Health and Safety Executive

HSE Approved first-aid training

Three steps to getting appropriate training for first-aiders.

  1. Find a training provider
  2. Check they are approved by HSE
  3. Book some training

Step 1

Search for a training provider using Google, Bing or Yahoo.

Step 2

Check they are approved by HSE

Step 3

Book the course, but only when the organisation is:

  • on HSE’s list of approved providers;
  • delivering training on behalf of an approved provider, whom you must contact to make sure they have provided permission for the training to be given (otherwise it may not be HSE-approved);
  • an awarding body accredited by HSE to award a qualification in Emergency First Aid at Work.

Note

The lists above contain training organisations currently approved by HSE to deliver:

  • First aid at work (FAW) and emergency first aid at work (EFAW) courses for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
  • Offshore first aid and offshore medic courses for the purposes of the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989

Employers should use the lists to check a training provider’s approval status. Each entry contains an organisation’s contact details as well as the expiry date of its Certificate of Approval. The Certificate is issued by HSE and contains the organisation’s approval number. Employers may ask to see this Certificate as additional confirmation of approval.

The lists do not include all sites that a particular training organisation may have. Some providers deliver courses across wide geographical areas and therefore may have a number of sites. They can be approached directly for further details or other relevant sources of information can be consulted such as directories and the internet.

EFAW training can also be provided by organisations approved by a recognised Awarding Body of Ofqual/ Scottish Qualifications Authority eligible to award an accredited qualification in EFAW applying a training standard set by HSE. Details of these Awarding Bodies can be obtained following the link above. If you are based in Scotland you can also gain information from the SQA website. Further details are also available on the The Register of Regulated Qualifications for England and Wales.


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