Under the current HSE Regulations First Aid at Work Instructors do not have to hold a PTLLS or higher level teaching qualification as it is not a regulatory requirement, the HSE do however deem it to be best practice and we recommend it.

If you want to offer training that attracts funding or teach in an adult learning environment such as a college you would need to hold a professional level teaching qualifiction such as PTLLS.

You can complete the booking form at the bottom of each course page and fax it to 01223 773092 or email it to info@itg-instructor-training.co.uk or if you prefer please call 01206 580464.


We will email you an invoice for the training, a 50% deposit is required to secure a place on any ITG course, this can be made by credit/debit card or bank transfer.

All First Aid at Work Instructors must hold a current HSE Approved 3 day First Aid at Work certificate unless they are :-

A Registered nurse with current NMC registration and Pin Number
A Registered Paramedic with current HPC Registration
A Registered Doctor with current GMC Registration

The above are the only people who can claim the exemption from holding a current first aid at work certificate, candidates wtih army Medical qualifications and other HPC registrations cannot claim an exemption under the HSE regulations.

We include the First Aid at Work Provider certification in our 5 day First Aid at Work Instructor/Assessor course.

• Basic Life Support
• CPR/ Basic First Aid
• Paediatric First Aid 1 Day course
• Paediatric First Aid 2 Day 12 Hour course
• Emergency First Aid at Work ***
• 2 Day HSE Requalification ***
• 3 Day HSE First Aid at Work ***
• Sports First Aid
• AED
• Family First Aid
  
  
  *** These courses must be certified through an HSE Approved Centre or Awarding Body ***
  

If you already hold a professional teaching qualification such as PTLLS the best course for you is the First Aid at Work Instructor/Assessor course.

You have different options, you can do our PTLLS distance / blended course and complete the full 5 day first aid at work instructor/assessor course which includes the first aid at work certification or you can go to a local instructor to update your first aid at work certificate and then complete our PTLLS Combined First Aid at Work Instructor 5 day classroom based course.

If you choose to do the PTLLS Distance/Blended course we send out your PTLLS book and student portfolio, we have a PTLLS dedicated website, where you have access to videos and downloads to help you through your course, you will also receive free tutor email support.

You attend our First Aid at Work Instructor/Assessor course and complete your mandatory microteach session, your PTLLS assignments once complete are marked and verified.

If you have a current First Aid at Work Certificate and are confident with your first aid skills the ideal course for you is the PTLLS Combined First Aid at Work Instructor 5 day course.

Protrainings Europe Limited HSE Approved Training provider no 46/10 is a sister company to ITG Instructor Training. ProT was developed by ITG Instructor Training Limited and PROCPR LLC to offer instructors a new way to promote their own first aid business and to enable companies who want to train in house to monitor training and track certifications.

If you just want ProTrainings to offer the standard certification serves offered by other HSE Approved centres and Awarding Bodies we offer easy online access and quick turnaround of certificates.

If you want us to help you to develop your business we are happy for you to list the courses you want to advertise on our website, we also pass leads and business onto the centres who are registered and offer free marketing workshops that our instructors can be part of from the comfort of their own home.

Ou certification prices are among the lowest and the free manuals keep the cost of training down while ensuring quality of training and service.

First Aid at Work certificates must be issued by an HSE Approved Centre or Awarding Body. This applies to in-house training and training offered to customers.

The HSE do not approve individual instructors, becoming an HSE Approved Centre currently costs around £1700.00 for the initial application, you would need to write your own course materials, policies and procedures and have them passed through the approval process, there are also other criteria including the number and experience of instructors and a minimum number of FAW courses you have to teach every year to maintain your approval.

If you are not HSE Approved in your own right and you issue your own certifications you will be liable to prosecution by the HSE and trading standards.

Registering with an Awarding Body or HSE Approved Centre such as ProTrainings allows you to offer the courses you need and pay per certificate you issue.

Yes AED Instructor is included, we include AED as standard in all our Instructor courses, please not that AED instructor is not available as a standalone course.

We include Paediatric first aid instructor with our courses because we believe that first aid instructors should have the knowledge and ability to teach first aid for all age groups.

If you want to be successful in your first aid business it is very important that you can offer Paediatric first aid as it is a course that is in high demand.

Yes we offer Paediatric first aid as standard in our first aid at work instructor courses and it is available with the PTLLS combined course.

We recommend that all instructors do the whole course as it does complete their knowledge and increase the number of courses they can teach.

Please note that we do not offer Paediatric First Aid instructor as a standalone course.

Your instructor pack includes the forms that you need to keep for each different course type. All of our forms have been approved by the HSE and are also available to Protrainings centres via download.

If you register with another HSE Approved centre or Awarding Body, you will need to make sure that you are keeping the forms and information they require.

If you register with Protrainings you will be automatically notified of any changes to the regulations.

Protrainings centres are notified of any changes and the new updated PowerPoints and lesson guides are made available FREE of charge by web download through your instructor dashboard.

If you are registering with an Awarding Body or training elsewhere you would need to check as some do charge for updates.

No all course PowerPoints, lesson guides etc are included, the courses have HSE or other content compliance and accreditaion where applicable.

No, our certification does not expire every 3 years, the HSE Regulations require you to renew your first aid at work certification when it is due and you will need to undergo an annual evaluation, but your qualification will not expire.

If you do not have a lot of first aid experience, we recommend the First Aid at Work Instructor course, this course includes the contents of the First Aid at Work course and focuses on improving and updating first aid skills as well as teaching methods.

If you want to deliver First Aid at Work courses for the maximum number of candidates per instructor (12 persons) you will need to have 3 adult manikins under the HSE regulations.

If you want to teach Paediatric First Aid you will need an infant and child manikin.

You will need various first aid items, we have recommended instructor kits available which you can start with and add to over time.

For more information please go to www.first-aid-online.co.uk this site is designed and prices are at discounted rates for instructors

We do help instructors and give advice on how to get your site set up for free and also help with social media marketing workshops for Protrainings centres. Don't forget that Protrainings centres get listings for every course they teach which can increase your web presence dramatically.

Our Instructor courses are always full and we do require a 50% deposit on booking to secure your place, the balance of the course is due the week before the training.