First Aid Annual Skills Update | E-Learning

First Aid Annual Skills Update | E-Learning

The HSE strongly recommends annual refresher training. This is the fastest way to do it.

First aid knowledge fades. Research consistently shows that practical skills, including CPR quality and tourniquet application, decline significantly within months of initial training, particularly when they have not been used. The Health and Safety Executive strongly recommends that all trained first aiders undertake annual refresher training between their three-year certificate renewals, precisely for this reason.

This online Annual Skills Update is the most time-efficient way to meet that recommendation. It takes a few hours to complete and refreshes core first aid knowledge, bringing you up to date with any changes in guidance since your last qualification. It does not replace a full practical requalification course. What it does is keep your knowledge current and your confidence higher in the years between courses.

What the Update Covers

• CPR review: current UK Resuscitation Council guidance on technique, compression rate and depth, and rescue breathing
• AED use: key points and any guideline updates
• Managing the unresponsive casualty: primary survey and recovery position
• Choking response for adults and children
• Catastrophic bleed management and tourniquet application: technique review
• Common medical emergencies: updated recognition and response for conditions including heart attack, stroke, anaphylaxis, asthma, hypoglycaemia and seizures
• Any significant guideline changes since your last first aid qualification

Course Details

Important: this is an annual skills update for trained first aiders, not a replacement for a full first aid qualification. If your EFAW or FAW certificate has expired or is approaching expiry, please book the appropriate requalification course: FAW Requalification or full FAW.

Certificate:

• Course is certified by Chris Garland Training.
• On successful completion of the multiple choice assessment within the course, you can download a certificate as evidence that you’ve completed and passed the First Aid Annual Skills Update E-learning course.
• Valid for 1 year.
• A4 sized pdf certificates are issued shortly after you complete the course.
• The course has been approved by the CPD Accreditation Group and qualifies for 1 CPD point.

Course duration:

• Learn at your own pace, typically 1-2 hours.

Test:

• Assessments throughout the course.

First Aid Update Pre-requisites:

• It’s recommended that you have a minimum of GCSE grade C/Level 2 literacy and numeracy (or equivalent) before undertaking this course. This is not mandatory – please contact us to discuss any reasonable adjustments to accommodate your needs.
• The course is suitable for anyone over 16 looking to undertake the responsibilities associated with being a nominated first aider.

Candidates:

• There are no minimum numbers for this online e-learning course.

Geographical coverage:

• This First Aid course is available to candidates throughout the UK.

Venue:

• This online first aid update course can be completed on any PC or mobile device.
• You can study at their own pace, and log in and out as often as you wish.

First Aid Update Joining instructions:

• Shortly after you purchase your place on the First Aid Annual Skills Update course, we will email you your login details for the course.
• Visit this page to read the course joining instructions including everything you need to know about our e-learning courses.

Private courses:

• To arrange a private course for yourself or your colleagues, please fill in our Quote Builder tool.

Useful Links:

• HSE Website regarding first aid refresher training.