Training news

Health and safety breakfast briefings
The South East Region is running a series of seminars, aimed specifically at businesses, to promote the St John Ambulance Health and safety basics course.
Free annual refresher courses
Any students who attend and qualify on our 3-day First aid at work course taking place after 1 October, are automatically entitled to their first Annual refresher course free of charge.
Appointed person changes
On 1 October the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) released its new guidance to first aid training in the workplace, and based on this, St John Ambulance no longer runs an Appointed persons course in England and Wales.
Tackling skills fade
The difference that a competent and confident first aider can make when an accident occurs can be huge. St John Ambulance commissioned external research into the issue of 'skills fade' so that skills and confidence levels are maintained.