About this Event
This course is aimed anyone involved in sport or physical activity that may need to administer emergency first aid. This will take place at the University of Worcester St Johns Campus. This course is for people aged 18+ and predominantly covers first aid for adults.
Course details:
Qualsafe Awards Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF).
Course detalis:
This course will take place at the University of Worcester (in person) on Saturday 7th March 2026, 09:30 - 16:30.
Delivery will be with an accredited instructor.
Cost:
Standard ticket: £95.00 - If you do not meet the subsidised criteria below
Subsidised Ticket*: £30.00 - Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire are partially subsidising the cost of this course as an investment in people within the region who are either working in the sporting industry or want to enter the sporting industry and require this essential qualification to do so.
Student Ticket: £30.00 - This is the same criteria as the subsidised ticket, offered as CPD opportunities to students at the University of Worcester.
*Eligibility for the subsidised ticket:
Participants are asked to declare that they are either employed, voluntary, or trainee role that they consider positively impacts individuals in the community (within the Herefordshire and Worcestershire region), to benefit their health and wellbeing.
To qualify for the subsidy you must be based within the Herefordshire and Worcestershire region and working to:
> Improve physical activity and tackling inequalities
> Improve outcomes within communities with high levels of deprivation
> Supporting individuals with physical or mental health challenges
There are a some general questions to answer at the Eventbrite registration check out to assess this funding eligibility.
Places are limited so if you can commit to attending, book early to secure your place.
Closing date: Friday 20th February at 12:00 noon
Course information:
The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) is a nationally recognised qualification designed for those who have a specific responsibility at work, to provide first aid in a range of emergency first aid situations. It is also ideal for people who have a specific responsibility to provide basic first aid in voluntary and community activities.
+ The roles and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
+ Assessing an incident
+ Managing an unresponsive casualty
+ CPR and defibrillation
+ Recovery Position
+ Choking
+ Seizures
+ Shock
+ Wounds and bleeding
+ Minor injuries
+ Cuts, grazes and bruises
Please note:
- This is a course where practical demonstration and assessment is required throughout the training. This entails practicing different elements of first aid procudures, including physically moving others into the recovery position and others demonstrating this on you to meet the qualification guidelines.
There will be references to the anatomy(parts of the body) - relevant to first aid procedures. If you want to find out more, please contact [email protected]
- If you are registered with a governing body, or wanting to apply this to working with children please check to make sure this course meets the requirements before booking. There is a link in the FAQ's section.
- If you are coaching, or planning to coach, in a specific sport, please check with the national governing bodies (NGBs) that this course meets their requirements. A list of NGB's contact information can be found
Bookings are made via Eventbrite
There are a few general questions to answer at the Eventbrite registration check out.
Certification:
There is a multiple choice questionnaire at the end of the session and a practical assessment.
You are able to share any physical or learning support needs via Eventbrite or you can discuss these in advance with the training Instructor. Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries.
A three year qualification will be issued to those who meet the criteria of the assessments that will be reviewed by the instructor.
The HSE strongly recommends that all students undergo an annual refresher programme of three hours.
Booking Terms:
If you are booking a place on this course, using the link to Eventbrite, and the booking is being made on behalf of someone else, you must have obtained their consent to provide us with their data before progressing the booking.
We please ask that when booking you supply an e-mail address for the individual that will be attending the course, so that we can contact them directly with course information. Each candidate's name, and email address and organisation will be shared with the course tutor and awarding body for course registration purposes.
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Cancellation & Refund Policy:
As this course is being partially subsidised by Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire, please only book on if you can commit to attending the session, so as not to take up a space as they are limited.
If you do need to cancel please let us know as soon as you are able, so that we can re-allocate the place.
Once you have booked your place, if you cancel with MORE than 7 days notice, you will be refunded the ticket cost MINUS the Eventbrite fees.
If you cancel within 7 days, it is Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire's discretion as to whether a full or partial refund would be issued and evidence may be required to assess the validity.
Please note, we are a small charity so any refund requests may take up to 14 days to process.
If you need to discuss this further, please email [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Worcester, University of Worcester Henwick Grove, Worcester, United Kingdom
GBP 30.00 to GBP 95.00
