A great way to upskill yourself in your current role is to undertake a CPD first aid course. Most businesses require someone in the team to have basic first aid training, making it a great skill to put on your CV, as well as to offer a new company if you are looking to apply for a role with them. As a business owner, you may want to enrol your whole team onto various CPD first aid training courses, to not only upskill everyone but ensure that your team has a basic understanding should a situation arise where first aid may be required.
What is first aid?
First aid is described as the immediate emergency care taken to help an injured person. The aim of first aid is to minimise injury and any possible future harm. First aid training is extremely important and in some instances is the key to keeping a person alive. The focus is to preserve life first and foremost, prevent any condition from worsening, and to help promote recovery from the incident.
Which first aid training course should I take?
The first aid course you decide to take depends on several factors; whether it includes the necessary training that your role or employer requires, which stage of training you are currently at, and also whether the course has the information that interests you. There are many different CPD first aid courses for various industry sectors, and so you must research the area you are going into and determine which skills would be most beneficial for that particular position or business.
CPD first aid courses can be provided in a range of different ways, from online to workshop and classroom style training that include practical exercises. There are a range CPD first aid courses available that can provide key information helping how to explain how to respond quickly and effectively to incidents as work, understanding the roles and responsibilities of a first aider, workplace scenarios, managing incidents and completing accident report forms.
What can I learn on a CPD first aid training course?
First aid training can help you understand the key basics of CPR, choking, burns, bleeding, drowning, intoxicants, heatstroke, resuscitation, seizures and other types of accidents that may need assistance. First aid courses can cover a full range of topics which can include, first aid basics, infection control, incident management, airways and unconsciousness and the recovery position.
Searching for offline and online CPD first aid courses
If you are searching for either offline or online CPD first aid courses to suit your Continuing Professional Development requirements, we have a range of different courses available from our CPD providers in the CPD Courses Catalogue. To find out more about a particular CPD course listed on our website, you can complete an enquiry form and the details will be sent directly to the relevant CPD provider.
Overview of CPD first aid training
We hope this brief overview was helpful. Established in 1996, The CPD Certification Service has over 27 years’ experience providing CPD accreditation. With members in over 100 countries, our CPD providers benefit from the ability to promote themselves as part of an international community where quality is both recognised and assured.
If you are interested in offering training courses, seminars, workshops, eLearning, or educational events suitable for Continuing Professional Development, please visit the Become a CPD Provider page or contact our team to discuss in more detail. Alternatively, if you are looking for a free online CPD record tool to help manage, track and log your ongoing learning, as well as store your professional training records and attendance certificates in one simple place, go to the myCPD Portal page.
