Skills for confident action
Combine advanced first aid knowledge with adult learning principles, facilitation techniques, practical demonstrations, assessment methods, and instructor development.
What you’ll learn
- Plan and prepare effective First Aid training sessions
- Deliver and facilitate practical learning for different learner types
- Demonstrate, coach, and assess First Aid skills
- Evaluate instructor performance and continuously improve training delivery
Course content
- Role and responsibilities of a First Aid Trainer
- Principles of adult learning
- Training needs identification
- Lesson planning and session preparation
- Effective presentation and facilitation techniques
- Managing different learner types
- Conducting practical demonstrations
- First Aid fundamentals and emergency response priorities
- Primary and secondary casualty assessment
- CPR and AED
- Choking management
- Severe bleeding and shock
- Wounds and burns
- Fractures, sprains, and suspected spinal injuries
- Unconscious casualty management
- Medical emergencies
- Safe casualty handling
- Scenario-based First Aid training
- Use of manikins and training equipment
- Skills coaching and corrective feedback
- Conducting practical assessments
- Written and practical evaluation methods
- Managing difficult questions and participants
- Instructor communication and classroom control
- Training documentation and record keeping
- Micro-teaching practice
- Instructor performance assessment
- Final teaching demonstration and competency evaluation
Training methodology
The program uses interactive learning, demonstrations, hands-on practice, peer teaching, scenario-based exercises, micro-teaching sessions, and competency-based assessment.
Outcome
On successful completion, participants will be able to plan, deliver, demonstrate, assess, and continuously improve First Aid training sessions with greater confidence and professional competence.
Learn the Skill. Master the Delivery. Train Others to Save Lives.