Strains and sprains
8. Internal bleeding
9. Bites and stings
10. Crush injuries
11. Chest injuries
12. Electrical injuries
13. Helmet removal
Secondary care – illness
1. Illness assessment
2. The respiratory system
3. Diabetes
4. Anaphylactic shock
5. Seizures and epilepsy
6. Heart attack
7. Angina
8. Stroke
9. Fainting
10. Asthma
11. Hyperventilation
12. Lyme Disease