Secondary school students would be taught how to administer CPR, as well as basic treatment for common injuries, under plans included in a Department for Education consultation.

And primary school children are set to learn Lifesaving first aid alongside the steps they can take to protect and support the health and wellbeing of others, according to draft guidelines. The British Heart Foundation(BHF), St John Ambulance and British Red Cross – who together form the ‘Every Child a Lifesaver’ coalition – have been campaigning for CPR to be taught in schools.

Less than one in 10 people survive an out of hospital cardiac arrest in the UK, but evidence suggests nearly one in four could survive if all young people are trained with lifesaving CPR skills. The government’s announcement is the result of years of tireless campaigning, and sends a clear message that they are committed to empowering young people with lifesaving skills they will take in to adulthood.

This historic move will transform cardiac arrest survival rates in the years to come.

Martin Houghton-Brown, chief executive of the St John Ambulance, said: “We at St John Ambulance are delighted with the government’s announcement that they intend to make First Aid education mandatory for primary and secondary pupils.

“Lives will be saved, and young people will benefit from developing skills that will build their character and strengthen community resilience.”

Training Solutions NW offer a number of Lifesaving first aid courses that can be delivered directly in a school environment – please click on the link below for full details.

1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work Training for schools

2 Day Paediatric First Aid Training for schools

3 Day First Aid at Work Training for schools

Call Dan or Mark on 0151 515 0416 for further details on our First Aid Courses for schools – delivered directly in your school environment in Liverpool, Manchester and across North Wales.

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In June 2016 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a First Aid Bulletin stating that the use of AEDs should be taught on all workplace first aid courses by the start of 2017. Shortly after this announcement, our awarding body, Qualsafe Awards introduced Lesson Plans that demonstrated how to incorporate this into courses, and our CPR Practical Assessment Papers were changed to include the option to assess Learners in this subject.

Automated External Defibrillators now mandatory for First Aid Training

While the majority of Centres have already started delivering and assessing the safe use of AEDs within their courses, it is important to note this will become mandatory for all Centres from 1st January 2017. On this date, all our documentation will be changed to reflect this and the optional assessments for this subject will become compulsory for Learners.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the First Aid Awarding Organisations Forum have clarified that 1 AED trainer will be required per manikin (minimum of 1 per 4 Learners) in order to ensure that Learners have sufficient hands-on practise.

As a registered training centre with Qualsafe Awards you can be assured that the training you receive from us are up to date and conform to the latest requirements from the Health and Safety Executive.

What’s more, as a regulated qualification, employers can book this course for their employees and rest assured that they have fulfilled their legal responsibilities for providing quality first aid training, without having to undertake any lengthy due diligence checks introduced in the recent HSE changes.

As well as incorporating Automated External Defibrillators into our 1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work Training and 3 Day First Aid at Work Training, we also offer the following training specific to Automated External Defibrillators as below:

Basic Life Support and Safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

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The changes are:

• SIA have introduced new, updated qualifications for all sectors except close protection and vehicle immobilisation
• You must have a first aid qualification before you can take the training required for a door supervisor or security guard licence
• You must have one of the new qualifications or take top-up training before you can apply for a door supervisor and security guard licence – this includes renewals

The SIA (Security Industry Authority) will be making these changes in April 2022.

New requirement for first aid training

The SIA already expected applicants for a close protection licence to complete a first aid qualification before taking their licence-linked training. We now expect applicants for a door supervisor or security guard licence to do the same.

You will need to do this if either of the following apply:

• you are applying for a licence for the first time
• it has been longer than 3 years since you last held a licence for that activity

You will also need to do this if you are renewing your licence.

The qualification must be an Emergency First Aid at Work qualification or equivalent.

The requirement for first aid training will improve your skills as an SIA licence holder. It will not change the obligations you have when responding to an emergency.

What do the SIA (Security Industry Authority) mean by “equivalent”?

The SIA will accept other qualifications that comply with the relevant guidance from the Health and Safety Executive. Some examples are:

• First Aid at Work (FAW)
• First Person on Scene (FPOS)
• First Response Emergency Care (FREC)

We do offer ‘Open Courses’ for the 1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work training which meets the requirements of the SIA (Security Industry Authority).

Please see our scheduled training dates for the 1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work Training or call us on 0151 515 0416 to book your place.

Additional Information:

SIA (Security Industry Authority) Website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/security-industry-authority

SIA (Security Industry Authority) Changes to the training you need for an SIA licence
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/changes-to-the-training-you-need-for-an-sia-licence

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