Qualification code
BLS
First Aid Training
Basic Life Support Course (BLS)
Practical Basic Life Support training covering casualty assessment, CPR, AED use, recovery position, choking and seizures for workplace and care teams.
Family-run since 2005
Personal, friendly service
ISO 9001 certified
Course design, delivery & certification
UK-wide workplace delivery
In-house training across the UK
Regulated, recognised & bespoke
Qualifications, programmes & GST courses
- Certification
- Good Skills Training
- Maximum learners
- Up to 12 per tutor
About the training
Course Overview
Our Basic Life Support Course (BLS) is practical training for people who may need to respond when someone becomes unresponsive, stops breathing normally or is choking.
Learners practise the immediate skills that can make a real difference while further help is on the way, including casualty assessment, CPR, using an automated external defibrillator (AED), the recovery position and responding to choking and seizures.
We don't just teach people a sequence and hope they remember it. The tutor explains what to do, why they are doing it and what they should be looking for, with plenty of opportunity to practise and receive feedback.
The session is kept clear, practical and interactive, using realistic examples to help learners connect the training to situations they may actually face. The aim is for people to leave feeling more confident about stepping forward and helping when somebody genuinely needs them.
Basic Life Support is serious, but learning it doesn't need to be intimidating or dull. Practical, interactive and relevant training – and quality training at affordable prices – shouldn't be an alien concept.
Who should attend?
Who is this course for?
- Healthcare staff who require practical Basic Life Support training as part of their role.
- Dental teams who need to maintain confidence in CPR and emergency response.
- Care and support workers who may need to respond to a life-threatening emergency.
- Employees who require focused CPR, AED and Basic Life Support training.
- Workplace teams who want practical life-saving skills without the wider syllabus of Emergency First Aid at Work or First Aid at Work.
- Anyone who wants the confidence to recognise a life-threatening emergency and provide immediate assistance while further help is arranged.
Course content
What will you learn?
- Assessing an emergency safely.
- Primary casualty assessment.
- Secondary casualty assessment.
- Recognising an unresponsive casualty.
- Opening the airway and checking breathing.
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- Safe and effective use of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
- The recovery position.
- Monitoring an unresponsive breathing casualty.
- Recognising and responding to seizures.
- Recognising and responding to choking.
- Calling the emergency services and providing an effective handover.
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The details
Course Information
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Maximum learners
Maximum ratio of 12 learners per tutor, in line with all first aid courses.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for attending the Basic Life Support Course.
This is a practical first aid course and learners are expected to take part in demonstrations, practice and observed activities throughout the session.
First aid training requires floor work. Learners must be physically capable of demonstrating practical first aid procedures, including performing CPR on a casualty or manikin positioned on the floor.
If a learner has a disability, medical condition or additional support requirement that may affect their participation, please tell us before the course so we can discuss suitable support or reasonable adjustments.
Course duration
The Basic Life Support Course includes 3 contact hours of face-to-face practical training and is normally delivered as a half-day session.
Good Skills Training normally offers the course at the following times:
- Morning session: 09:30 – 12:45.
- Afternoon session: 13:30 – 16:45.
Assessment
Assessment is practical and takes place throughout the course.
The tutor checks understanding through questioning and observes learners carrying out the key Basic Life Support skills, including casualty assessment, CPR and safe AED use.
Learners are given demonstrations, opportunities to practise and constructive feedback throughout the session. The aim is to make sure they can actually perform the skills safely and confidently rather than simply describe what they would do.
Certification
Learners who successfully complete the course receive a Good Skills Training Basic Life Support certificate. Our ISO 9001 Quality Assurance is for the Delivery and Certification of Training and Consultancy Services. You can find out more about how we certificate first aid courses here.
Requalification
Best practice is for Basic Life Support training to be renewed at least every 3 years.
Annual refresher training is strongly recommended to help keep practical first aid skills fresh, current and easier to recall in an emergency.
Some employers, organisations and sectors require Basic Life Support training to be completed more frequently, including annually. Where your organisation has its own training policy, procedure or sector-specific requirement, you should follow that shorter refresher period.
Customer feedback
What learners say about this training
Feedback from people who have experienced this training with Good Skills Training.
The Course was delivered in an informal way that helped learners to engage more readily, people felt comfortable during the course with Phill. The course pace was great, everyone seemed to have benefited from the course and Phill's knowledge was imparted both…
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