Training and development courses

First Aid courses

We offer 1, 2 and 3 day First Aid at Work courses. Day 1 of a 3-day course is the emergency qualification. 

Our First Aid at Work courses are endorsed by CIMSPA and the First Aid Awarding Organisation Forum.

Courses are delivered using a variety of methods including:

• PowerPoint presentations
• Flip chart exercises
• Guided group discussions and activities
• Practical demonstrations and training
• Online elements before the course, reducing the required classroom time.

All First Aid certificates are valid for 3 years from the date of successful completion of the course.

Face-to-face courses

• Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
• First Aid at Work (FAW)
• Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA)
• Paediatric First Aid (PFA)
• Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) & Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
• Paediatric First Aid (PFA) & First Aid at Work (FAW)
• First Aid at Work Requalification (FAWR)
• Emergency Outdoor First Aid (EOFA)
• Outdoor First Aid (OFA)

Blended Learning courses

• Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
• First Aid at Work (FAW)
• Paediatric First Aid at Work (PFA)
• First Aid at Work Requalification

On request

• Paediatric
• Outdoor 
• Managing Life threatening bleeding with Tourniquets, Wound packing & Haemostatic Dressing Application

Course dates - 2026

• June 1 Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) & Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
• June 2 & 3 Blended learning First Aid at Work (FAW)
• August 10 Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) & Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
• August 31 Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) & Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
• August 31 – September 2 Paediatric First Aid (PFA) & First Aid at Work (FAW)
• October 20 Blended learning First Aid at Work (FAW) renewal
• November 2 Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) & Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
• November 3 Blended learning First Aid at Work (FAW) renewal.
• December 7 Emergency Paediatric First Aid (EPFA) & Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
• December 7 – 9 Paediatric First Aid (PFA) & First Aid at Work (FAW)

Cost

• 1 day £53
• 2 day £105
• 3 day £158

Apply

To apply for a course or for more information contact: darren.mcgregor@midlothian.gov.uk