Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work – Requalification

When Can I Take This Refresher Course?

To be eligible, you must have a current First Aid at Work (FAW) certificate, or one that has expired within 3 months of the course start date:

✅ Within 1 month of expiry – You can attend with no extra documentation
✅ 1–3 months past expiry – You may still attend if:

• Your employer provides a letter confirming you are still competent, OR
• We assess that your recent experience qualifies you

❌ More than 3 months expired? You’ll need to retake the full 3-day course.

Duration

• 12 contact hours over 2 days
• Flexible options available, providing all training is completed within 7 weeks and each session is at least 2 hours

Certification

On successful completion of practical assessments and a written test, learners receive the FAA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (or SCQF Level 6 in Scotland), valid for 3 years.

Group Size

• Maximum of 12 participants per course
• Learners must be aged 14+
• You must be 16 or over to act as a workplace first aider

What You’ll Learn

This course recaps and refreshes all the core skills taught in the full FAW course, including:

• Legal responsibilities and incident reporting
• Assessing incidents and unresponsive casualties
• CPR and using an AED
• Bleeding, burns, choking and shock (including anaphylaxis)
• Fractures, head, chest, and spinal injuries
• Illnesses like heart attacks, strokes, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes
• Bandaging and treatment of minor injuries

Course Cost

• £150 per person
  Includes full course materials and certification