Which first aid course do you need?

First aid provision is a legal requirement for every employer, with no minimum staff threshold (HSE). How many trained first aiders you need is the outcome of your own first aid needs assessment, not a fixed ratio.

Emergency First Aid at Work

One day course, written for low risk workplaces such as offices, shops and salons.

First Aid at Work

It is the three day course, written for high risk sites where injuries are more likely and more serious.

Blended Paediatric First Aid (Ofsted/Eyfs compliant)

12 hour course for early years settings, childminders and primary schools.

FAW Requalification

Two day route for renewing a First Aid at Work certificate before it expires.

The courses are accredited through First Aid Industry Body (FAIB) as standard. If you need an Ofqual regulated qualification, we can deliver it through Qualsafe Awards on request, tell us at the booking stage.

Your certificate is issued within 48 hours of the course.

How soon can you get a date?

With 200 or more trainers working from 95 or more venues, most regions carry several dates a month rather than one.

A national employer training teams in more than one region books the same course across several venues, on dates that suit each site, rather than using a different provider in each area.

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Where is the closest venue to Preston?

Two venues carry dated open courses within around half an hour of Preston. Training can also come to your own premises in the town itself.

1. Blackburn Enterprise Centre

Venue Address: Furthergate, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 3HQ.

Free onsite parking.

Please check your course confirmation for the exact room and access details.

2. Metro House

Venue Address: 14 - 17 Metropolitan Business Park, Preston New Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY3 9LT.

Free onsite parking.

Please check your course confirmation for the exact room and access details.

Can the trainer come to your workplace in Preston?

Yes. In house training runs at your premises across Preston and the surrounding towns.

It is priced per group rather than per delegate, from £450 plus VAT for Emergency First Aid at Work and from £1,200 plus VAT for First Aid at Work, each covering up to 12 delegates.

You provide a room with clear floor space and somewhere for delegates to sit. The trainer brings the manikins, defibrillator trainers, bandages and everything else.

Do you run paediatric first aid for Preston nurseries?

Yes, at the setting itself and/or our open venues in Preston.

Blended Paediatric First Aid takes 12 hours in total, made up of eLearning completed before the classroom day and one classroom day for the practical skills and assessment. The eLearning must be finished first.

The course meets the paediatric first aid criteria in Annex A of the EYFS statutory framework, so it gives a nursery or childminder the certificates inspectors check at Ofsted inspection.

Certificates last three years. A setting with more than 12 staff trains on two separate dates, or on one date with two trainers working in parallel.

Where can you do CPR training near Preston?

Basic Life Support and AED is the dedicated CPR course. It runs at your own premises from £325 plus VAT for up to 16 delegates, and it is not offered as an open course date.

CPR and defibrillator use are also taught inside every first aid course above, following Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines 2025.

A one day Emergency First Aid at Work course covers CPR alongside bleeding, choking and unconsciousness, so it suits a workplace that needs a full first aider rather than CPR alone.

Do you run mental health first aid courses?

Yes, we run the Level 1 Mental Health Awareness, Level 2 Award in Mental Health and the Level 3 Award in Supervising for Mental Health throughout the UK.

Open courses run online via Zoom, starting from £110 per person. Training held at your premises starts from £325 plus VAT for up to 16 delegates.

Mental health first aid courses are certified through Nuco.

How many people can you train at once?

The trainer to delegate ratio is 1:12 on the accredited first aid courses, set by the awarding body so every delegate is assessed individually on the practical skills.

A team of 24 therefore trains either on two separate dates or on one date with two trainers working in parallel. EFAW runs as a single day either way.

Basic Life Support & AED and mental health courses take up to 16 delegates.

Why choose Safe Haven Training

Safe Haven Training was founded in 2012 by Ian Bryan, a former NHS paramedic. Nearly 80,000 delegates have been certified since.

The pass rate is 99%. Courses run at 95 or more venues with 200 or more trainers, which is why the schedule carries several dates a month in most regions rather than one.

Trainers come from pre hospital and clinical backgrounds. Every course includes the manikins, defibrillator trainers and consumables, so nothing is charged on top for equipment.

Clients include Pirelli Tyres, Ibis Hotels, Age UK and NHS Mid Cheshire Hospital. Klarna and Clearpay are available at checkout.

Locations

In house training runs at your own premises across Preston and the surrounding towns, and the closest dated venues sit within around half an hour by road.

The towns below are grouped by distance from Preston city centre.

Within 5 miles: Fulwood, Ingol, Ribbleton, Ashton on Ribble, Penwortham, Lostock Hall, Walton-le-Dale, Bamber Bridge, Cottam, Grimsargh.

5 to 10 miles: Leyland, Longridge, Clayton-le-Woods, Buckshaw Village, Farington, Hutton, Longton, Broughton, Goosnargh.

10 to 20 miles: Chorley, Blackburn, Kirkham, Lytham St Annes, Garstang, Blackpool, Ormskirk, Great Harwood, Accrington.

FAQs

1. Where is your closest venue to Preston?

Blackburn Enterprise Centre, Furthergate, Blackburn BB1 3HQ, is around 12 miles east on the A677. Metro House, Preston New Road, Blackpool FY3 9LT, is around 17 miles west along the M55. Both carry dated open courses. Training in Preston itself is delivered at your own premises, priced per group of up to 12.

2. How much does first aid training cost?

Emergency First Aid at Work costs £110 plus VAT per delegate on an open course. First Aid at Work costs £220 plus VAT per delegate. In-house training at your own premises is priced per group instead, from £450 plus VAT for EFAW and from £1,200 plus VAT for FAW, both covering up to 12 delegates.

3. How soon can you train our team?

Dates run at 95 or more venues across the UK, and there are dates in the next 30 days. For a team at your own premises, the date is agreed with you rather than taken from a published schedule.

4. Is first aid training a legal requirement?

Yes. Every employer must provide adequate first aid equipment, facilities and people, with no minimum staff threshold (HSE). How many trained first aiders you need is the outcome of your own first aid needs assessment, not a fixed ratio. A low risk office typically identifies fewer than a high risk site does.

5. Is the course HSE approved?

HSE stopped approving first aid providers in 2013. Courses are designed to meet HSE guidance on first aid training and carry FAIB accreditation, which is what employers and inspectors look for. They support your duty under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. Certificates last three years.

6. How long does paediatric first aid take?

Blended Paediatric First Aid takes 12 hours in total. That is an eLearning element you complete before the course, followed by one classroom day for the practical skills and assessment. The eLearning must be finished before the classroom day. The certificate is valid three years and meets EYFS Annex A criteria.

7. My first aid certificate has expired. What now?

A First Aid at Work certificate that has passed its three year expiry date can no longer be renewed through the two day requalification course. You take the full three day First Aid at Work course again. Book the requalification before the expiry date next time and the three year cycle continues without a gap.