NUCO accredited courses
Emergency First Aid at Work
Where an organisation’s risk assessment of First Aid needs identifies that there is a requirement for Emergency First Aid at Work practitioners, then this national Award in Emergency First Aid at Work satisfies the requirements of the regulatory body for First Aid – the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
All learners will have the skills and knowledge to provide the organisation with Emergency First Aider’s that can provide treatment to their casualties in a prompt, safe and effective manner.
A range of subjects are covered including:
- Responsibilities and reporting
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Burns
- Resuscitation
- Minor injuries
- Choking
- Assessment of the situation
- Basic hygiene in First Aid
- Epilepsy
- Anatomy
- Bleeding control
- Shock
Level 2 & 3 First Aid at Work
It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of first aid needs highlights the need for qualified first aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.
This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of first aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course.
This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
A range of subjects are covered in:
- Legalities, responsibilities and reporting
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Fractures and spinal injuries
- Control of bleeding
- Assessment of the situation
- Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- Head injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Burns
- Resuscitation
- Heart attacks
- Eye injuries
- Choking
- Chest injuries
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Poisoning
- Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Bandaging
Level 3 Paediatric First Aid
This course has been developed for those who are working with children and infants. It will be of particular interest to teachers, child minders, crèche assistants, playgroup personnel and anyone else who has a responsibility for their welfare whilst in your care.
It is ideal for individuals who are responsible for children and infants, who wish to gain a nationally accredited Level 3 Award.
This two-day course satisfies the guidelines and criteria as laid down by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Ofsted. In order to obtain this qualification, you must attend both days and complete the two units of accreditation.
A range of subjects are covered including:
- Responsibilities and reporting
- Resuscitation
- Assessment of the situation
- Fainting
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Choking
- Head injuries
- Diabetes
- Infantile convulsions
- Foreign bodies
- Anaphylaxia
- Eye injuries
- Fractures
- Heat and Cold
- Asthma
- Sickle cell anaemia
- Meningitis
- Burns
- Shock
- Control of bleeding