Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) | Face-to-Face Course
Under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, every employer must ensure adequate first aid provision. Specifically, for low-hazard workplaces, the EFAW qualification meets that mandatory requirement. For example, these environments include standard offices, retail shops, public libraries, and creative studios. Therefore, businesses must maintain trained first aiders on site.
Consequently, catering and hospitality environments often combine this track with alternative safety certificates. For instance, you can explore our physical Level 2 Award in Food Safety (face to face) course. This comprehensive dual strategy helps you to maintain full commercial regulatory compliance seamlessly.
This one-day course focuses heavily on high-quality practical training. Specifically, it helps you to act effectively during critical emergencies. Consequently, your delegates leave with genuine confidence before emergency services arrive. Our specialised approach uses small cohorts to enhance learning. As a result, staff retain vital rescue procedures much better than on standard tick-box training tracks.
Alternatively, we provide this exact qualification through an interactive online path. Specifically, you can review our flexible Emergency First Aid at Work Course | Blended Learning option. This option helps you to save classroom time. However, this face-to-face option remains perfect for teams who prefer learning entirely in person.
What You Will Learn
Our comprehensive syllabus builds directly on the statutory HSE L74 guidelines. Furthermore, all core modules update in line with current UK Resuscitation Council protocols. Specifically, you can check our detailed comparison guide on RCUK Guidelines 2025 vs 2021: The Complete Guide for 2026 online. This training helps you to master these vital clinical fields:
- Legislation: Fulfilling statutory first aid laws and understanding individual employer or responder obligations safely.
- Incident Management: Evaluating unexpected scene hazards to prioritise casualties and manage emergencies effectively.
- Infection Control: Implementing sanitisation guidelines to prevent cross-infection while administering clinical care.
- Record Keeping: Logging accidental workplace incidents and tracking first aid treatments legally.
- Kit Operations: Reviewing regulatory first aid kit items and utilising safety assets properly.
- Unresponsive Casualties: Placing breathing casualties into the recovery position and checking vital responses.
- Life Support: Performing floor-level CPR and operating automated external defibrillators correctly.
- Cardiac Awareness: Identifying the critical physical differences between heart attacks and sudden cardiac arrest events.
- Choking Care: Managing severe upper airway blockages and clearing obstructions for adult casualties.
- Trauma Management: Treating external wounds, severe bleeding, catastrophic haemorrhages, and medical tourniquet applications.
- Minor Injuries: Administering quick treatments for minor cuts, grazes, bruises, splinters, and small burns.
- Acute Conditions: Recognising sudden epileptic or febrile seizures and managing physical shock symptoms.
Please note that we include professional tourniquet application directly in this syllabus. Specifically, this critical skill helps you to manage sudden catastrophic bleeding. Many alternative training providers omit this field entirely. However, we teach it comprehensively because national regulatory guidelines say we should.
Course Details and Assessment Framework
We structure our face-to-face day to balance intensive study with comfortable candidate breaks. Specifically, sessions run promptly from 9:00am until 5:00pm. We recommend arriving at 8:45am to complete your initial registration paperwork. In addition, please allow for potential minor overruns during the final afternoon assessment blocks.
- Duration: One full classroom day providing approximately seven guided learning hours plus breaks.
- Group Parameters: We require six candidates, capping strictly at twelve delegates per instructor.
- Testing Methods: Candidates must complete a theory paper (70%) and a practical drill (100%).
- Physical Capacity: Specifically, you must be physically capable of performing continuous CPR on the floor.
- Certification Pathways: Successful delegates receive a valid certificate active for exactly three years.
We schedule open courses regularly at our dedicated facility in Knutsford, Cheshire. Please view the booking selector above to review live dates, current availability, and pricing matrices. In addition, you can check exact morning start times there.
HSE Compliance and Requalification Rules
National safety regulators enforce strict attendance tracking criteria for validation. Therefore, exceptional punctuality remains entirely mandatory. If you arrive more than fifteen minutes late, we must turn you away. Consequently, late arrivals immediately forfeit their course placement and all paid fees.
First Aid at Work coverage must be renewed before expiry to maintain continuous protection. Under current HSE parameters, a lapsed first aider becomes immediately non-compliant. Therefore, employers must schedule training in advance. Alternatively, look at our comprehensive three-day First Aid at Work course for higher-hazard environments.
Prerequisites and Language Guidelines
This course is suitable for anyone over sixteen assuming nominated first aider roles. Meanwhile, we welcome candidates aged fourteen to sixteen. They receive valid certificates upon passing but cannot act as sole responsible safety persons. We conduct all instructions and examinations strictly in English.
Therefore, delegates require a functional understanding of the language to take part. Specifically, we recommend a baseline of GCSE Grade D literacy. Furthermore, if you manage sports head trauma, consider reviewing active concussion rules. For example, read the latest UK Concussion Guidelines for Non-Elite (Grassroots) Sport protocols.
Venues and Private Corporate Bookings
Our open scheduled courses run at our modern training centre in Knutsford, Cheshire. Please explore our dedicated Joining Instructions page to check directions and parking details. Alternatively, our experienced team travels nationwide to deliver private group training directly at your venue.
We gladly adapt practical training scenarios to align with your internal company risk profiles. For teams of four or more, private on-site delivery provides excellent cost efficiency. Consequently, please complete our Corporate & Bespoke Training Quotations Form to request a customized pricing breakdown.
What Our Delegates Say
- “This course serves as an informative and useful tool, rather than a simple tick-box exercise.”
- “I thoroughly enjoyed the day. The presentation style was incredibly fun and informative.”
- “The environment felt completely non-intimidating, and the instructor delivered the modules brilliantly.”
- “I feel confident that I can help someone now. I am highly impressed by the extensive clinical knowledge.”
- “The delivery and scenario maps were so much better than standard Red Cross training options!”
Related Training and Compliance Guides
We provide multiple alternative training formats and legal safety updates to support your team workflows perfectly.
- Advanced Educators: Looking to update your teaching credentials? Book our specialised Basic Life Support Instructor Refresher course.
- HSE Obligations: Review employer responsibilities on the official Health & Safety Executive website.
- Social Accountability: Track our corporate local community contributions by reviewing our active Social Value Scorecard.
- Capacity Rules: Learn more about open course validation thresholds by visiting our Number of Participants legal page.
- Contact Details: Connect with our office directly to discuss multi-site staff profiles via the Contact Us portal.
- Course Frameworks: Not sure which qualification matches your corporate insurance requirements? Explore our helpful FAQ page.
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Informative, well paced & enjoyable day.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “My biggest take-away was learning about choking and CPR.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Excellent. Thank you! My biggest take-away was that I now feel able to help in emergency situations. ”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Great course. Great trainer. My biggest take-away was updating my knowledge.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Not intimidating teaching delivered brilliantly.”
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Excellent delivery”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Course was great again and I hope that my third time won’t be so far apart”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “A very knowledgable instructor with all questions answered. Excellent, enjoyable and well paced.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very good course. Very informative”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Great knowledge and examples. Clear and easy to follow.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Course is the right pace and the right content.”
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very engaging course that allowed me to feel confident in my approach to first aid.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Good knowledge, interactive, very good overall”
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Really enjoy training, all the simple way, easy to understand & remember”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Delivery and personality of trainer FANTASTIC! I enjoyed a lot 🙂 🙂 🙂 ”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “I really enjoyed the course. I feel I have a knowledge now and will be able to help someone if needed. Impressed by the excessive knowledge Chris has.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very engaging and informative course. Chris is a great tutor.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very nice trainer with a lot of knowledge.”
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ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “An informative and useful tool, not just a tick box”
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Would recommend. Interactive, fun but learnt a lot.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very informative, which has given me the confidence to perform first aid on a casualty”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Informative & interesting”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Easy flowing day & informative”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “A very knowledgable instructor providing high quality information, delivered at a comfortable pace.”
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very informative with a good mix of practical and verbal learning.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Good”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very good mix of slide info and hands on.”
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “A very good course. Very detailed. Thank you!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Amazing! Really valuable knowledge and I feel confident in first aid. I thoroughly enjoyed it!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Not sure you could improve this course for a 1 day training. It’s packed in, but very well presented. Hugely valuable, informative, life-saving, interesting. I’ve honestly learnt so much today! Thank you Chris. Fantastic!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “It’s a friendly course, ran by an extremely helpful and knowledgable teacher. Awesome.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very informative. Would recommend.”
Carol C. (verified owner) –
Ciara found it a great course made very interesting. Many thanks for going the extra mile so Ciara could do her Ofqual exam. Much appreciated.
ChrisGarland –
Hi.
Thanks you for your lovely review. I’m glad that Ciara enjoyed the course. She’ll make a great first aider.
Best regards
Chris
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Great course & very effective. Would make me confident to administer first aid and CPR.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “These are super important skills to learn.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Great course.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Considering it’s covid, I’m not sure you coudl do anything to improve the delivery of the course. Lovely instructor [Jayne], adaptive to the group dynamics and was flexible with breaks.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Good”
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ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Chris was a nice, friendly instructor who peppered the training with anecdotes to keep it interesting. I think the balance of lecture style learning, practice & practical assessment was really good.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Well delivered & worth doing”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Informative & engaging”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very informative course. Lots of useful information. I learnt new things on this course.”
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course :
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Well delivered, informative & keeps your interest while being easy to understand. Chris is an excellent teacher who is extremely knowledgeable & interacts well with participants.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Good in-depth practical and theory. I really enjoyed it.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Interesting and beneficial. I learnt so much in such a short time. Thank you! Although lots of info, all delivered well, with breaks when needed & kept me engaged throughout.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “The course was really relevant & useful & delivery was clear with lots of examples of first aid situations. Well organised and delivered and good course materials.”
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “I’d encourage everyone to attend this course!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Great delivery, pace, etc. I really enjoyed the course, but I feel that it’s probably a bit more in-depth than we need for 2 hours per week of netball.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “A very informative course.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “So much better than Red Cross training!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “A great refresher. Very helpful and reassuring.”
Ian Frost (verified owner) –
Excellent course for 12 budding first aiders. Very well delivered and was both enjoyable and informative. Perfect for our business requirements, thank you.
ChrisGarland –
Hi Ian,
Thanks for your kind review. Having reviews like this really does make the difference. Thank you. I look forward to working with you all again in the near future.
Best regards
Chris
ChrisGarland –
Recent reviews collected directly after the course:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very informative. Great training, thank you”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very informative”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Good course to take to have first aid knowledge”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very informative”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “A must do course that everyone should do”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Excellent. A knowledgeable and friendly trainer, making the course easy to understand”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Great”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very informative & used language that was easy to understand”
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Good!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Excellent course that we we’re very happy with”
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Claire B. (verified owner) –
Enjoyable course with a knowledgeable and engaging tutor. Would recommend highly and we shall certainly be returning for our refresher courses.
ChrisGarland –
Thank you Claire. I look forward to seeing you all on your next courses.
Best regards
Chris
Julie Fernihough (verified owner) –
Students commented on how thorough the course was whilst still being interesting and enjoyable
ChrisGarland –
Thank you for the lovely review Julie.
Chris
Zoe Tomlinson (verified owner) –
We have some really experienced people already, but they learnt lots of new things with Chris.
ChrisGarland –
Just goes to show that you can never know everything and that’s why I do so much CPD – to be able to give my clients the very best courses available. 🙂
I look forward to working with you again soon.
ChrisGarland –
Recent comments:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “A very well delivered course that was very informative and necessary.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Really enjoyed the course. Learnt a lot more than on my previous course run by the FA. Definitely worth attending.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Enough space for all the practical elements with many topic covered in depth. The pace of training was steady with plenty of time spent on all areas of the course. The real life examples really assisted. The course is ideal for first timers in small work environments.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Very helpful indeed!.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “The course was very informative being practical & easy to follow and understand. The instructor was very easy going & knowledgable.”
ChrisGarland –
Recent comments:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Good fun & interactive meaning that it was easy to learn & remember.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Informative & important.”
ChrisGarland –
Recent comments:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Brilliant! Excellent instructor & very knowledgeable.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “What a great course!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “Chris was great a getting relevant information across & kept it fun and interesting. I found the course really interesting, learning new things that I hadn’t learnt on previous courses.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – “I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was fun an informative.”
Michele J. (verified owner) –
Fantastic training day, just what we needed, carried out in a professional way.
Sally B. (verified owner) –
Kept my interest and attention, explained aspects clearly and concisely. Made the learning enjoyable too. Thank you.