Basic Life Support Train the Trainer - Level 3

Become competent and confident to deliver basic life support training within your organisation or training service.

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer Level 3 course combines online learning with a face-to-face practical assessment and micro-teach session at The Mandatory Training Group's Coventry Training Centre. This course is also known as Adult Resuscitation Train the Trainer and is designed for you, with relevant health, social care, first aid, resuscitation, or workplace training experience, who need to train others safely, confidently, and within clear governance arrangements.

After purchase, you will receive immediate access to the online learning component through ComplyPlus™ LMS. This covers core adult basic life support knowledge, trainer responsibilities, safe practice principles, CPR and AED guidance, assessment requirements and quality assurance expectations. Once you have completed the online learning and knowledge assessment, you can attend the Coventry practical session to demonstrate competence, complete practical assessment activities and deliver a short micro-teach.

This course supports trainers and organisations in building internal basic life support training capacity while maintaining clear role boundaries, evidence of trainer competence and quality assurance arrangements.

No certificate is issued after completion of the online element alone. Certification is issued only after successful completion of all required online, practical assessment and micro-teach elements.

Important: When attending the practical session, please bring your booking confirmation, a valid form of photo identification, and your certificate from the online training course, either printed or available on your mobile device. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the course starts and wear suitable clothing for practical activities.

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer Level 3 course covers:

• Introduction to basic life support and adult resuscitation training
• Trainer roles, responsibilities and boundaries
• Current adult basic life support guidelines (RCUK 2025)
• Recognition of clinical deterioration, unresponsiveness and cardiac arrest
• Calling for help and emergency escalation
• CPR techniques, compression quality and rescue breaths, where appropriate
• Safe use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
• Adult choking response and recovery position
• Airway opening and safe ventilation principles, where relevant
• DNACPR and ReSPECT awareness within role boundaries and local policy
• Infection prevention and safe use of resuscitation training equipment
• CSTF adult basic life support outcomes and workplace expectations
• Adult learning principles and inclusive training methods
• Planning structured BLS training sessions
• Demonstrating CPR and AED skills safely
• Observing learners and correcting unsafe techniques
• Assessing learner knowledge and practical competence
• Giving constructive feedback
• Micro-teach planning and delivery
• Training records, competence sign-off and quality assurance
• Maintaining trainer competence and CPD.
  

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer course is suitable for:

• In-house resuscitation trainers
• Experienced health and social care professionals looking to become BLS trainers
• Existing trainers who want to deliver basic life support training
• Independent training providers
• Subject matter experts with relevant resuscitation experience
• Experienced nurses, healthcare assistants and clinical support workers with training responsibilities
• Care home, domiciliary care and supported living trainers
• GP practice, dental practice and primary care trainers
• Clinical leads or practice educators, where relevant
• Learning and development staff
• Managers responsible for staff training and competence
• Organisations developing internal basic life support training capacity.

You should have relevant experience in basic life support, adult resuscitation, first aid, health and social care, or workplace training, and should work within their competence, role and organisational policies.

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer course aims to:

• Prepare learners to plan and deliver basic life support training that is safe, up to date, and aligned with relevant resuscitation guidance, CSTF expectations, professional standards, and workplace requirements
• Develop trainer-level competence in assessing learning needs, preparing training materials, teaching, demonstrating, observing, assessing and recording learner competence
• Support trainers and organisations to evidence trainer competence, practical assessment, training quality and compliance with governance and workforce assurance expectations.
  

This Basic Life Support Train the Trainer course will:

• Explain the trainer's role, responsibilities, boundaries and scope of practice
• Introduce current adult basic life support guidance, CSTF expectations and workplace requirements
• Support learners in planning structured, inclusive and outcome-focused BLS training sessions
• CPR, AED use, choking response and recovery position skills safely
• Prepare learners to deliver a short micro-teach session and respond to assessor feedback
• Reinforce documentation, competence sign-off, quality assurance and training governance requirements.
  

By the end of this Basic Life Support Train the Trainer course, learners will be able to:

• Explain key adult basic life support principles, responsibilities and safe practice requirements
• Describe relevant resuscitation guidance, CSTF expectations, local policy requirements and workplace responsibilities
• Recognise clinical deterioration, unresponsiveness, abnormal breathing and cardiac arrest
• Demonstrate high-quality CPR using correct hand position, compression depth, rate and recoil
• Demonstrate safe AED use, including pad placement, shock safety and prompt resumption of CPR
• Demonstrate appropriate response to adult choking and safe use of the recovery position
• Plan and deliver a structured basic life support training session for adult learners
• Observe learners and correct unsafe or ineffective CPR, AED, or emergency response techniques
• Use inclusive, learner-centred teaching approaches
• Assess learner knowledge and practical competence using appropriate methods
• Provide constructive feedback that supports improvement
• Deliver a structured micro-teach session on a basic life support topic
• Complete attendance, assessment, competence and training records accurately
• Explain how training records support governance, quality assurance and compliance evidence.
  

Course title - Basic Life Support Train the Trainer Level 3

Also known as - Adult Resuscitation Train the Trainer, BLS Trainer Course, Basic Life Support Instructor Training

Format - Blended Train the Trainer course

Delivery model - Blended course - Online learning + Coventry practical session + practical assessment + micro-teach

Online access - Immediate access after purchase through ComplyPlus™ LMS

Online component - Core BLS knowledge, trainer responsibilities, safe practice, assessment and quality assurance

Practical session - Face-to-face trainer development and practical assessment at our Coventry Training Centre

Micro-teach - Short assessed teaching activity delivered during the practical session

Assessment - Online knowledge assessment, practical competence checks, micro-teach, trainer/assessor observation and feedback

Certification - CPD-accredited certificate issued after successful completion of all required elements

Certificate validity - 3 years, unless earlier refresher training is required

Trainer resources - Trainer Pack included after successful completion

Venue - The Mandatory Training Group’s Coventry Training Centre, HDTI Building, Coventry University Technology Park, Swift Road, Coventry, CV1 2TT

Price - £395 + VAT per person

Group bookings - Available for employers, subject to learner numbers, equipment, venue suitability and trainer availability.

On successful completion, you will receive a BLS trainer pack to support structured, consistent and auditable training delivery.

The adult resuscitation trainer pack may include:

• Training needs assessment template
• Sample lesson plan
• Training session structure
• Editable BLS trainer slides and prompts
• CPR and AED demonstration guidance
• Practical assessment checklist
• Micro-teach guidance
• Attendance register template
• Feedback form template
• Competence sign-off record
• Training report template
• Guidance on adapting training to local policy
• Free access to ComplyPlus™ TMS for 365 days.

These resources are designed to support safe and consistent delivery of basic life support training within the learner’s organisation or independent practice.

Assessment includes:

• Multiple-choice online knowledge assessment with a minimum pass mark of 80%
• Practical CPR, AED and emergency-response skills assessment
• Scenario-based activities, where relevant
• Micro-teach delivery
• Trainer/assessor observation
• Feedback and competence sign-off.

Certification includes:

• CPD-accredited Basic Life Support Train the Trainer certificate
• Certificate issued only after successful completion of all required elements
• Confirmation that the learner has completed the online learning, online assessment, face-to-face practical assessment, micro-teach and competence sign-off at The Mandatory Training Group’s Coventry Training Centre
• External review and accreditation by the CPD Certification Service.
  

The certificate for this Basic Life Support Train the Trainer course is valid for 3 years unless a different validity period applies.

Earlier refresher training may be required if:

• Relevant resuscitation guidance changes
• Workplace policy or local emergency procedures change
• The learner’s role or training responsibilities change
• The employer requires more frequent updates
• The learner has not delivered BLS training for a significant period
• Practical competence needs reassessment.
  

After purchase, you will receive access to the online knowledge component via ComplyPlus™ LMS. This covers adult basic life support principles, trainer responsibilities, CPR and AED guidance, safe practice, assessment principles and course-specific knowledge required before attending the practical session.

You must complete the online course and pass the online knowledge assessment before attending the face-to-face practical session.

During the practical session at our Coventry Training Centre, you will demonstrate subject-specific practical competence, complete trainer-led activities, practise delivery skills and deliver a short micro-teach session.

The practical session includes observation, feedback and competence sign-off by an experienced trainer/assessor.

During the Basic Life Support face-to-face session, you will complete practical trainer development activities, including:

• Review of key trainer responsibilities and BLS safety principles
• Subject-specific CPR and AED demonstrations
• Recognition of unresponsiveness and abnormal breathing
• Supervised CPR practice using training manikins
• AED set-up, pad placement, shock safety and CPR continuation
• Choking response and recovery position practice
• Scenario-based teaching and assessment activities
• Observation and correction of learner technique
• Micro-teach delivery
• Practical competence checks
• Trainer/assessor feedback and competence sign-off
• Discussion of documentation, evidence and quality assurance.

The practical session takes place at:

The Mandatory Training Group, HDTI Building, Coventry University Technology Park, Swift Road, CV1 2TT

Telephone: 02476 100090

Our fully equipped training centre is within walking distance of Coventry city centre and Coventry railway station, with free on-site parking available for learners.

Practical sessions are delivered in small groups using relevant basic life support training equipment, including CPR manikins, AED trainers, barrier devices, training documentation and assessment checklists.

We support organisations that need to build internal basic life support training capacity across regulated workplace settings.

Group bookings may be suitable for:

• Care homes
• Domiciliary care agencies
• Supported living services
• Healthcare clinics
• GP practices
• Dental practices
• Staffing agencies
• Schools, colleges and early years providers, where relevant
• Charities and voluntary organisations
• Workplace teams requiring emergency-response training

Group training is subject to trainer availability, learner numbers, equipment requirements, venue suitability and quality assurance arrangements.

Info: A blended train the trainer course covering online learning, Basic Life Support practical assessment, trainer delivery skills, micro-teach and competence sign-off.

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