First Aid Trainer

Become a Certified First Aid Trainer

Turn Your Experience Into a Career: Nationwide Instructor Training

Are you passionate about safety? Do you want to empower others to save lives? At First Aid Trainer.org, we specialize in one thing: turning capable individuals into professional educators.

We provide high-level First Aid Train the Trainer courses designed to give you the qualifications, confidence, and materials you need to run your own First Aid classes. Whether you want to start your own training business or become an in-house instructor for your company, our nationwide courses are your starting point.

Our Train the Trainer Courses

We do not just teach you how to perform CPR; we teach you how to transfer that knowledge to others effectively. Upon completion, you will be a qualified First Aid Instructor ready to certify your own students.

1. First Aid at Work Instructor Course

This is our core program. It qualifies you to deliver the standard 3-Day First Aid at Work and 1-Day Emergency First Aid courses.

• Mastering presentation skills
• Assessing student competency
• Understanding compliance and paperwork

2. Paediatric First Aid Instructor

Expand your teaching portfolio. This module qualifies you to teach courses specifically for schools, nurseries, and parents.

3. AED and CPR Instructor

Learn to lead focused First Aid classes on defibrillator use and resuscitation. This is a high-demand qualification for corporate clients and community groups.

Why Train With Us?

Becoming a First Aid instructor is a responsibility we take seriously. We offer more than just a certificate; we offer a pathway to a career.

• Nationwide Availability: We run public courses in major cities across the country. We can also come to your workplace to train a group of your staff.
• Business Support: We don’t just teach the syllabus. We guide you on how to market your First Aid classes, handle insurance, and manage certification for your future students.
• Active Mentorship: Learn from senior educators who have delivered thousands of hours of training.
• Compliance Guarantee: Our curriculum is constantly updated to meet the latest regulatory standards for First Aid training.

Note: Being a trainer is about more than medical knowledge; it is about communication. Our courses focus heavily on public speaking and student engagement.

Your Future as a First Aid Instructor

Once you graduate from our program, you will have the credentials to deliver regulated training.

What you will be able to do:

1. Run your own business: Set your own rates and schedule.
2. Certify others: Issue valid certificates to your students.
3. Teach anywhere: Your qualification is recognized nationwide.

There is a shortage of leading quality trainers in the industry. By becoming a certified First Aid trainer, you are entering a recession-proof industry with high demand.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need prior medical experience? While prior experience is helpful, it is not always mandatory. You will usually need a valid, current First Aid at Work certificate before attending the instructor course.

What specific First Aid classes can I teach after this course? Depending on the modules you select, you will be able to teach Emergency First Aid at Work, Paediatric First Aid, and AED/CPR workshops.

Is this course recognized nationwide? Yes. We ensure our Train the Trainer qualifications meet national standards, allowing you to work as a First Aid instructor anywhere in the country.

Start Your Teaching Journey

Take the next step in your professional development. View our upcoming course dates or contact us to discuss on-site training for your team.

Workplace Trainers Certificate Synopsis

On conclusion of this programme, learners will come away with a Ofqual Accredited Level 3 Education and training Award and be able to train and assess learners in the following (providing you hold the prerequisites)

• PTDQ First Aid at Work
• PTDQ Emergency First Aid at Work
• PTDQ Emergency Paediatric First Aid
• PTDQ Paediatric First Aid
• PTDQ Health and Safety Trainer
• PTDQ Fire Safety
• PTDQ Fire Warden
• PTDQ manual handling Of Loads
• PTDQ Food Safety Training
• PTDQ Mental Health First Aider for the Workplace
• PTDQ Safeguarding

You can deliver the courses once licenced by PTDQ, for your own workplace and other companies, induvial and organisations. Flexible learning and delivery methods available throughout.

 

Please note that you can work with other awarding organisations as you will have the Ofqual recognisedLevel3 Award in Education and tRaining (RQF)

 

Programme Duration:

 5 Days, 40 hours contact with tutor and some self-study time depending on progress during the course.

Full Course Programme Timetable:  5 days approx. 09 am to 6 pm

Day 1 and Day 2 – Training for the Level 3 Award Education and training

Day 3 – First Aid trainers, Mental Health First Aid, Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Manual Handling, Fire Safety Delivering, Assessing

Day 4 – Mental Health First Aid, Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Manual Handling, Fire Safety Delivering, Assessing including learners’ complete assessments.

Day 5 – Trainer Support 1 to 1 and Assessments

 

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Accreditation

Learners that hold a Current Ofqual Level 3 Award in Education (Equivalent qualification or higher), with suitable CPD, will be accredited with 2 days towards the Workplace Trainers course. RPL Learners will be required to attend the last 3 days of the professional training course.

 

Learners Holding the PTDQ Health & Social care Trainer.

Will be given RPL of 3 days and will need to attend days 3 and 4, if the course dose not have time for the learners to complete a presentation, then they will be required to attend pm of day 5 to complete assessment.

 

Prerequisites for Attendance:

• Learners need to be 19 years of age or over as Ofqual Level 3 Award Education and Training Requirement.
• A recognised First Aid at Work qualification (FAW) if wanting to be teaching first aid at work to your staff and learners. Please note you can achieve the PTDQ after the Trainers course.
• Able to pass Food Safety or Health and safety, fire safety, manual handling, safeguarding, and mental health first aid courses.

 

Aim of Qualification

On conclusion of this training, learners will be confident to deliver PTDQ professional Workplace qualifications to an exceptional standard.

Performance Criteria’s and Learning Objectives for PTDQ Workplace Trainer Certificate.

 

1. Leaners will be able to understand the fundamentals of training Qualifications.

 

The learner can:

1. Explain the teaching role and responsibilities in education and training.
2. Summarise key aspects of legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities.
3. Explain ways to promote equality and value diversity.
4. Explain why it is important to identify and meet individual learner needs.
5. Explain ways to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment.
6. Explain why it is important to promote appropriate behaviour and respect for others.
7. Explain how the teaching role involves working with other professionals.
8. Explain the boundaries between the teaching role and other professional roles.
9. Describe points of referral to meet the individual needs of learners.

 

2. Learners will be able to able to plan a training session.

The learner can:

1. Devise an inclusive teaching and learning plan.
2. Justify own selection of teaching and learning approaches, resources, and assessment methods in relation to meeting individual learner needs.

3. Learners will be able to deliver a training session.

The learner can:

1. Use teaching and learning approaches, resources, and assessment methods to meet individual learner need.
2. Communicate with learners in ways that meet their individual needs.
3. Provide constructive feedback to learners to meet their individual needs.
4. Review the effectiveness of own delivery of inclusive teaching and learning.
5. Identify areas for improvement in own delivery of inclusive teaching and learning.

 

4. Learners will be able to make safe and effective assessment decisions during a training session.

The learner can:

1. Explain the function of assessment in learning and development.
2. Define the key concepts and principles of assessment.
3. Explain the responsibilities of the assessor.
4. Identify the regulations and requirements relevant to the assessment in own area of practice.
5. Compare the strengths and limitations of a range of assessment methods with reference to the needs of individual learners.
6. Summarise key factors to consider when planning assessment.
7. Evaluate the benefits of using a holistic approach to assessment.
8. Explain how to plan a holistic approach to assessment.
9. Summarise the types of risks that may be involved in assessment in own area of responsibility.
10. Explain how to minimise risks through the planning process.
11. Explain the importance of involving the learner and others in the assessment process.
12. Summarise types of information that should be made available to learners and others involved in the assessment process.
13. Explain how peer and self-assessment can be used effectively to promote learner involvement and personal responsibility in the assessment of learning.
14. Explain how assessment arrangements can be adapted to meet the needs of individual learners.
15. Explain how to judge whether evidence is: • sufficient • authentic • current.
16. Explain how to ensure that assessment decisions are: • made against specified criteria • valid • reliable • fair.
17. Evaluate the importance of quality assurance in the assessment process.
18. Summarise quality assurance and standardisation procedures in own area of practice.
19. Summarise the procedures to follow when there are disputes concerning assessment in own area of practice.
20. Explain the importance of following procedures for the management of information relating to assessment.
21. Explain how feedback and questioning contribute to the assessment process.
22. Explain legal issues, policies, and procedures relevant to assessment, including those for confidentiality, health, safety, and welfare.
23. Explain the contribution that technology can make to the assessment process.
24. Evaluate requirements for equality and diversity and, where appropriate, bilingualism in relation to assessment
25. Explain the value of reflective practice and continuing professional development in the assessment process.

 

 

5. Learners will be able to conduct, manage and PTDQ Care Industry Qualifications

 

The learner can:

1. Identify qualifications from the PTDQ Workplace Training Suite of Qualifications and Courses.
2. Identify the compliance requirements for the Workplace Suite of qualifications and courses.
3. Use the correct administration systems for the workplace qualifications and courses.
4. Identify the resources available to Professional Workplace Trainers.

 

 

1.9 Assessment Methods

 

• Learners will produce a portfolio of evidence that includes assignments, session planning and course delivery.
• Learners will be observed delivering session to their peers by their Professional Tutor.
• Self-evaluations of teaching
• Peer evaluations of a session you deliver.
• Continuous observation during the course by Professional course Tutor.
• Recognising of Prior Learning and Achievement (RPL)