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FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR COURSE OVERVIEW:

The First Aid Instructor Course enables you to advertise and run the following courses under our umbrella;

(*These three courses comply with the Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1981)

You will be able to order books and certificates from us and will be provided with guidance from us. We will carry out quality assurance functions on your behalf so that your courses comply with HSE requirements.

Chieftain Training First Aid Manuals
AED Training as part of the HSE First Aid a Work Re-qualification Training Course
CPR Practice

COURSE DURATION:

One Day

FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR PRE REQUISITES:

  1. One of the following;

    • HSE First Aid at Work (within the last three years)
    • Current registration as a doctor with the General Medical Council
    • Current registration as a nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
    • Current registration as a paramedic with the Health & Care Professions Council

  2. And, one of the following;

    • IMO Train the Trainer 6.09 (certified by us)
    • Level 3 Award in Education & Training (AET)
    • Level 4 Certificate in Education & Training (CET)
    • Level 5 Diploma in Education & Training (DET)
    • Cert Ed, PGCE, B Ed, M Ed
    • CTLLS/DTLLS
    • English National Board 998
    • Further & Adult Education Teacher’s Certificate
    • IHCD Instructional Methods OR Instructor Certificate
    • Nursing mentorship qualifications
    • PTLLS with unit “Principles & Practice of Assessment”
    • S/NVQ Level 3 or Level 4 in Training and Development
    • TQFE (Teaching Qualification for Further Education)

  3. And teaching experience in a classroom setting;

    • Exact experience to be discussed with our Principal before you book this training. In the first instance you should send us a CV covering all your teaching and First Aid related experience and qualifications. This course is not suitable for those who are new to teaching/instructing.

FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR COURSE RATIO:

We run this course with up to 6 candidates per trainer, we will run with as few as 2 candidates.

COURSE CONTENT:

  • HSE Courses syllabus
  • Course administration
  • Certificates & publications
  • Delivering sessions
  • Teaching techniques
  • Assessing FAW courses
  • Feedback and monitoring
  • Assessment

About half of the day is delivered by us and about half concentrates on each candidate delivering a pre prepared lesson. The lesson is delivered to the trainer and fellow candidates.

FIRST AID INSTRUCTORS FAQs

Once qualified as a CT First Aid Instructor what are the ongoing costs?

Once qualified by us, you will be able to set up your own courses and order materials from us. There is no annual registration fee, and there are no monitoring fees. There is also no revalidation fee as long as you have delivered at least 5 course over a five year period. The cost to you per student, which includes a printed book and a PDF certificate is as follows.

  • £9 EFAW (plus postage)
  • £12 FAW (plus postage)
  • £12 Outdoor FA (plus postage)

FAW Re-qualification costs the same as the normal FAW as the student receives the same manual and certificate.

The minimum order is three books/certificates

Can the certificates include my company name and branding?

Certificates are emailed to you in PDF format. Yes, the digital certificate can feature your logo, your business name and contact details, in addition to Chieftain Training’s.

One-time set up is free when you place your first order. After that we may charge an admin fee for changing the logo and or contact details.

Is Chieftain Training’s HSE First Aid, regulated by Ofqual or an Awarding body?

No we are not regulated by Ofqual or by an Awarding body/organisation. We run our own independant monitoring and quality assurance programme which complies fully with the HSE requirements.

Does Chieftain Training contact my clients?

We do not market to your clients, however we may contact them in order to obtain course feedback and/or if we were to receive a complaint regarding a course you have taught. It is your job to contact your clients to market update and re qualifying courses to them.

Does Chieftain Training dictate a teaching ratio?

Yes, we insist that you follow all currently accepted HSE First Aid training practices, which means an Instructor can teach up to 12 students on a course, there is no minimum number of students on the course.

What about Insurance?

It is a condition of our scheme that you have adequate insurance. It is your responsibility to ensure that you or you employer has put in place, Public Liability Insurance for the courses you run.  In most training centres, clubs and companies there will already be a public liability policy in place and adding First Aid training would not incur an additional premium. This is however something you must discuss with your insurer/broker.

Is there any more guidance for Instructors on how to run these courses?

Yes, all current CT Instructors receive a copy of the “CT Instructor Guidance Notes.” The current edition is dated 9 May 2025.

FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR REVALIDATION

The CT First Aid Instructor qualification lasts for 5 years. You  can  revalidate your qualification from 6 months before it expires to two years after it has expired. Your revalidated Instructor certificate will qualify you for a further 5 years from the day revalidation is completed. Revalidation is a two stage process;

REVALIDATION STAGE 1

For those teaching regularly at our centre we will from time to time carry out an observation of one of your lessons. For those not teaching at our centre you have 3 options

OPTION1 – Re attend a one day CT First Aid Instructor Training Course, paying the current fee

OPTION 2 – Pay for one of our Senior staff to attend your centre for an observation. This is chargeable as a half day-  (£200) plus travel costs plus travel time.

OPTION 3 – Video yourself teaching using a phone or other device and send us the video to review. We expect most Instructors to choose this free option. (Full details are below).

VIDEOING A LESSON

We need a short video of you teaching a face to face lesson with real students. 20 minutes is the maximum. If the lesson takes longer than 20 minutes then please ensue what we need to see has occurred in the first 20 minutes. Shorter videos are fine and 10 minutes may be enough, Please don’t waste time editing a video, we want to it as it happens.

You will need to seek the students’ permission to video them.

The session can be any part of the First Aid course but we suggest it is in doors. Filming can be done with a smart device such as an iPhone by simply setting the device at the back of the room so we can see you. We need to see

  • Some intro/teaching from you using whiteboard or powerpoint or similar
  • A practical demonstration by you
  • The students participating while you correct any mistakes
  • A summary or a few questions to check understanding

Pick a session that has some interaction, theory and practical. CPR, AED, Recovery Position, Bleeding, Choking are all obvious choices, however other topics that offer the above process will work just as well. A 20 minute video of you delivering a powerpoint presentation is not enough, there needs to be a practical demonstration and an opportunity for the students to have a go.

If you choose a large subject like “managing a casualty not breathing,” then we only need to see part of it i.e. (adult CPR, or CPR for drowning, or AED use.” There is no need to video the rest of the lessons.

Filming should start by you introducing yourself to us, telling us the date, the venue and then stating “There are XX students in this class and they have all agreed to being recorded for course audit purposes.” The students should then turn and face the camera and gives us a thumbs up. Following this short intro you can progress with the lesson as described above. If there are children in the room then we need the parent’s permission on camera for the children to be filmed. It is therefore easier to use adults as students unless the parents are also on the course with their child.

Assuming we are happy with the standard of the videoed lesson, we will revalidate you free of charge. If we feel the teaching in the video requires some modification we will advise on your next steps before being re assessed.

REVALIDATION STAGE 2

Once you have received feedback from us on your videoed session you can progress to the online declaration. You will be required to upload your current HSE First Aid at Work Certificate (or higher level accepted qualification). You must have taught at least five separate First Aid courses in the preceding 5 years. These can be RYA First Aid, STCW First Aid, CT EFAW, CT FAW Re-qualifier, CT FAW or CT Outdoor First Aid. When you are ready to revalidate, email us for a link to the declaration.

COMPLAINTS

If we receive a complaint regarding a course you have run or we find large discrepancies with paper work you have filed with us the starting point is a phone call. However we reserve the right to arrange additional monitoring visit(s) to see you running a course and/or provide you with re-training. This is charged at £200 per half day (or part of) plus any associated travel and/or accommodation costs.