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

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