Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
Build the skills, knowledge and confidence to act as an emergency first aider in your workplace, including sport and physical activity settings.
Be ready to respond in an emergency
Learn how to assess incidents, manage casualties safely and provide immediate first aid for a range of injuries and medical emergencies.
You will also understand your responsibilities as a first aider, including consent, hygiene, infection control and reporting incidents.
This course meets the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and is regulated at Level 3 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
Six areas of emergency first aid
Roles and responsibilities
Understand the roles and responsibilities of a first aider.
Assessing an incident
Assess an incident.
Unresponsive casualties
Provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty.
Choking
Provide first aid to a casualty who is choking.
External bleeding
Provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding.
Shock
Provide first aid to a casualty in shock.
For people responsible for safety and wellbeing
This course is for you if your role requires you to be qualified and competent to act as an emergency first aider in the workplace. It is particularly suitable for:
Employers and organisations
Employers and organisations in sport, leisure or physical activity who need to meet legal first aid requirements.
Professional staff
Staff whose role includes responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of others.
Coaches and volunteers
Coaches, volunteers and sessional workers required to hold a recognised first aid qualification to meet professional, organisational or governing body expectations.
A recognised workplace qualification
This Level 3 (RQF) qualification meets the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and qualifies you to be deployed as an emergency first aider.
Deployment requirements
Supports compliance with sector, workplace or National Governing Body expectations which may form licence to practise or deployment requirements.
Employer compliance
Enables employers to evidence compliance with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Prepare for practical learning
Age requirement
Learners must be 16 years of age.
Practical participation
Learners must be comfortable participating in practical exercises on the floor, including kneeling and positioning casualties.
Demonstrate your skills throughout
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course through practical demonstration of first aid skills, alongside discussion to confirm your knowledge and understanding of first aid principles.
One day of practical and theory learning
Approximately seven hours
The course is delivered over one day, approximately seven hours including breaks.
Real-life application
Learning covers practical scenarios and theory so you can confidently apply first aid in real-life situations.
Prepare in advance
You may be required to read pre-course information before attending to support your learning.
Put your learning into practice
Respond in your setting
Take on the role of workplace first aider or emergency responder in your organisation, club or community group.
Further first aid training
Progress to further first aid qualifications, such as the Level 3 First Aid at Work Refresher or Paediatric First Aid courses.
Use your skills more widely
Apply your skills across sport, leisure, physical activity, voluntary and workplace settings where first aid capability is essential.
Arrange a course for your group
Use our organiser enquiry page to discuss arranging a course for your organisation or group.