First Aid Training Courses

Health Matters are recognised as clear leaders in first aid training and come highly recommended. This status has been gained by consistently delivering high-quality training to organisations of all sizes and across all sectors, spanning over 25 years. As a result, thousands of organisations across Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales have entrusted Health Matters to train their people in life-saving courses.

Our interactive and scenario-based approach ensures that delegates receive a training experience that leaves them confident and competent to deliver safe, prompt, and effective first aid skills in a medical emergency.

Our trainers are appropriately qualified and highly experienced to ensure that they have the required knowledge and skills to impart to the delegates.

Health Matters’ courses are regulated and externally certified to ensure optimum quality standards.

Health Matters provide a wide variety of first aid training courses to suit every requirement. Our typical clientele includes workplaces, sports clubs, health/childcare settings, educational facilities and the general public.

Available first aid training courses include:

• Emergency First Aid at Work
• First Aid at Work
• First Aid at Work - Annual Update
• First Aid at Work Recertification
• First Aid Responder (FAR), including Recertification
• IOSH Mental Health First Aid at Work
• PHA Mental Health First Aid Adult
• Automated External Defibrillator Training (Defibrillator Training)
• Paediatric First Aid
• Essentials of First Aid
• Basic Life Support
• First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3)

Should you be unsure of the type of course most suitable for you, or if you are a business and need assistance to determine the appropriate number of first aiders required for your workplace, contact Health Matters for assistance.

Health Matters provide maximum flexibility for its clients when it comes to where they can study first aid. Private group courses can be delivered in-house, in-company, and within any external venue such as a workplace, school or community setting. If your requirements are lesser, you can opt to avail of individual spaces on one of our regular public courses delivered from our regional training centres in Belfast or Newry.

Online first aid courses are also available. These can either contribute to an overall blended approach to gaining a regulated course or act as a standalone course for updates or short awareness sessions.

For First Aid training in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales, contact Health Matters!

Health Matters is in a small exclusive group of first aid training providers nationally that offer a blended learning option. This blended approach provides delegates with an opportunity to complete an online course via either an eLearning module or a live virtual classroom session via Zoom, Teams or WebEx. This online element then acts as an exemption to part of the traditional classroom-based approach. For example, when considering First Aid at Work, the first-time course reduces from 3-days to 2-days and the recertification version from 2 days to 1 day.

We believe that this blended approach to training delivery can help knowledge retention as classroom time is spent almost exclusively covering the practical aspects of first aid provision. In addition, it also provides employers and delegates with greater operational flexibility.