You may want to learn some basic first aid skills to equip you with the knowledge and skills to enable you to deal with emergency situations in or out of your home. Or, perhaps you have been asked by your employer to attend a first aid course. Or, maybe you are an employer seeking to train your staff and meet first aid regulations. White Cross Training is your answer. We also offer moving and handling, health and safety, safeguarding and other mandatory courses, either as face-to-face, blended, or online training. Please visit the Courses page for more information about the training that we can provide.
Based in Plymouth, but covering the whole of Devon and Cornwall, White Cross Training is run by me, Laurence Peacock. I deliver courses on set dates at venues as well as offering bespoke on-site solutions, held either at your place of work or your home. I am friendly and approachable and having had to apply my first aid knowledge to real life situations, I can speak from experience about the importance of knowing what to do in emergency situations.
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Please contact White Cross Training if you have any queries or would like to discuss your requirements with us.
The First Aid at Work (FAW) Level 3 qualification is suitable for people who might need to respond to a wide range of accidents, injuries and illnesses that they could come across in their workplace. It is an ideal course for large organisations and businesses whose risk assessment has identified that they require a fully trained first aider for their workplace.
The Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) level 3 qualification is a popular training option which covers common injuries and illnesses. It is ideal for small to medium-sized organisations, low risk industries, people who require the qualification for freelance work as well as members of the general public who want the reassurance that they know how to deal with a first aid situation should it arise at home or out and about.
Requalification is required every 3 years after completion of the First Aid at Work (FAW) course. This course is set over a two day period with a minimum contact time of 12 hours. In order to do this course, you must have a copy of your original FAW certificate. If your FAW certificate expired more than 28 days ago you will need to re-do the full 3 day FAW course.
The Paediatric First Aid (PFA) level 3 qualification is designed specifically for people who look after babies and children, including child minders, crèche leaders, nannies, au pairs, nursery and pre-school workers, teachers and teaching assistants, and sport and leisure staff. It provides theoretical and practical training in first aid techniques that are specific to infants aged 0 to 1 and children aged from 1 to 18 years old.
The Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) level 3 qualification is a popular training option that focuses on emergency scenarios that may be faced by people caring for babies and children, including child minders, crèche leaders, nannies, au pairs, nursery and pre-school workers, teachers and teaching assistants, and sport and leisure staff.
The Family First Aid course is designed specifically for members of the general public who want to be able to respond with confidence to baby, child and adult first aid situations in their everyday life, rather than as a requirement of their job.
The First Aid for Baby and Child course is designed specifically for members of the general public who want to be able to respond with confidence to baby and child first aid situations in their everyday life, rather than as a requirement of their job. It would suit (expectant) parents, grandparents, other family members, and anyone who is often around babies and children.
Over a third of all workplace injuries are caused by manual handling. Back pain is currently the largest reported reason for sickness absence in the UK. Care workers often need to do a lot of manual handling and employers have an important role in reducing the risk of injuries and helping employees with back pain to return to work.
An adult and child safeguarding course has been specifically designed for the care sector.
The Mental Capacity Act aims to empower and protect people who do not have the ability to make their own decisions, especially about things like finance, social care, medical treatment and living arrangements. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are intended to protect people who lack mental capacity from being detained when it is not in their best interests.
At the end of every course delegates are provided with the opportunity to leave feedback and we are proud to say that our score is mostly 5/5.
Below is just some of the feedback that White Cross Training has received.
“Really hands on which makes it less daunting and easier to remember/feel confident.”
“A highly professional, yet enjoyable course. This fulfilled the first aid requirements of the company and taught us skills that might be needed in or out of work.”
“Excellent course. Friendly and approachable instructor. I have very much enjoyed this course.”
“Knowledgeable instructor who presented the information well and made the course enjoyable.”
“Very good first aid training. Laurence is informative and explains things well.”
“A great course with a good balance of interaction, practical and theory. Well done for making a subject hard to learn enjoyable.”
“Friendly instructor who provided a lot of help and guidance over the three days.”
“Absolutely enjoyed using the choking vest. Never used them before. The devices used to monitor chest compressions gave me a much better idea of pressure needed.”
