Vital Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) three-year certificate

9am - 3.45pm

Available dates: Monday 20 May 2024 or Monday 1 July 2024

Venue: St Paul's Community Centre, Arcot Street Penarth CF64 1EU

This course can be adapted to suit a particular audience and is ideal for lower risk organisations, and is in accordance with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations. The course is run over one day and includes both theory and practical sessions, in a relaxed atmosphere, designed to boost a candidate's confidence.

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. 

· During the course, the delegates learn how to perform emergency first aid and potentially save a life

· Assessments are on-going with no final exam

· The course will run for six hours plus breaks

· All delegates are required to attend the full duration of the course

Why learn first aid?

Accidents and medical emergencies can happen in any place and at any time. So although this is a course aimed at first aid in work, these same emergencies can happen in your home, or even on a night out. So be prepared. Learn how to save a life. 

Course Syllabus 

· First Aid Priorities

· Managing Incidents

· CPR including use of a defibrillator

· Unconsciousness

· Seizures

· Control of Bleeding

· Burns and Scalds

· Dressings

· Recording and Reporting

· First Aid Kits 

To reserve your place on this in-person training session, please click on either of the dates above to book through  Eventbrite. If you would like further information about this session, please contact Mark Stillman at GVS, e-mail: mark@gvs.wales