If you are looking to complete first aid training for home or personal use, you’ll find yourself welcome on any SkillBase First Aid course.

If you’ve got children in the family, the great news is that all of our courses cover baby and child choking and resuscitation as standard.

Our most popular courses for personal users are Emergency First Aid One Day Course and Paediatric First Aid Two Day Course, both of which are available for individuals at our centres.

You’ll also find lots of useful information for first aid at home in our videos and blog posts.

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Posts about family first aid that you might find interesting

Guide To First Aid Training for Schools

When working in a school, it can be really tough to know what you need – as each school’s requirements may differ to another. There is no black or white answer when it comes to school first aid training – but we are going to break this down in the […]

SkillBase First Aid Guide to Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke

The SkillBase First Aid Guide to Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke – would you know what to do? When we become hot, we sweat – leading to loss of water and salt which can make us very unwell. First Aid training courses may teach you how to deal with most […]

Why Should You Do First Aid Training?

Emergencies happen. On ordinary days, for ordinary people, life can change in a heartbeat. In a heartbeat, it’s 7.15 am. You are just back from the night shift and your neighbour is frantically knocking on your door because their toddler has stopped breathing and is turning blue. In a heartbeat, […]

How Long Does First Aid Training Take?

It’s a common one. You need First Aid Training, but how long is this going to take you? How many days of annual leave will you need (or days out of the office) for you to get up to speed? Let’s break this down… Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Like […]

Five Facts We Should All Know About Sepsis.

Five Facts We Should All Know About Sepsis. Sepsis is the name for blood poisoning, and is a serious complication of an infection. It is not understood why, but it occurs when the immune system overreacts and attacks a person’s organs and tissues. Sepsis can be treated successfully with antibiotics […]

World First Aid Day 2021 – Our top free guides!

Today is World First Aid Day! Have you ever thought…’I really should learn some first aid?’ or ‘Would I know what to do in an emergency?’ As it’s World First Aid Day, maybe it’s time to take action? A recent report has shown that only half of people in the […]

Head Injuries, Concussion and Compression

Head injuries are always a concern, especially for a trained first aider. From frequent bumps and tumbles as children to slips and falls as adults – they are so common. But how do we go about treating someone for a head injury that is more severe? It isn’t something we […]

Coronavirus – Facts vs Fiction

With the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreading speedily across the world, advice on how to stay safe is inevitably being requested. Like us, you’ve probably seen the widespread panic across the news and thought, ‘should I learn more?’ A quick Google search will give you thousands of pages of information, […]

When Does First Aid Training Expire?

Just like everything else in the world, First Aid Courses have a sell by date. There is no use buying a lifetime supply of bread and expecting that to go the distance – and First Aid Courses are no different. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes So, firstly, why do First […]

‘Could it be Sepsis?’

Sepsis is a rare but serious complication of an infection, leading to 44,000 deaths annually. It occurs when the body is overwhelmed by infection, although it can start from something as simple as a cut or a bite as a First Aid Training Provider we may never have to deal […]

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Defib included as standard on every course

With an increasing amount of defibs (AEDs) in workplaces and the community we train everyone to feel confident in using them.

Together we are working towards reducing the 250 people that die every day of sudden cardiac arrest in the UK.

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Baby and child first aid covered as standard

Training choking and resuscitation of babies and children as standard.

Even if workplaces don’t have children onsite, our first aiders can have confidence at home too.

The more confident the first aider - the better they will be in an emergency.

See our latest advice on first aid for children now.

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Having no stressful tests on courses, so we can concentrate on confidence building practice time.

That's why we guarantee that everyone that trains with us will leave as a confident first aider, or we will refund & retrain for free!

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You can be assured that your training meets all the necessary guidelines and regulations.

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All of our first aiders are trained using our unique confidence building formula.

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The unique, interactive workshop design of our courses make sure that everyone is relaxed, enabling them to confidently ask questions

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We guarantee that everyone who trains with us will leave as a confident first aider – or we will refund and retrain, so you can be assured that we are committed to the confidence of your workplace first aiders.

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