The St. John Ambulance is the United Kingdom's leading First Aid training organisation.
We train nearly half a million people in First Aid every year.

General Public:

Lifesaver First Aid.
Checking for breathing as part of the A B C. ® The introductory Lifesaver course will teach you how to handle an emergency situation, and also covers vital lifesaving and resuscitation techniques.

Lifesaver Plus First Aid.
Students who complete the introductory course can undertake the Lifesaver Plus module, which covers further techniques.

Lifesaver Babies and Children.
Babies and children pose additional challenges. They are more likely than adults to get into scrapes, they are sometimes less able to tell you what is wrong, and there are different First Aid protocols for those under 7 years old.

First Aid in the workplace:

First Aid at Work - Initial.
Woman learning the correct way to do backslaps. ® The First Aid at Work (statutory) course complies with the current Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. Successful students receive certificates to show that they are qualified to be First Aiders in the workplace for the next three years.

Emergency Aid for Appointed Persons.
This course is ideal for smaller workplaces that present few health and safety risks, where a nominated person is required to take charge in the event of illness or accident. Fully qualified First Aiders in larger organisations can also benefit from additional support from Appointed Persons. This is especially relevant where the workplace may consist of many floors, or work is operated in shifts.

First Aid at Work - Requalification.
This course refreshes and updates the First Aid skills of those who need to renew their First Aid at Work (statutory) certificate and whose existing certificate is still valid. First Aiders whose certificates have expired must attend the full four-day First Aid at Work course.

Skills Update/Practice Session.
The course provides First Aiders in the workplace with an opportunity to practise and update their skills at any time during their three-year period as a qualified First Aider, so that they remain prepared for an emergency. We recommend that they attend at least once during this time, especially if First Aid incidents are rare in their workplace.

First Aid in Schools:Woman learning resuscitation skills. ®

First Aid for School staff.

Emergency Aid in Schools.
This course covers emergency situations common in the school environment and is therefore ideal for teachers and other school support staff.

Emergency Aid for Appointed Persons (Schools)
This course is ideal for schools where a nominated person is required to take charge in the event of illness or accident.

First Aid for School children.

Young Lifesaver.
Young person performing abdominal thrusts on chocking child. ® This course provides a basic introduction to First Aid for young people. The course gives students grounding in managing an incident and the most commonly needed First Aid skills.

Young Lifesaver Plus.
This course provides a advance training in First Aid for young people. St. John Ambulance believes that it is never too early to start learning First Aid and that all children should leave school with these vital skills.

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